‘Don’t have time’…Dire warning on ‘city-killer’ asteroid hurtling towards Earth as expert casts doubt on deflecting rock

'Don’t have time'…Dire warning on 'city-killer' asteroid hurtling towards Earth as expert casts doubt on deflecting rock

SCIENTISTS do not have time to deflect the asteroid a size of a football pitch that is hurtling towards Earth, an expert has warned. It comes as the odds of the Earth-threatening space rock dubbed 2024 YR4 colliding with our planet have shortened to a 1-in-43 chance. 2 Scientists may not have time… ‘Don’t have … Read more

Runaway planet found orbiting ultra-fast star for first time – it’s flying through Milky Way 4X faster than lightning

Runaway planet found orbiting ultra-fast star for first time - it's flying through Milky Way 4X faster than lightning

ASTRONOMERS may have just found the fastest exoplanet system in the galaxy – a super-Neptune world orbiting a hypervelocity star. The pair are thought to be moving at roughly 1.2million mph. That’s more than four times the speed of lighting. 1 To pierce through the Milky Way, celestial objects… Runaway planet found orbiting ultra-fast star … Read more

Space nukes, solar lasers & ‘gravity tractors’…how mankind could stop asteroid 2024 YR4 from smashing into Earth

Space nukes, solar lasers & ‘gravity tractors’...how mankind could stop asteroid 2024 YR4 from smashing into Earth

SCIENTISTS have unveiled several options to stop 2024 YR4, an asteroid the size of a football pitch from smashing into Earth. It comes after an expert warned that the chance of the giant space rock colliding with our plant in just over seven years time has increased. 10 Scientists have outlined… Space nukes, solar lasers … Read more

Perfect nap time to boost problem-solving brain power revealed by boffins

Perfect nap time to boost problem-solving brain power revealed by boffins

TAKING an afternoon nap increases problem-solving brain power, scientists say. A study tested 58 people under 30, with half instructed to have a two-hour doze. 2 Taking a two-hour afternoon nap increases problem-solving brain power, scientists sayCredit: Getty Researchers found that group were… Perfect nap time to boost problem-solving brain power revealed by boffins …C0NTINUE … Read more

Contents of 2,000-year-old scroll badly burnt by Mount Vesuvius revealed for the first time using incredible technique

Contents of 2,000-year-old scroll badly burnt by Mount Vesuvius revealed for the first time using incredible technique

AN ANCIENT scroll that had nearly turned to charcoal in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD may be about to have its secrets revealed. After 2,000years, the contents of the scroll can be seen once more after scientists used a combination of X-ray imaging and artificial intelligence… Contents of 2,000-year-old scroll badly burnt … Read more