Disney+ announces Netflix-style crackdown on password sharing and a new ad-based streaming option for UK users as it fights to reverse falling profits

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Getting strict: Disney+ is to follow in the footsteps of rival streaming service Netflix after announcing plans to crackdown on password sharing

Disney+ announces Netflix-style crackdown on password sharing and a new ad-based streaming option for UK users as it fights to reverse falling profits Streaming giant is to launch a new, advert-based streaming option for UK users It will cost £4.99 per month, with a standard option at £7.99 and premium £10.99 By Sam Tonkin Published: … Read more

What could possibly go wrong? Scientists cut open 200 MILLION-year-old parasite eggs found in fossilized FECES of ancient predator

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A portion of a 2.91-inch-long coprolite (fossilized feces) was analyzed by a team of researchers from Mahasarakham University, Thailand, who discovered five kinds of parasitic remnants. Above, further coprolites collected in Nong Yakong village, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand

Parasites have been discovered in a 200 million-year-old fossilized poo. Researchers have found that one of the earliest predators on the planet was infested with roundworm, also known as nematodes, among multiple other parasites. The poo — or coprolite, as fossilized feces is known to paleontologists — is believed to have belonged to a species of … Read more

Would you be able to survive on the moon? NASA’s simple exercise which tests your survival skills

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Unfortunately, this havoc led to your spaceship's supplies breaking - now it's up to your team to decide which of the following items will ensure you make it to the moon as intended, on foot

The NASA Moon Survival test was developed by a University of Texas professor to test team-building skills amongst other things you might do when joining a new job. When you’re given the challenge, you have to imagine yourself as being part of spaceship crew that is ready to take off for the moon. But, trouble … Read more

Disney is HIKING the price of its ad-free Disney+ to $13.99 a month and plans to launch $19.99 premium duo that includes Hulu without commercials

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Disney will raise the price of ad-free Disney+ subscription to $13.99 per month and plans to launch premium duo with Hulu without commercials for $19.99. Pictured: CEO Bob Iger

Disney is hiking the price of its ad-free Disney+ subscription to $13.99 per month and plans to launch a premium duo that includes Hulu without commercials for $19.99.  The price hike represents a 27 percent jump from the current $10.99 cost and it will come into effect on October 12. Disney is also increasing the price … Read more

Go on grandad! Former British Olympian’s ‘proud’ family including his 11-year-old grandson cheer him on as he becomes Virgin Galactic’s first paying space tourist after splashing out $250,000 for a ticket

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The family of space tourist Jon Goodwin, an 80-year-old British adventurer and former Olympian, from right, wife Pauline, son David, grandson, son Paul and daughter-in-law Lily watch toward the tarmac of Spaceport America, New Mexico

Former British Olympian Jon Goodwin has become the first paying customer to fly to space aboard a flight chartered by Sir Richard Branson’s firm Virgin Galactic.  Goodwin, 80 – who has been living with Parkinson’s disease for almost a decade and spent $250,000 for a ticket – said farewells to his family before boarding the firm’s ‘spaceplane’ … Read more

The 2023 Perseid meteor shower peaks in America this weekend – here’s when, where and how to see hundreds of shooting stars

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The Perseids (pictured from Slovenia) are considered the best meteor shower of the year. The pieces of space debris that interact with our atmosphere to create the meteor shower originate from the Swift-Tuttle comet

One of the most beautiful celestial events of the year takes place this week, with up to 100 shooting stars visible each hour during the Perseid meteor shower. Skywatchers across the US and Canada will be among those best able to enjoy the dazzling meteor shower, which occurs when the Earth plows through debris left behind … Read more

Virgin Galactic’s first space tourists – a mother and daughter and Olympian – blast off from New Mexico for historic flight

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One crew member gave the thumbs up after the carrier plane released the ship, which continued its ascent to over 50 miles above Earth.

Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flight took off from New Mexico today and successfully carried three passengers to the edge of the cosmos. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, carried three customers – a mother and daughter from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraising drawing and an 80-year-old former British Olympian who paid … Read more

Virgin Galactic sends first mother-daughter duo in space who told DailyMail.com they feel more grounded and connected to the Earth after historic mission in New Mexico

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Keisha Schahaff (right), 46 and her daughter Anastatia Mayers (left), 18, said they feel more grounded and motivated in life after flying to space

The first mother-daughter duo to go to space have told DailyMail.com that they feel more grounded and connected to Earth after venturing to the final frontier. Keisha Schahaff, 46 and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, 18, from Antigua, made the comments hours after being part of Virgin Galactic’s first space tourist flight. ‘This experience has grounded me. … Read more

Snap up a bargain! Buy TWO bestselling Amazon Echo Dots for less than £60 with discount code (originally £54.99 each)

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Snap up a bargain! Buy TWO bestselling Amazon Echo Dots for less than £60 with discount code (originally £54.99 each)

Snap up a bargain! Buy TWO bestselling Amazon Echo Dots for less than £60 with discount code (originally £54.99 each) By Orla Loughran Hayes Published: 09:09 BST, 11 August 2023 | Updated: 09:09 BST, 11 August 2023 SHOPPING – Contains affiliated content. Products featured in this Mail Best article are selected by our shopping writers. … Read more

How to see the Perseid meteor shower from the UK as it peaks on Saturday night – with up to 100 shooting stars flying overhead every hour

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Look up! Skywatchers across the UK will be among those able to enjoy the Perseid meteor shower, which takes place when the Earth ploughs through debris left behind by the Swift-Tuttle Comet during its trips through the inner solar system

One of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year will reach its peak this weekend, with up to 100 shooting stars visible every hour. Skywatchers across the UK will be among those able to enjoy the Perseid meteor shower, which takes place when the Earth ploughs through debris left behind by the Swift-Tuttle Comet … Read more