Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Your daily kids news podcast.
A billion-galaxy telescope prepares for launch; 10,000 animals step onto the scales ; robot-made records get the boot; and a googly-eyed gamble pays off.
NASA is preparing to launch a telescope with some seriously gigantic ambitions. Click here for the NASA livestream link.
From teeny snails to hefty capybaras, London Zoo’s residents are hopping, waddling and slithering onto the scales for their annual weigh-in.
Robots can write songs, but they won’t be topping Australia’s official music charts by themselves.
Those googly eyes weren’t fooling everyone! A bizarre stuffed “fox” bought for around $120,000 has been X-rayed to reveal a genuine thylacine skull hiding inside.
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