Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are intense, short-lived bursts of radio waves originating from outside the Milky Way that can emit the same amount of energy in just thousandths of a second as it takes the Sun three days to emit. However, despite their power and the fact that up to 10,000 FRBs can erupt in … Read more
A MAJOR bargain store with more than 850 branches is closing its doors forever. Shoppers have cried foul at yet another loss on our high streets, with Poundland set to close one of its stores within hours. Poundland is closing one of its stores in Greater ManchesterCredit: Getty The cheap and cheerful retailer took over … Read more
Enlarge / The rocket for SpaceX’s fourth full Starship test flight awaits launch from Starbase, the company’s private launch base in South Texas. SpaceX Few people were happier with the successful outcome of last week’s test flight of SpaceX’s Starship launch system than NASA engineer Catherine Koerner. In comments after the spaceflight, Koerner praised the … Read more
A HIGH street card store with 179 branches is closing another store and the exact date it will close has been revealed. Clintons has approximately 179 branches across the country in cities such as London, Nottingham and Sheffield. Clintons is set to close its Bournemouth store, according to reportsCredit: Alamy It sells everything from cards, … Read more
A cockroach infestation forced the closure of a motorway service area on the M40 Four units in Junction Eight’s welcome break have been forced to cease trading Environmental health officials launched an investigation last month after a complaint A cockroach infestation has led to a motorway service area on the M40 being closed by health … Read more
The Scottish high street is set to lose both a New Look and M&S as both retailers are included in a list of stores set to close in the coming weeks. A New Look store in Perth has its last day of trading today (June 4). Meanwhile, an M&S Food Hall in Newton Mearns Glasgow … Read more
A Russian military satellite called Luch-2 was found close to a geostationary satellite last month, a maneuver that follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, which has been found several times since 2014 while eavesdropping on other countries’ satellites. Aldoria, a French startup that tracks satellites in orbit using a network of ground-based telescopes, warned … Read more
North East shoe manufacturer Charles Clinkard has announced plans to close two stores, including the original store in Middlesbrough, which first opened 100 years ago. Charles Clinkard bosses say the closures come as the company needs to respond to changing spending habits on the high street and the wider retail sector, forcing it to focus … Read more
New research shows that the Sun’s magnetic field originates near the surface and not deep within the star. . This upends decades of prevailing scientific thinking, which placed the field more than 130,000 miles below the surface of the sun. It also brings us closer to understanding the nature of the Sun’s magnetic field, which … Read more
51 minutes ago Mining shares tumble after Anglo American rejects BHP’s takeover bid Mining shares tumbled on Wednesday afternoon after Anglo American rejected a third takeover proposal from rival BHP Group, as the companies agreed to extend the deadline for talks by a week. Anglo shares initially rose before paring gains to 0.65% at 4.10pm … Read more