European satellite completes first-ever ‘targeted’ re-entry

A pioneering European Space Agency satellite called Salsa, has made a fiery descent into the Earth’s atmosphere in the first-ever successful ‘targeted’ re-entry’.

Dr Oleg Ishkov, Director at Rockit Technology at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, reveals their plans to help seal 100,000 methane-leaking wells in the next decade, with the hope that it could prevent millions of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

A new report suggests that Elon Musk is on track to be the first trillionaire by 2027.

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• Apple to unveil new iPhone 16 with AI tools including picture generation, but will all of its features be available in Europe?
• Google's lucrative ad tech business goes on trial
• Man makes surprising discovery using Google Maps to plan a camping trip

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