Services largely restored across North West following Manchester power outage

Rail passengers are being advised that most train services across the North West are running this morning (Friday 7 August) following yesterday’s power outage in Manchester, although some disruption remains. The electricity supply outage impacted the Manchester Rail Operating Centre, the North West’s main hub for controlling train movements around the network, causing widespread disruption […]

August upgrades will deliver a flood-resilient railway for North Wales and the Borders

Passengers are being urged to plan ahead this month as Network Rail carries out essential engineering work to improve the reliability and resilience of the railway across North Wales and the Borders. The vital engineering work will take place from the night of Sunday 16 August until Sunday 30 August. Due to the scale of […]

NASA’s Lunar Development and Test Facility Prepares Artemis Hardware for Moon 

Before astronauts return to the Moon’s surface through NASA’s Artemis program, the hardware they depend on must first prove it can survive the unforgiving lunar environment. At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, engineers at the Lunar Development and Test Facility are tackling one of exploration’s biggest challenges: Moon dust.  Unlike sand on Earth, lunar dust is sharp, abrasive, and clings […]