‘Freddie Mercury was great but dressing Zsa Zsa Gabor was terrible’
Interactive Born in Chatham, Kent in 1940, Zandra Rhodes is a fashion and textile designer and founder of the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. Known for her bold and unconventional use of colour and prints, Rhodes has dressed the most famous members of the royal family and popular culture, from Princess Diana to Debbie… Read More »
Strictly’s Brendan Cole slaps partner on the bottom three times in leaked footage
Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole can be seen slapping his celebrity partner’s bottom and calling her “pathetic” during training in a newly unearthed video. In the edited footage, which aired on Strictly’s twin show It Takes Two in 2005, Cole’s partner and former GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips can be seen saying: “He looked at… Read More »
Polaris Dawn crew shows off new SpaceX spacesuits for first private spacewalk (photos)
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. EVA spacesuit acceptance testing. | Source: Polaris Program / John Kraus The first private spacewalk in history will bring serious style to space. SpaceX’s privately funded crewed mission, Polaris Dawn, is on track for a launch this summer. The… Read More »
NASA’s Curiosity rover makes ‘most unexpected’ discovery on Mars
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. The Curiosity rover has made its most unusual find yet on Mars: rocks made of pure sulfur. And it all started when the 1-ton rover passed over a rock and cracked it open, revealing yellowish-green… Read More »
UK air and rail travel in ‘madness’ due to global IT outage
Passengers have described “chaos” at UK airport check-in and disruption to train networks following a global IT outage on what is expected to be the busiest day for flights since the start of the Covid pandemic. More than 3,000 flights worldwide have been canceled as a result of the impact on Microsoft Windows operating systems… Read More »
See the supermodel’s career highlights, from Victoria’s Secret angel to her catwalk retirement and return to fashion
There are supermodels, and then there is Gisele Bündchen. After rising to fame in the late ’90s, the Brazilian bombshell became a household name after signing a five-year contract with Victoria’s Secret. Between starring in campaigns for top fashion houses and appearing on countless magazine covers, Bündchen is one of the world’s biggest models and… Read More »
‘Starquakes’ signal start of Sun’s next solar cycle
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. (Main) The Sun, which has an 11-year solar cycle (top right) A Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) image of a large sunspot that formed on May 5, 2024 (bottom right) A Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) image of a… Read More »
Two hurricane scientists take us into the real world of storm chasing
Storm chasing for science can be exciting and stressful — we know, because we do it. It’s also been important for advancing today’s understanding of how hurricanes form and behave. The movie “Twister,” released in 1996, brought storm-chasing scientists into the public spotlight and inspired a generation of atmospheric scientists. With the release of the… Read More »
NASA postpones ISS spacewalks indefinitely to investigate spacesuit coolant leak
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, now retired, uses an Extraterrestrial Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit during a spacewalk in 2013. Shortly after the photo was taken, the effort was suspended on July 16, 2013, when crewmate and European Space Agency astronaut… Read More »