Watch: Starship splashdown ends in fireball

The mission was supposed to last 10 hours, but SpaceX announced it was ending after 90 minutes.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 11:28 am

Watch: Starship splashdown ends in fireball

The mission was supposed to last 10 hours, but SpaceX announced it was ending after 90 minutes.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 11:28 am

Fossil found on Welsh beach ends 'confusion' over 200-million-year-old fish teeth

Fossilised teeth across Europe had been wrongly identified until the latest find in south Wales.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 11:04 am

Watch: From launch to fiery splashdown, SpaceX's Starship completes orbit test

A thunderous lift off, rapid satellite deployments and a fiery ending. That's how SpaceX's 14th launch of its Starship rocket panned out today.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 8:59 am

Watch: From launch to fiery splashdown, SpaceX's Starship completes orbit test

A thunderous lift off, rapid satellite deployments and a fiery ending. That's how SpaceX's 14th launch of its Starship rocket panned out today.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 8:59 am

Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Polo

The category-three storm is approaching the state of Baja California Sur, on Mexico's northern Pacific coast.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 6:05 am

Offshore wind plant to bring jobs boost to Montrose

The new facility will manufacture parts for offshore wind farms in Scottish waters and for overseas markets.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 6:01 am

Nature spaces 'need to be next to where people live'

Campaigners are pushing for more wildlife-rich green spaces to be created within urban communities.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 12:40 am

Getting river pollution investigated like 'pulling teeth'

Bristol residents say an oil-like substance has been bubbling up for years and killing wildlife.

Posted on: 28 September 2026 | 12:02 am

Shipwreck found on Nantucket beach during storm

The so-called nor'easter storm has washed up what may be a shipwreck from the 19th century in Massachusetts, local media says.

Posted on: 27 September 2026 | 8:09 pm

One dead as nor'easter storm pummels New York and New Jersey

Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia found themselves in the path of the powerful weather system.

Posted on: 27 September 2026 | 6:37 pm

The ups and downs of SpaceX's Starship test flights

The BBC's Ricky Boleto looks how previous SpaceX test flights went.

Posted on: 27 September 2026 | 4:03 pm

Watch: The ups and downs of SpaceX's 13 Starship test flights

The BBC's Ricky Boleto looks how previous SpaceX test flights went.

Posted on: 27 September 2026 | 3:05 pm

Father and son crowned Sheep Dog World Trial champions

David and Jack Howells say they "never in million years" thought they would win the double.

Posted on: 27 September 2026 | 11:08 am

Your pictures of the Harvest Moon shimmering across the UK sky

The full Moon put on a stunning display over the skies of UK on Saturday night and here are some of your photographs.

Posted on: 27 September 2026 | 7:32 am

Why families are being urged to look closer on autumn walks

Experts urge families to spot, photograph and enjoy autumn fungi on their doorstep.

Posted on: 27 September 2026 | 1:25 am

Bumblebee project seeking to help rare species

The programme to help the Moss carder species will focus on Cornwall, Kent and the North Pennines.

Posted on: 27 September 2026 | 1:12 am

Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared

Authorities said the heavy rains have subsided but the flooding is not yet over.

Posted on: 26 September 2026 | 11:45 pm

The young women guiding tourists through India's night sky

Astronomy tourism is giving young women in Hanle income, confidence and a new role in their community.

Posted on: 26 September 2026 | 6:02 pm

The young women guiding tourists through India's night sky

Astronomy tourism is giving young women in Hanle income, confidence and a new role in their community.

Posted on: 26 September 2026 | 6:02 pm

Hundreds of wildflowers to be planted at meadow

Friends of the Lake District wants to reintroduce species lost to some farming practices.

Posted on: 26 September 2026 | 6:22 am

The treasured 'eternal snow' on this tropical island is about to disappear forever

Climate change is transforming Papua's snowy peaks, which hold scientific value and spiritual significance.

Posted on: 25 September 2026 | 5:12 pm

The treasured 'eternal snow' on this tropical island is about to disappear forever

Climate change is transforming Papua's snowy peaks, which hold scientific value and spiritual significance.

Posted on: 25 September 2026 | 5:12 pm

What are my children exposed to? Why I want testing for cancer-causing chemicals

People living near a lagoon branded "a shame on Britain" want to be tested for cancer-causing PCBs.

Posted on: 25 September 2026 | 6:06 am

Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out

Most of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere.

Posted on: 24 September 2026 | 6:45 pm