We bought dresses fit for a royal wedding when we were lying on the sofa watching Tiger King From guitars to baking kits, we spent a whopping £40 billion on ‘dispensable items’ during those long months at home. Are your embarrassing purchases gathering dust? Mine, too, confesses Flic Everett As life resets to ‘the new … Read more
New satellite imagery from the European Space Agency (ESA) shows a giant orange dust cloud, nicknamed ‘Godzilla’, making its way across the Atlantic Ocean. Over a period of less than a month, the impressive plume reached the Caribbean, South America and the US from its initial spot in the Sahara Desert. The ESA has provided … Read more
The average British adult has around £598’s worth of unused gadgets just gathering dust about their home — equal to some £16.5 billion of tech — a study has found. However, these forgotten gems may not stay so precious, as smart phones, tablets, computers, and consoles have depreciated by some 20 per cent in the last year. … Read more
Chinese researchers develop new construction material that can be made from lunar dust which is 22 TIMES stronger than concrete – and could be used to build a moon base without having to transport materials from Earth Researchers in China developed a durable new construction material from dust They used samples from an active volcano … Read more
An enormous plume of dust from the Sahara Desert has reached the Caribbean Sea on Sunday after traveling more than 3,000 miles as it edges closer to the American South. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration first announced the Saharan Air Layer, or SAL, on June 7 as it appeared in satellite images over Africa. The colossal … Read more
Massive Sahara Desert dust plume set to drift over southern US states Tuesday could create stunning sunsets and pause tropical storm season The cloud formed from winds sweeping sand from the Sahara Desert Although massive in size, it is a rare occurrence during this time of year The plume is currently over the Atlantic and set … Read more
Stunning image of twisting gas and dust 520 light-years away from Earth may be the first direct evidence of new planet coming to existence ESO napped stunning images of dust and gas twirling in the constellation Auriga The formation sits 520 light-years from Earth and may be the birth of planet Baby planets ‘kick’ the … Read more
Climate change could spark a ‘dust bowl’ in the US that is more devastating than what occurred during the Great Depression, researchers warn A stud used climate simulations with data from the 1930s and today The US is twice as likely to face a ‘Dust Bowl’ worse than that Great Depression This can occur if … Read more
Captivating images of planet-forming discs around young stars have been captured by astronomers – and they could hold clues to the origins of Earth-like worlds. An international team of astronomers used the Europe Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope in Chile to take 15 images of the inner rims of planetary discs. In the images astronomers … Read more
The first planet to be discovered outside our solar system was never a planet and may be a giant dust cloud created by the collision of two icy asteroids, a study finds. Astronomers spotted what was thought to be a Saturn like planet lying 25 light years from Earth in the star system Fomalhaut 12 … Read more