Atlas, a massive comet five times the size of Jupiter and about half the size of the Sun, will appear brighter than Venus from Earth by the end of April. The exact size of the rocky icy core of the strange comet isn’t known but is likely only a few miles across – but it … Read more
California company creates windows with built-in solar panels to help residents comply with a state regulation mandating all new home constructions use solar power A tech company in Redwood City has made windows with solar panels in them The windows only absorb infrared and ultraviolet light to avoid dim interiors The company believes the windows … Read more
Edge of the Galaxy: Milky Way is bigger than astronomers first thought after a study finds it extends 1.9 MILLION light years across – and most of that is dark matter The Milky Way disc of which Earth is part has a diameter of 260,000 light years Most of the Milky Way is made up … Read more
Is this the last thing you see? Scientists create simulated high-resolution image of black hole 55 million light years from Earth using Einstein’s theory of relativity Black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 was imaged in April Supermassive black hole in M87 has about 6.5 billion times the mass of our sun … Read more
In need of a stock market champion? SIMON LAMBERT on the Dividend Hero trusts that have boosted payouts since The Doors sang Light My Fire By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 19 March 2020 If ever there was a time when investors needed a hero, it’s … Read more
The wood was vast and impenetrable. Entering its darkness, I could see only about a footstep ahead, reducing me to a zombie stagger with arms outstretched and my body tense. Even if I’d had a torch, it felt as if no beam could pierce that blackness. The light would be swallowed up like a leaf … Read more
‘Just keep laughing, that’s all we can do!’ Judi Dench brings some light relief as she sends supportive message while wearing comedy dog ears amid coronavirus pandemic By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 14:55 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 15:12 GMT, 18 March 2020 Judi Dench has offered some light-hearted words of support amid … Read more
Coronavirus DISCO fever: Italians put on a musical laser light show from their balconies to keep their spirits up amid coronavirus quarantine Locals in Rome leaned out of their windows to shine the lights onto apartments Others can be heard singing, in voices which echo around residential complex The communal disco to lift spirits took … Read more
Teardrop-shaped star discovered 1,500 light years from Earth pulsates on just ONE side due to the gravitational pull of a nearby red dwarf The star, known as HD74423, sits 1,500 light years away close to a red dwarf It become of interest, because it is metal poor unlike similar hot stars Experts took a closer look … Read more
‘Spectacularly bright’ SUPERMOON will light up the night sky on Monday: March’s full Worm Moon ‘will appear seven per cent bigger than usual’ Full point of brightness for the March supermoon is 5:48pm GMT on Monday Supermoon events mark the point when the moon appears bigger and brighter The March supermoon or ‘Worm Moon’ is … Read more