Today’s science and technology landscape is defined less by breakthrough papers than by the machinery around discovery, risk and ambition. Billionaire Gina Rinehart’s reported US$1 billion bet on SpaceX underscores how private capital continues to shape the future of rockets, sat...
Today’s science and technology landscape is defined less by breakthrough papers than by the machinery around discovery, risk and ambition. Billionaire Gina Rinehart’s reported US$1 billion bet on SpaceX underscores how private capital continues to shape the future of rockets, satellites and AI-linked infrastructure, while energy group ZTT is looking ahead to Intersolar Europe 2026 with a broad pitch built around solar, storage and hydrogen as the low-carbon sector searches for integrated solutions. Beyond industry, the day also carried a reminder of the human cost of high-stakes pursuits: extreme athlete Andy Lewis died in a BASE jumping accident near Moab, closing the career of a performer who made danger part of his craft. And though outside science proper, the death of veteran investigative broadcaster Roger Cook marks the loss of a figure whose relentless scrutiny helped shape public understanding of complex issues for decades.
Top Science stories
- Roger Cook, ITV investigative journalist and The Cook Report presenter, dies aged 83 (11 sources)
- Gina Rinehart invests about US$1 billion in SpaceX via Hancock Prospecting (9 sources)
- Iran says Lebanon’s sovereignty is integral to US-Iran peace memorandum (5 sources)
- Leah Stewart survives Coogee shark attack; debate resumes over NSW mitigation measures (4 sources)
- Polish doctor arrested after 34 foetuses found buried in former home garden (4 sources)
- Extreme athlete Andy Lewis dies in BASE jumping accident in Utah canyon (4 sources)
- Bobby Weaver sentenced to life for murder of David Thornton in Goodna freezer case (3 sources)
- Scientists propose AI drone early warning system to detect sharks off Sydney beaches (3 sources)
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