Humans could be flying around the moon in just a few weeks from now. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft reached the Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday following a 4-mile, 12-hour crawl from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The rocket is being prepped for the Artemis II mission, which will carry three Americans and one Canadian on a voyage around the moon, taking humans further from Earth than ever before. NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Vi...

The man in his late teens was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision in Loughrea, Co. Galway A man in his late teens was pronounced dead last night in Loughrea, Co. Galway. At approximately 2:20am last night, Gardaí and emergency services responded to the single vehicle collision on the N65 at Moyleen. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene and his body has been removed to the mortuary at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe. The Coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examinatio...

Mirage News 18 Jan 2026 3:52 pm AEDT Date Time Officers from the Major Crash Investigation Section are investigating a crash that occurred in Beelerup, near Donnybrook, on Saturday, 17 January 2026. About 6.10pm, a white two door Ford Falcon utility with a white canopy was driving east on Donnybrook-Boyup Brook Road, when it left the road and collided with a tree near the intersection of Beelerup Road. The vehicle caught fire and the 18-year-old male driver died from his injuries sustained at th...

A child has died after a car crashed into the window of a shop at a southern Canberra shopping centre. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading Holiday Offer All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today’s Paper Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia Lucy is the city reporter for The Canberra Times, covering business, hospitality, retail, transport and everything in between. Got a tip? Email her at lucy.arundell@canberratimes.com.au. Lucy is the city...

EKURHULENI – Ekurhuleni Roads and Transport MMC, Andile Mngwevu has gone missing in Mozambique. The vehicle he was travelling in was swept away by floods in the Chokwé area.  WATCH | Disaster teams deployed as floods batter Limpopo, Mpumalanga Rescue teams have made contact with one of the other passengers, but the whereabouts of Mngwevu remain unconfirmed. Metro officials and national authorities are coordinating with Mozambican officials, and support has been provided to his family. Th...