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Odysseus lander shown touching down on moon with broken leg in dramatic new pictures | Science & Tech News
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Dramatic new images have been released of the Odysseus spacecraft landing on the moon. The pictures, along with huge amounts of data, have been downloaded just hours before night falls at the lunar south pole and the lander’s batteries run out of power. Intuitive Machines, the US company behind the mission, said it will now…
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Bitcoin hits $60,000 – as all-time high nears | Business News
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Bitcoin has hit $60,000 for the first time since November 2021 – putting the cryptocurrency in touching distance of a new record-high. One Bitcoin cost $60,650 at one point early on Wednesday afternoon, after days of huge rises. Money latest: Tax cuts and child benefit change – budget speculation round-up It was close to the…
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Mobile phone customers face ‘lose-lose’ situation as bills go up | Business News
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Mobile phone customers face either a “huge” mid-contract price rise or a “crippling” exit fee from April, according to a watchdog. Which? says Virgin Media and O2 are expected to hike prices by up to 8.8% in April – the highest increase in percentage terms among major providers. The alternative is a potentially “exorbitant” exit…
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Odysseus mission to be cut short after moon lander’s sideways touchdown | Science & Tech News
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The Odysseus probe will cut short its mission on the moon today, with engineers expecting to lose contact with the lander this morning. The craft touched down on the surface last week in a “nail-biting” descent that saw the first ever privately owned lander reach the moon and the first from the US since 1972.…
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Scientists discover tiny fish can make sounds as loud as a pneumatic drill | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have discovered one of the world’s smallest fish is capable of making sounds registering more than 140 decibels – which is louder than a pneumatic drill. The translucent Danionella cerebrum is just 12mm-long and has the smallest known brain of any vertebrae. The sound was first noticed by scientists studying the species in Berlin,…
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Matthew Perry’s X account ‘hacked by fraudsters’ urging donation to fake foundation | Ents & Arts News
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The X account of Matthew Perry has been targeted by hackers, according to reports. A foundation set up in honour of the Friends star, who died last October, appeared to be the target of a link in a pinned post at the top of his profile urging people to donate. However, the post actually linked…
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Japan’s moon lander makes ‘miracle’ response to signal from Earth | World News
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Japan’s first moon lander has responded to a signal from Earth in what has been hailed as a “miracle” by the country’s space agency. The response, received late on Sunday, suggests the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) craft survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night, when temperatures can plunge to -170C. The Japan Aerospace…
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Scientists unveil 240-million-year-old reptile likened to ‘Chinese dragon’ | Science & Tech News
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A 240-million-year-old marine reptile with an extraordinarily long neck – likened to a “Chinese dragon” – has been depicted in full for the first time. The Dinocephalosaurus orientalis fossils were first discovered in Guizhou province in southern China in 2003. After finding other, more complete specimens, scientists have now been able to present a full…
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Serco ordered to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor staff | Business News
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Serco has been ordered to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor its staff for “prioritising business interests over its employees’ privacy”. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that a division of the outsourcing company, Serco Leisure, and community leisure trusts were unlawfully processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 leisure…
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Moon landing: US lander successfully touches down in ‘giant leap forward for all of humanity’ | Science & Tech News
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The Odysseus lander has successfully touched down after a “nail-biting” descent saw the first ever privately owned craft reach the moon’s surface. The Intuitive Machines’ lander is also the first US lander to successfully reach the moon in more than 50 years – since the last of NASA’s Apollo programme in 1972. There was applause…