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‘Most impressive comet of the year’ set to burn across the night sky | Science & Tech News
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A comet that was last seen when Neanderthals roamed the Earth is about to make an appearance again, as it swings through orbit towards us. The A3 comet is described as “the most impressive comet of the year” by the Royal Greenwich Observatory and should be visible to the naked eye if the conditions are…
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SpaceX mission set to to attempt first-ever commercial spacewalk | Science & Tech News
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The crew of a privately-funded space mission will today attempt the first spacewalk by non-professional astronauts. The commander of the Polaris Dawn expedition – and one of his crewmates – will leave the relative safety of the SpaceX Dragon capsule more than 400 miles above the Earth and spend several minutes in the vacuum of…
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UK’s first ‘teacherless’ AI classroom set to open in London | Science & Tech News
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The UK’s first “teacherless” GCSE class, using artificial intelligence instead of human teachers, is about to start lessons. David Game College, a private school in London, opens its new teacherless course for 20 GCSE students in September. The students will learn using a mixture of artificial intelligence platforms on their computers and virtual reality headsets.…
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Supermoon set to rise this week: Top tips for amateur photographers | Science & Tech News
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A supermoon will rise over the horizon on Monday night. Supermoons occur when a full moon rises during its closest point in its orbit to the Earth. They look huge, bright… and very photogenic. So where do you start if you want to begin snapping the night sky? Welsh astrophotographer Dafydd Wynn Morgans has been…
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Elon Musk set to interview Donald Trump – as ex-US president returns to X | US News
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Elon Musk is set to interview Donald Trump on the social media platform X. Mr Musk teased the “live conversation” with Mr Trump, saying it would be “unscripted” and therefore “highly entertaining”. The former US president – whose account on X (when it was known as Twitter) was suspended in 2021 after his supporters stormed…
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Taylor Swift’s Scotland fans danced so hard they set off earthquake monitors | Science & Tech News
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Fans at Taylor Swift’s Scotland concerts last weekend danced so hard they set off earthquake monitors, according to the British Geological Survey (BGS). Seismic activity was recorded up to six kilometres away during the three gigs last Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield stadium, with some of her biggest songs causing spikes in activity…
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Personalised cancer vaccine is a ‘landmark moment’, as thousands set to trial it | UK News
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A personalised cancer vaccine jab that could help prevent the illness returning after surgery, has been given to a patient for the first time in what’s been called a “landmark moment” for people who have the disease. Elliot Pfebve, a bowel cancer patient, was referred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for chemotherapy and to…
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Chinese mission set to blast off to far side of moon: What you need to know about NASA and China’s space race | Science & Tech News
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China’s Chang’e-6 robotic spacecraft is due to blast off on Friday, hoping to become the first mission to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon. It is the next step in a tense race between NASA and China to create bases on the moon, and from there, lift off to…
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Alex Jones: Conspiracy theorist set to have X account reinstated after poll by Elon Musk | Science & Tech News
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to have his account on X – formerly Twitter – reinstated after a poll by the platform’s owner, Elon Musk. Jones was banned from the social media website – under its previous ownership – in 2018 for breaching its rules on abusive behaviour. However, on Saturday night, Musk launched…
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Emmett Shear: The AI ‘doomer’ picked to run OpenAI – now set to leave after just three days | Science & Tech News
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Just when he thought he was in, they pulled him back out. Emmett Shear had an eventful weekend, appointed interim CEO at ChatGPT maker OpenAI after the sudden and dramatic ousting of Sam Altman last Friday. It was his first day job since leaving streaming site Twitch in March, a company he ran for over…