NASA scientists have found evidence for a new transiting circumbinary planet. The term refers to any planet which orbits around two different stars. The evidence was received using an unprecedented technique. Researchers used NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to discover this unique planet. With the use of TESS and its predecessor Kepler space telescope
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover said it has seen something “no one has ever seen.” In an update via Twitter, Perseverance said it scratched the Martian surface with a tool attached to its robotic arm while wandering around the Jezero Crater in search of evidence of interest to scientists. When it looked underneath the rock it
Britain’s economic growth slowed to 1.3% in the third quarter, official figures show. It meant that gross domestic product (GDP) remained 2.1% lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The economy’s July-September performance was slightly weaker than the figure of 1.5% expected by economists and marks a sharp slowdown compared
The chief electrician on the film Rust is suing Alec Baldwin and members of the crew and production team, claiming he is suffering “severe emotional distress” following the death of Halyna Hutchins. Serge Svetnoy was inside the church set when Hutchins was shot by Baldwin, standing just feet from the actor. He described being hit
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A major Wall Street firm is piling into stocks near record highs. Wilmington Trust’s Meghan Shue reveals her firm has one of its largest stock market overweights ever. Shue, who oversees $152 billion in assets, attributes a strong economic backdrop and seasonal tailwinds for the bullish move. “The near-term disruptions and the near-term concerns over
In this article RIVN Rivian electric trucks are seen parked near the Nasdaq MarketSite building in Times Square on November 10, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Rajiv Patel, an environmental consultant in Austin, Texas, put down a $1,000 deposit on a Rivian electric SUV earlier this year. He has
Arguments around grooming, consent and memory are likely to be at the heart of Ghislaine Maxwell’s upcoming sex-trafficking trial, evidence at a court hearing suggests. Delayed disclosure, where an alleged victim of abuse takes a long time to tell others, is also expected to be debated. On Wednesday, Ms Maxwell’s defence team signalled they plan
Around a dozen towns in Italy are in lockdown as the country races to contain the biggest outbreak of coronavirus in Europe after a surge in cases. Authorities in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto have ordered schools and universities to close for at least a week, while museums and cinemas have been shut
More than half of Afghanistan’s population is predicted to face acute hunger this winter as drought and a crumbling economy are causing an unfolding crisis. Humanitarian organisations have told Sky News that the suspension of development aid is contributing to seed going to waste in warehouses while people in the country are starving. The UN
So, Week 6 was wild, huh? Alabama lost. Oklahoma won with its backup QB. And Iowa defeated Penn State in a battle of top-five teams. Do you want to predict the future? For the past seven years, the Allstate Playoff Predictor has been painting a week-to-week picture of which teams have a realistic chance to
Rivian (RIVN) goes public this morning, and after adjusting the price up all week, it now values the company at almost $70 billion at the opening. The automaker confirmed the pricing today: “Rivian Automotive, Inc. (“Rivian”) today announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 153,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at
In this article RY4C-IE AIR-FR IAG-GB LUV VLS-GB pic4you | E+ | Getty Images Shares of London-listed fuels technology firm Velocys rose by more than 40% on Wednesday after it announced two deals related to the supply of aviation fuel. In a statement, the company said its subsidiary, Velocys Renewables, had entered into an agreement
Boris Johnson has said MPs who break parliamentary rules on second jobs “must be investigated and should be punished”. In the last week, the government has come under fire over its backing of former MP Owen Paterson, who was found to have breached rules on lobbying. It has since emerged that former attorney general Sir
The annual rate of inflation in the US has hit its highest level in more than three decades, fed by faster than expected rises in the cost of fuel and food. The headline consumer prices measure rose to 6.2% in October – a level not seen since 1990 – after a 0.9% surge on the
In this article AAPL The Infineon logo can be seen on a chip on the board of a microcontroller kit at the Infineon Annual General Meeting in the Congress Center of the Munich Exhibition Center. Infineon is seen as one of Europe’s key technology firms in the semiconductor space. Matthias Balk | picture alliance |
Supermodel Bella Hadid has told her followers that she cries “pretty much… every day” and “every night” in an emotional Instagram post about mental health. The 25-year-old shared a number of seemingly candid photographs of her crying to her 47 million followers, saying she has been suffering from mental health difficulties “for a few years
Scientists have warned that some countries in eastern Europe risk facing repeated COVID-19 restrictions until vaccination rates improve. Coronavirus infections have risen across the continent as restrictions were relaxed over the summer. But a recent surge in cases has led to the continent experiencing two very different pandemics. In eastern Europe, Romania and Bulgaria have
Warning: This report contains graphic descriptions of child abuse. A woman who was raped by her father as a child has waived her anonymity, more than 40 years since she was first abused, to show others “justice is always possible”. Sarah Mo says she was first abused by her father when she was six years
7:00 AM ET Into the second week of the second month of the 2021-22 NHL season, two Western Canadian teams have continued their climb up the power rankings, making homes in the Top 5 this week. Plus, which players are the most underrated for each team? We’ve identified one for all 32 clubs here. How