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Anthony Albanese (62) Wed Jodie Haydon (47) In Canberra, Becoming The First Sitting Australian PM To Engage (2/14/24) & Marry (11/29/25) In The Nation’s 124-Year Federal History. The Ceremony At The Lodge Included His Son Nathan & Dog Toto (Ring Bearer), Attended By ~60 Guests. They Walked The Aisle To Stevie Wonder‘s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.”

Scientists in France Using NASA’s Perseverance Rover SuperCam Detected “Mini Lightning” On Mars, Seen As Static Discharges In Dust Devils Linked To Dust Friction. The Discovery May Reshape Views Of Mars Chemistry, Climate, & Habitability. Though Debate Continues, Mars Now Joins Earth, Jupiter & Saturn With Atmospheric Electrical Activity.

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The U.K Approved The Build Of Its Largest Floating Solar Farm, The Barrow Energydock (40 MWp, 46.5K Panels Farm) On Cavendish Dock, Built By Associated British Ports. It Will Power 14k Homes, Support Industries Including BAE Systems, Cut Carbon, & Protect Port Land. Ecological Features Are Planned, Though Bird Groups Object To Habitat Loss.

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For The First Time, China’s Tiangong Station Achieved Artificial Photosynthesis In Orbit. The Shenzhou-19 Crew Used A Catalyst To Turn CO₂ & Water Into Oxygen & Ethylene (A Rocket Fuel Precursor) At Room Temp & Normal Pressure. It’s More Energy-Efficient Than The ISS’s Electrolysis, Marking A Major Step For Sustainable Air & Fuel In Space.

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Lee Soon-jae, South Korea’s Beloved ‘TV Dad,’ Died At 91. With Over 70+ Yrs & 140 Roles Across Stage, Film, & TV, He Was The Nation’s Oldest Active Actor & Oldest KBS Award Winner. Known For What On Earth Is Love & High Kick! He Was Also A Professor, Actors’ Union Leader, Lawmaker, & Cultural Icon Honored With The Prestigious Eungwan Order.

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U.S Based Star Catcher (SC) Set A World Record By Beaming 1.1kW+ Of Energy 1km+, Beating DARPA. SC Used Solar Panels To Generate Power, Converted It Into A Laser, & Beamed It To Off-The-Shelf Panels For Reconversion To Electricity. Tested At NASA’s KSC, It Marks A Major Step For Space-Based Solar Power For, E.G., Satellites, & Earth Grids

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Sweden’s Largest Solar Farm, Hultsfred Solar Farm, Built By Neoen & Alight Near Hultsfred Airport, Spans 185 Football Fields & Produces 100GWh/Yr, Enough For 18K Homes. It Was Built Without Subsidies, Enabled By A PPA In Which Fashion Retailer H&M Agreed To Buy 95% Of Its Power, Securing Investment For The Emissions & Cost Cutting Project.

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Japan Moves To Restart The World’s Largest Nuclear Plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Since Fukushima 2011. Niigata’s Gov Approved The Partial Plant Restart On 11/21/25, The First For TEPCO (Fukushima Operator). Final Ok Needs The Assembly (Dec) & Regulator. Residents Are Split Due To TEPCO Distrust, While Japan Seeks Net-Zero & Lower Fuel Imports.

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Lebron James, 40, Made History With The Lakers, Becoming The First NBA Player To Log 23 Consecutive Seasons, Surpassing Vince Carter’s 22. Back From Sciatica, He Logged 11 Points, 12 Assists, & 3 Rebounds In The Lakers’ Win Over Utah. He Is Also The Only NBA Player To Play With His Son, Bronny, & Has Climbed To 6th All-Time In Three-Pointers.

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait Of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16) Sold In N.Y On 11/18/25 For $236.4M, Becoming The 2nd-Costliest Artwork Only To Da Vinci’s $450.3M Salvator Mundi. It Also Set A Modern Art Sale Record, Topping Warhol’s $195M Marilyn; Became Sotheby’s Costliest Sale; Was Nazi-Looted, Rescued In 1948, & Later Owned By Estée Lauder Heir.

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