Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Tori. Today is Tuesday, August 26, 2025. And we begin with SpaceX. By the time you listen to this podcast, the biggest, most powerful rocket in the world could have had its 10th test launch or not. The critical blast off for Starship was originally set for Sunday night from SpaceX's launch

site at Boca Beach in Texas, but the event was scrubbed at the last minute and reset for 7.30 p.m.

Yesterday. The company has been stung by three recent high-flying failures. Starship vehicles

exploded moments after liftoff in January and March, and in May, one broke

apart upon re-entry. If last night's try was successful, the goal was to attempt a controlled

water landing. Starship's ultimate mission is to return astronauts to the moon and eventually colonize

Mars, which has long been a dream of Elon Musk.

Call it a sign of the Digital Times. After 400 years of service, Denmark is doing a way with

mail delivery effective at the end of this year. This includes letters, printed advertisements,

and magazines, Post Nord, which is

like the post office here in the U.S., says, thanks to the internet, hardly anyone uses snail mail

anymore. In fact, since 2000, the volume of letters the government-run agency handles has declined

by more than 90 percent and continues to fall rapidly. On the other hand,

package delivery has surged, largely because of the boom in online retail, and that's what it'll

focus on. So what if the letter-writing bug bites someone after January 1st? Private companies are

expected to step in and fill the gap.

A remarkable archaeological dig is pulling an ancient sunken city from the depths of an Egyptian

bay. It's taking place off the coast of Alexandria, which was once on par with Rome and Athens

in importance and contained one of the

largest libraries in history, as well as a magnificent lighthouse that was one of the seven

wonders of the ancient world. Now much of the area is underwater, thanks to earthquakes and

seas that rose over the centuries. Divers and cranes have so far pulled up a

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