Space exploration: DART spacecraft hits asteroid in first defence test • FRANCE 24 English

NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a distant asteroid at hypersonic speed on September 27 in the world’s first test of a planetary defense system, designed to prevent a potential…

WATCH: NASA DART’s Impact with Asteroid Dimorphos – LIVE

Tune in at 3:00pm PT / 6:00pm ET on Monday, Sept. 26 when NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) attempt the first-ever test of planetary defense. The DART spacecraft will…

WATCH: NASA’s DART Crash Into Asteroid (Draco Camera Live Feed)

Tune in at 2:30pm PT / 5:30pm ET on Monday, Sept. 26 when NASA’s DART crashes into asteroid Dimorphos. NASA engineers have equipped DART with a single camera called DRACO.…

Ex-Russian officer flees army call-up • FRANCE 24 English

As soon as the mobilisation was announced, this former Russian officer jumped in his car and drove to Finland with only one suitcase. "I don’t want to be killing my…

15 Incredible Emergency Plane Landings

Planes are complicated machines, and as a result, even the most skilled pilots out there may sometimes encounter serious problems while in the air. And be it a malfunctioning wing,…

DART mission: NASA gears up to deflect asteroid • FRANCE 24 English

NASA on Monday (September 26) will attempt a feat humanity has never before accomplished: deliberately smacking a spacecraft into an asteroid to slightly deflect its orbit, in a key test…

Eiffel Tower goes dark early to save energy in France

The lights went out early at Paris’ famous landmarks, the Eiffel Tower. The iconic tower shut off its dazzling lights as part of an initiative to save electricity. It is…

15 Most Extravagant Celebrity Homes

With their huge fortunes, and the need to be able to relax and take a step back from the public eye… it’s perhaps no surprise that famous celebrities often live…

15 Incredible Machines you Wouldn’t Believe Existed

There are some truly awesome machines out there in the world, and as time moves forward, they seem to only get better and better. From the smartphone to self-driving cars,…

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio’s First Launch to the Space Station

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, a member of NASA’s 2017 astronaut candidate class, is set to begin his first mission to space this Wednesday, Sept. 21. Rubio will lift off from…

15 Secret Service Tactics that are Insane

When you’re one of the most important people in the world, the last thing you can leave the house without is protection. And in this case, that house is the…

SpaceX Starship move to Next Phase of Testing | Next 6 Falcon Heavy launches in 12 months

SpaceX Starship move to Next Phase of Testing | Next 6 Falcon Heavy launches in 12 months Hello Friends, welcome back to our channel and today we will start with…

Lebanese woman robs bank to pay for sister’s cancer treatment • FRANCE 24 English

A woman held up a Beirut bank Wednesday with a toy gun and walked out with thousands of dollars to pay for treatment for her ill sister, in a desperate…

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Area (News Briefing)

NASA will host a briefing to provide highlights from the first year-and-a-half of the Perseverance rover’s exploration of Mars. The rover landed in Mars’ Jezero Crater in February 2021 and…

As Charles visits Northern Ireland, queen is remembered as voice of reconciliation • FRANCE 24

King Charles was urged to keep up his own and his late mother’s efforts towards reconciliation between the divided communities of Northern Ireland when he visited the British-run province on…