Scientists may have spotted a giant new planet forming

An international team of astronomers led by University of Galway, has discovered the likely site of a new planet in formation, most likely a gas giant planet up to a few times the mass of Jupiter. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile, the researchers captured spectacular images around a…

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The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought

A mosaic image of asteroid Bennu composed of images collected by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona The asteroid Bennu is puzzling scientists, with samples from the space rock showing weirder properties than they expected. These include extremely high nitrogen levels and improbably magnetic properties. Scientists have been analysing clumps of rock from Bennu since…

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Obituary: Norman Tebbit

Getty Images Norman Tebbit, who has died at the age of 94, was at the heart of Margaret Thatcher’s political revolution. He was a man whose philosophy of self-reliance formed the core of his political beliefs. An able and conscientious politician, his plain speaking on immigration and Europe endeared him to the Tory faithful, and…

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Ralph Lauren names former Burberry CEO as new lead independent director

Ralph Lauren announced on Friday the appointment of Angela Ahrendts to the role of lead independent director as part of the American luxury brand’s board of directors’ transition phase. See catwalkRalph Lauren – Fall-Winter2025 – 2026 – Womenswear – Etats-Unis – New York – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight ​Ahrendts’ appointment will be effective following her re-election as a director at…

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