WASHINGTON: Nasa on Monday announced it had used a state-of-the-art laser communication system on a spaceship 19 million miles (31 million kilometers) away from Earth — to send a high-definition cat video.The 15-second meow-vie featuring an orange tabby named Taters is the first to be streamed from deep space, and demonstrates it’s possible to transmit … Read more
The most promising places to look for life beyond Earth might not be Mars but icy moons orbiting gas giants. Saturn’s moon Enceladus has just climbed the list, as NASA data reveals it’s home to a molecule thought to be key to the origin of life, and suggests there’s more chemical energy for life to … Read more
Results from a recent clinical trial have demonstrated that psilocybin-assisted therapy is effective at treating moderate-to-severe depression in patients with curable and incurable cancer. In a first, the drug was given to small groups of patients simultaneously, before they underwent one-on-one and group therapy. Cancer patients commonly experience depression, with around 25% to 33% meeting … Read more
Matchday six of this season’s UEFA Europa League group stages saw the final standings of each group confirmed and included both Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United topping their respective groups. Liverpool had already secured top spot in Group E after their 4-0 home win over LASK on matchday five, so the Reds’ … Read more
In a bid to alleviate the energy industry’s staggering £3 billion debt accumulated from unpaid gas and electricity bills, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the industry regulator, has unveiled plans to lift the energy price cap. This unprecedented move aims to assist suppliers in recovering from the financial fallout of the energy-driven … Read more
The United Kingdom is set to introduce a pioneering import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027, aimed at bolstering the nation’s drive toward decarbonisation. According to a recent release by the UK government, this initiative will enforce a comparable carbon price on imports of crucial goods such as iron, steel, aluminium, ceramics and cement originating from … Read more
In a significant move, the European Union (EU) has initiated a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s digital empire, represented by X, formerly Twitter, under the recently revamped Digital Services Act (DSA). The European Commission, responsible for enforcing the DSA on large platforms, declared the commencement of a “formal proceeding” today. The investigation aims to scrutinise … Read more
A recent report from the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) shed light on the trends and concerns within UK immigration detention centres during 2022. The report revealed that nearly 80 per cent of individuals held in these detention centres were released into the community instead of being deported, marking a significant deviation from the intended purpose … Read more
Image: Firefly After an abnormal lull in SpaceX launches last week due to weather and technical delays, that could change this week with a handful of Falcon 9 missions before the Christmas weekend. Firefly is back with another launch of its Alpha rocket this week, following the success of its VICTUS NOX mission in September. … Read more
This week, the US urged Israel to stop its rampant ground offensive from heading towards the south of Gaza, but as the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) reportedly hit Hamas’ internal security sites, the air strikes have continued. US President Joe Biden warned that international support for Israel will be lost because of its “indiscriminate bombing” … Read more
