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During one of my visits to South Texas, in early 2020 just before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, SpaceX was building its first Starship rockets in football field-sized tents. At the time, SpaceX founder Elon Musk opined in an interview that building the factory might well be more difficult than building the rocket. Here’s a view of SpaceX’s Starship production facilities, from the east side, in late February 2020. Credit: Eric Berger Here’s a view of SpaceX’s Starship production facilities, from the east side, in late February 2020. Credit: Eric Berger “If you want to actually make something at…

All together now: the Beatles’ classic Anthology documentary is finally getting a long-awaited new edition. The new Anthology is restored, remastered, and expanded—the full story of the Beatles, in the words of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr themselves. The original eight-episode series was a worldwide sensation when it premiered on TV in November 1995, as were all three companion albums. The lavish book arrived in 2000. The full Anthology phenomenon — on screen, on record, in print — is the most comprehensive version of the Beatles’ tale ever told. The new nine-part Anthology will be streaming…

Each of the three seats in the Skycouch row has a leg rest that can extend to the seat back in front of you, and when those of all three seats are flipped fully up you’re left with a platform, or couch, that makes use of your legroom as well as the seat. It’s like a deep couch, or a daybed. You do not have to extend all three leg rests, and can configure the situation according to your needs. The aforementioned bedding (the sheet, two large pillows, and three blankets) are in addition to the standard travel pillows that…

When on the football pitch, the French team’s jersey features… a rooster. But how and why did the bird become an important symbol of France? FRANCE 24’s Tanishk Saha explains.

Vienna has been chosen to host the Eurovision song contest 2026, the world’s biggest live televised music event, Austria’s public broadcaster announced, with the final set for 16 May.Austria’s JJ won this year’s competition, held in Basel in Switzerland, with his song Wasted Love, which blends techno beats with operatic vocals – making his home country the 2026 host.Vienna, which previously hosted the glitzy TV extravaganza in 1967 and 2015, edged out Innsbruck, the capital of western Tirol province, to stage next year’s contest, the public broadcaster ORF announced on Wednesday.The final of Eurovision’s 70th edition will be held at…

If you are in Cologne this week, you will find the place overtaken by cheerful nerds, as Gamescom, the world’s biggest gaming event, descends upon the city once again. (I first went in 2009 – before that it used to be held in Leipzig, a city home to a famous absinthe bar; perhaps this is why my memories of it are somewhat hazy.) Over 300,000 people are expected to visit the Koelnmesse to play upcoming games and enjoy each other’s company, to the extent that it’s possible to enjoy anyone’s company in a giant crowded convention hall with woefully insufficient…

Allergic reactions to foods such as pine nuts and goat’s milk happen frequently enough they may need warning labels, say experts. Food packaging in the UK and EU already lists the most common allergens for people to be aware of, such as egg, peanuts and sesame. But at least four more could be added to the mandatory risk list, according to an article in the journal Clinical & Experimental Allergy.Lead investigator Dr Dominique Sabouraud-Leclerc from the Allergy Vigilance Network said evidence of increased reactions to a wider range of foods suggested it was time to review the list of foods…

This article contains spoilers for The Map That Leads to You. Hopefully, you stocked up on tissues before watching The Map That Leads to You, because Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa’s globe-trotting romance doesn’t end in “happily ever after.” But what exactly does that ambiguous final scene mean? Prime Video’s adaptation of JP Monninger’s novel of the same name pretty much follows the book’s story all the way through to its bittersweet end. Recent college grad Heather (Cline) meets the charming yet mysterious Jack (Apa) on her European girls’ trip. As the two fall in love, Heather begins to question her…

Ever since the Week 1 NFL lines were posted in the spring, bettors have contemplated if they should make wagers well ahead of time or wait closer to the Week 1 NFL schedule. Whichever NFL betting strategy you prefer, you’ll have a host of close NFL odds to deal with as there are nearly a dozen NFL games with a line of a field goal or less. Some of these NFL odds include Jets vs. Steelers (-3), 49ers vs. Seahawks (+.5), Packers vs. Lions (+1.5) and Rams vs. Texans (+2.5). There’s just one contest with Week 1 NFL spreads of…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. As social flying mammals, bats typically live in colonies (or cauldrons) of up to 100 individual bats. While many species work together to forage, spectral bats (Vampyrum spectrum were previously believed to be more solitary when finding food. However, that may not be the case. Not only do they appear to forage in groups, they also display affectionate greetings to one another and provide food to feed their families. Their rich social lives are detailed in a study published August 20 in the journal PLOS One.…