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Find out why July 2023 was a record-breaking month, a high-flying NASA aircraft is helping to study lighting, and making landings safe for flights of the future ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA!

Warning: Details may be distressing for some viewers. Nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies, attempting to murder another six and the jury was undecided on the attempted murder of a further four babies. She was found not guilty of two counts of attempted murder. The incidents occurred when Letby worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. Senior Crown Prosecutor Pascale Jones said the nurse "did her utmost to conceal her crimes, by varying the ways in which she repeatedly harmed babies in her care". She said Letby "sought to deceive her colleagues and pass off the harm she caused as nothing more than a worsening of each baby's existing vulnerability

Nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies on a neonatal unit, making her the UK's most prolific child serial killer in modern times. The 33-year-old has also been convicted of trying to kill six other infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. Letby deliberately injected babies with air, force fed others milk and poisoned two of the infants with insulin. Letby was found not guilty of two counts of attempted murder and the jury could not reach verdicts on six charges of attempted murder. If you, or someone you know have been affected by the details of this story, organisations offering assistance

Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast's stock market valuation has soared above Ford and General Motors (GM) on its first day of trading. The shares sale on the Nasdaq valued VinFast at $85bn compared to Ford's $48bn and GM's $46bn. It comes as motor industry giants and newer manufacturers fight for a slice of the booming EV market.

When it comes to space, humans and robots go way back. We rely heavily on our mechanical friends to perform tasks that are too dangerous, difficult, or out of reach for us humans. We're even working on a new generation of robots that will help us explore in advanced and novel ways. Learn more about the CADRE-Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration-project and how this new network of mini rovers could enable future self-guided robotic exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

In September it will be the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the Iranian Revolutionary guard for allegedly not wearing the hijab properly. Last year the movement for "Women, Life, Freedom" exploded onto the streets of Iran, and beyond, but in the country it was met with breath-taking brutality. More than 500 were blinded deliberately, thousands more arrested. But women are still defying the morality police, despite a renewed crackdown involving mass surveillance risking violence and incarceration. The BBC cannot operate in Iran. The internet too, is restricted, and for many its a crime to talk to Western media, but Newsnight's Emir Nader, and producer Ali

Polish security officers have arrested two Russian nationals suspected of distributing propaganda and recruitment materials about the Wagner mercenary army. They have been charged with espionage. Thousands of mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group are now in Belarus, helping to train its soldiers. Poland's government is sending an additional 10,000 troops to the Belarusian border, saying it needs to guard against incursions by Wagner fighters.

Nine people have died and dozens more are feareo rapped after an ancient Hindu temple collapsed in India's Himachal Pradesh state due to heavy rains. Rescue operations are underway after the temple in the popular tourist town of Shimla was hit by a landslide Himachal Pradesh has received heavy rain over the past few days, triggering floods and landslides More than 20 people have died in the past 24 hours in rain-related incidents.

The UK government has said the RAF has intercepted two ong-range Russian bombers north of the Shetland slands. An RAF Voyager Tanker Transport was also dispatched for fuel support to help the RAF Typhoons operate within Nato's northern air policing area.

Before and after footage has shown the extent of damage caused to Maui's historic town of Lahaina after wildfires swept through last week. Hawaii Governor Josh Green says the fires are the "largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history" and that 80% of the beach-front town is "gone". Satellite images have shared the scale of the damage and rubble where businesses and homes once stood. At least 96 people are now believed to have died as a result of the fires which spread across Maui

Niger's military junta has announced plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason and undermining national security. This is the latest sign that the junta intends to resist international pressure to return power to Mr Bazoum. Mr Bazoum has been held in the basement of his palace since the military staged a coup about three weeks ago.

At least 96 people are now confirmed to have died in wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for, while hundreds more fill shelters across Maui after fleeing the flames.

Tens of thousands of Israelis are continuing to join weekly protests over the government's highly controversial plans to overhaul the justice system.

US FBl agents have joined officials in Ecuador investigating the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

Thousands of Ecuadorian soldiers and police have been involved in a dawn operation to move a notorious gang eader to a maximum security jail. Jose Adolfo Macias, known as "Fito", is accused of sending death threats to Ecuador's murdered presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio. The anti-corruption campaigner was shot three times in the head leaving a campaign rally on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the running mate of Villavicencio is to contest the presidential election in his place.

At least 93 people have been confirmed killed in the Maui ire that razed the historic town of Lahaina. It is the most deadly US fire in a century, with the Hawaii Governor warning that the number of victims could rise "significantly' Hundreds remain unaccounted for while hundreds of others fill shelters across Maui after fleeing the flames.

Could we start seeing remote controlled vehicles on our roads? The BBC's Alasdair Keane visits a company in Berlin outting a twist on the driverless car. This video is from Click, the BBC's flagship technology programme.

At least six people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the Channel, off the French coast Two people may still be missing, a French coasta authority said, after the vessel got into difficulty in the sea near Calais in the early hours of Saturday. About 58 people were rescued by British and French coastguards, officials said.