19 articles from SATURDAY 15.10.2022

‘The hell with it’: Elon Musk says SpaceX will fund Starlink internet in Ukraine

World’s richest man previously said company would not pay for satellite internet in war-torn country indefinitely Elon Musk on Saturday announced that his company would continue to pay for Starlink satellite internet in war-torn Ukraine, a day after suggesting he could not keep funding the project.“The hell with it,” the world’s richest man wrote on Twitter. “Even though Starlink is...

I used to be ashamed of being a fangirl. Now I see how joyous and creative it was

Lady Gaga was my idol, but I didn’t dare tell anyone. Now a new wave of books and films shows us why female obsession is such an important part of growing upIt’s the summer of 2009. The sun is offering the bare minimum for June, but I have my back to the window, methodically typing out a letter to Lady Gaga. The two-page-long document is full of personal details and intimate thoughts, such as...

How will long Covid play out over the coming years? Eight experts weigh in

The story of long Covid is just beginning, and no one knows how it will play out. Experts from around the world share their insights, questions and fearsRead the Guardian’s new series, Living with long CovidThe story of long Covid is just beginning, and no one – not even the experts – knows how it will play out.The “known knowns” are that few, if any, health systems around the world are...

Record-breaking gamma-ray burst possibly most powerful explosion ever recorded

In the early-morning hours of today, 14 October 2022, astronomers using the Gemini South telescope in Chile operated by NSF's NOIRLab observed the unprecedented aftermath of one of the most powerful explosions ever recorded, Gamma-Ray Burst GRB221009A. This record-shattering event, which was first detected on 9 October 2022 by orbiting X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes, occurred 2.4 billion...

Astronaut Tim Peake: ‘What happens when we die? We find out whether we are living in a simulation’

The astronaut on shyness, spacewalks and the time his wife gave him an ultimatumBorn in West Sussex, Tim Peake, 50, spent 18 years in military service. He was working as a test pilot when he applied to be an astronaut with the European Space Agency. In 2015, he became the first British ESA astronaut to visit the International Space Station, where he spent six months. His latest children’s book,...