Astronomers discover the largest planet-forming disk we’ve ever seen

About 1,000 light-years from Earth lies a cosmic structure known as IRAS 23077+6707 (IRAS 23077), which resembles a giant butterfly. Ciprian T. Berghea, an astronomer at the US Naval Observatory, originally observed the structure in 2016 using the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS). To the surprise of many, the structure has remained … Read more

The world’s largest camera, precious, fragile and built in Menlo Park, makes an epic journey to the South American mountaintop

Staff members give the media a tour of the newly built 3,200 megapixel LSST camera, the largest camera ever built, at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California, on Thursday, April 11, 2024. After twenty years of work, the device will soon be packed up and shipped to a mountaintop in Chile to … Read more

The world’s largest food company launches fast food for Wegovy and Ozempic users

Sign up for IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbooks Receive our free newsletter about food and drinks A line of pizza and pasta dishes specifically aimed at the use of slimming drugs such as Wegovy or Ozempic will be launched. NestlĂ© will launch the new line of frozen pizzas and protein-enriched … Read more

Thames Water’s largest shareholder is writing off his investment

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Thames Water’s largest shareholder has written down its investment in the utility in a sign of the escalating financial crisis at Britain’s largest water company. A Singapore-registered subsidiary of Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, which … Read more