SpaceX Starship mega-rocket launches on second-ever test flight and explodes in ‘rapid, unplanned disassembly’ (video)

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – SpaceX’s giant starship has met another explosive end. SpaceX’s next-generation megarocket — the largest ever built — launched today (Nov. 18) on its second-ever test flight, a long-awaited journey that took the giant vehicle to space for the first time, but it didn’t last long. Shortly after the stages separated, … Read more

Woman lost 50 pounds, kept it off with the 80/20 principle and walked

General Cohen tried fad diets for almost a decade, only to gain weight. At the age of 21, she decided to take a different, more sustainable approach. Cohen decided to love herself versus healthy instead of hating herself versus thin, she said. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics on … Read more

the working-class feminist who dresses like a Barbie doll

‘I’m for all women, but I don’t need a label’: Dolly Parton – Ron Davis Dolly Parton’s three passions are “God, music and sex”. As she writes in her 1994 memoir Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business, “I would like to say that I have listed them in order of importance to me, but … Read more

SpaceX’s launch attempt ends in the loss of the most powerful rocket ever built

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. To say that space is a challenging environment is putting it lightly. During a recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station, a tool bag escaped NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral … Read more

Le Grand Mazarin is the most stylish new place in Paris

Bedrooms have a striking canopy above the bed (Le Grand Mazarin) Any esthete worth their salt knows who Martin Brudnizki is: the designer is the man behind the gloriously over-the-top interiors of chic Mayfair members club Annabel’s and the recently opened Broadwick hotel in Soho. Now he has brought his decadent brand of maximalism to … Read more

SpaceX’s second launch test looks amazing in these stunning photos and videos

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket, the most powerful rocket on Earth, on its second test flight this weekend, and while the vehicle may have met an explosive end, its flight is absolutely astonishing to watch. Stunning photos and videos from SpaceX, Space.com, news reports and the public show the sheer spectacle of Starship’s second test … Read more

Nine cruises you can do over a long weekend – direct from UK ports

Short break cruises can offer a chance to explore places like Mull – iStockphoto Want to try a cruise but not sure if it’s for you? After all, it’s a bit of a gamble. What if after a few days you decide you don’t feel like it, but still have to stay on board for … Read more

The most powerful rocket ever built simply went further than it had ever gone and then was lost

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. SpaceX’s massive space rocket system, Starship, lifted off safely Saturday morning, but ended prematurely with an explosion and loss of signal. The Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft successfully separated after launch, as the … Read more

Australia deserves honors at the Cricket World Cup while Travis Head ruins the Indian party

As Pat Cummins and his players basked in the afterglow of a sixth Men’s World Cup title for Australia – undoubtedly a contender for their biggest – thousands of Indian supporters poured out of this giant cricketing coliseum in a state of utter disbelief. Gone was the idea that this day would fulfill India’s destiny … Read more