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Major rush hour delays in London, shutting down services across the network

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Heathrow Express trains have been suspended (Photo: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock) Passengers have been hit by major disruptions across London on the London Underground, Overground and services to Heathrow Airport. National Rail warned that all trains between Heathrow and central London had been halted for “tunnel safety reasons”. Holidaymakers travelling on the Elizabeth Line and Heathrow … Read more

Supermassive black hole winds blowing at speeds of 56 million kilometers per hour can shape entire galaxies

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A glowing red and orange disk with a black circle at its center and blue streaks coming from it.

A bright quasar, powered by a supermassive black hole, emits radiation that pushes clouds of gas away from its surroundings, generating winds at speeds of about 58 million kilometers per hour. Oh, and the quasar is also almost as old as the universe itself. The discovery, made by a team of scientists led by astronomers … Read more

Supermassive black hole winds blowing at speeds of 56 million kilometers per hour can shape entire galaxies

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A bright quasar, powered by a supermassive black hole, emits radiation that pushes clouds of gas away from its surroundings, generating winds at speeds of about 58 million kilometers per hour. Oh, and the quasar is also almost as old as the universe itself. The discovery, made by a team of scientists led by astronomers … Read more

BHX denies claims of ‘two hour waits for security’ with its own ‘max’ and ‘average’ times

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Under fire Birmingham Airport bosses have dismissed claims of long wait times repeatedly reported by passengers and witnessed by our reporter twice a week. BirminghamLive reports on long queues to get through security, which first came to light in May and became almost daily in June. A couple reported a wait of one hour and … Read more

Trains to London’s main station have been canceled or delayed during rush hour

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Travel to London Euston was hit by delays during rush hour (Picture: Belinda Jiao/Getty) Passengers were hit by rush hour travel chaos after a train line to London Euston was closed following a chemical spill. Trains to London Euston have been canceled or delayed at peak times today due to a chemical spill near Crewe. … Read more

Something ‘kicked’ this super-fast star racing through the Milky Way at 2.1 million kilometers per hour (video)

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If you were attacked by a ravenous vampire star or risked falling into two dueling black holes, you’d probably run too! One of these terrifying scenarios is likely responsible for sending a low-mass star flying through the Milky Way at a staggering million miles per hour (1.6 million kilometers per hour). That’s about 1,500 times … Read more

The opening hour of The Alters feels like 11-bit’s first third-person narrative action game

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I’ll call it out now: This is the least intriguing article you’ll read about 11 bit’s The Alters, a mix of Danny Boyle’s Sunshine and Duncan Jones’s Moon in which you’re (deep breath) a stranded space engineer who has to create different versions of himself. spawn using backstory branching gadgets to operate a massive, rolling base and escape the apocalyptic rays of the local sun.

However, we’re not going to talk about that hoity-toity quantum cycling and trading in this piece. We’re going to talk about how the opening sequence reminded me of Gears Of War and the many over-the-shoulder adventures it influenced. I’m sorry. It’s been a complicated week with minimal sleep, and I no longer have the gray cells to branch timelines, although they are certainly the most fascinating aspect of this game.

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