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Novak Djokovic: The ‘Iron Man’ device tennis star may wear at US Open – and what experts make of it | Science & Tech News
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Novak Djokovic has raised eyebrows at this year’s Grand Slams by revealing a mysterious metal disc strapped to his chest. The tennis star had the coin-like device taped between his pectorals at the French Open and Wimbledon, and could wear it again when the US Open starts on Monday. His first opponent is Alexandre Muller,…
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This star could become one of the most powerful magnets in the universe | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have uncovered a star that appears on course to become one of the strongest magnets in the universe. HD 45166 is 3,000 light years away and was spotted with multiple telescopes dotted all over the Earth, not that it’s particularly inconspicuous. Rich in helium, this interstellar behemoth is a few times bigger than our…
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Astronomers make rare Star Wars-style planetary discovery | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have made only the second ever discovery of a multi-planet system that orbits two stars. The planet BEBOP-1c was found by a team at the University of Birmingham. It is part of a multiplanetary circumbinary system, the catchy name given to a system that contains planets that orbit around two stars in the centre.…
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TikTok vaping adverts for Elf Bar and HQD Tech – one featuring Gogglebox star – banned by UK watchdog | Science & Tech News
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Adverts by influencers promoting vaping products on TikTok have been banned by a UK watchdog, after they were found to have broken advertising rules. Two posts have been pulled, relating to products made by Elf Bar and HQD Tech. One video, from the user @Panaxhe_ shows a young man choosing a blueberry-flavoured Elf Bar for…
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Is this how Earth dies? Astronomers witness sun-like star devouring planet in possible preview of our home’s ultimate fate | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have seen the first evidence of a dying sun-like star engulfing an exoplanet in what could be a preview of Earth’s ultimate fate. The cataclysmic event, some 13,000 light years away, was observed using the Gemini South telescope in Chile. Such spectacles occur when stars similar to our sun near the end of their…
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World’s first artificial shooting star display to be launched by Japanese space start up | World News
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A Tokyo-based space company, ALE, has announced it will create the world’s first artificial meteor shower in 2025 – producing man-made shooting stars that could be seen from the UK. Named project Sky Canvas, the celestial light show will involve launching satellites up into space and deploying “space fireworks”. The objective is entertainment on an…
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Star Wars star Mark Hamill lends voice to air raid alert app to warn Ukrainians of Russian strikes | World News
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Star Wars star Mark Hamill is lending his voice to an air raid alert app to warn Ukrainians of incoming Russian bombardments. “Attention. Air raid alert,” he says in the calming, wise manner of his famous character Luke Skywalker. “Proceed to the nearest shelter. “Don’t be careless. Your overconfidence is your weakness.” Losing city ‘could…
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures image of a dying star | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of a star on the cusp of death. The telescope’s infrared lens observed the gas and dust flung into space by a huge star 15,000 light-years away. The shimmering purple cast-off material once comprised the outer layer of the star Wolf-Rayet 124. It sits in…
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The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey: Homophobic backlash is ‘bizarre’ | Ents & Arts News
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The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey has hit back at a homophobic backlash over gay storylines in the popular video game TV adaptation, saying such representation is “extremely important”. The 19-year-old English actress told Sky News she found some people’s opposition to gay love stories in the show “bizarre”, adding: “The climate emergency and…
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‘Shooting star’ asteroid seen over English Channel | Science & Tech News
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A small asteroid that entered the Earth’s atmosphere was spotted above the English Channel last night. Twitter users in the south of England could see the one-metre asteroid, named Sar2667, just before 3am on Monday. Videos show the small asteroid – also referred to as a meteoroid, given its size – lighting up the night…