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Sir Richard Branson has bagged some major bragging rights at the billionaires’ club. The tax exile has pipped Jeff Bezos to the title of first billionaire in space. You can watch the monumental ego trip in the video atop this article. Branson’s 1.5-hour journey reached an apex of around 89kms — just above NASA’s benchmark for granting astronaut wings. The Virgin Galactic founder then spent a few minutes pointlessly floating around at zero gravity....

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Early on the evening of Monday, 12 July, a thin crescent Moon will be seen low on the horizon, just after sunset. Just half a degree below and to the right of our planetary companion, Venus and Mars — the two closest planets to Earth, will shine in the twilight. This is a perfect time for families to venture outside, viewing the wonders of the night sky. “I’m NOT a Star” — Venus Venus is often called the morning star, or evening star (depending on when the planet rises and sets), due to the fact it is seen near the Sun — in the east at dawn, and west at sunset....

If you’re anything like me, you spend a lot of time thinking about what cars you would convert to electric power. I’ve wondered about electrifying all manner of cars, but one car I have NEVER wondered about electrifying is an old VW T3 Transporter flatbed truck. It seems not everyone thinks like me. Last year, a bunch of Germans put a Tesla drivetrain in one very green VW T3. You can imagine what happened, it’s silent chaos....

Audihas unveiledits Skysphere concept car and, boy, if that’s the future of EVs, I’m sold. The Skysphere is a rear-wheel-drive, two-door electric convertible that can transform from a luxurious grand tourer to a sporty roadster. Yes, ittransforms. Thanks to its variable wheelbase,the concept car’s entire front end can extend or contract. Specifically, it can change from a long-wheelbase, stable grand tourer to a 9.8-inch-shorter (24.8cm) and 0.4-inch-lower (1cm) driver-centric roadster....