The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory ever sent to space, is gearing up to begin its science mission this summer. In the run-up to that milestone, work is underway to deploy the many instruments aboard the $10 billion (roughly Rs. 76,165 crore) telescope. One of those instruments is NIRSpec, the Near Infrared
Alena Vorobiova hadn’t thought much about bitcoin before Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Fast forward to border closures and shelling on her hometown, cash shortages at ATMs across the country, and the central bank suspending electronic cash transfers — and she decided to give bitcoin a try. Whereas money providers often charge transfer fees of
The government plans to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing in an attempt to tackle small boat crossings in the Channel. Boris Johnson is set to argue action is needed to combat the “vile people smugglers” turning the ocean into a “watery graveyard” in a speech on Thursday. After the prime minister’s speech, Home
A second P&O ferry has been further detained by the authorities in as many days following a failed inspection, likely scuppering the scandal-hit company’s plans to run a service between Dover and Calais from Easter. It emerged earlier on Wednesday that the Pride of Kent – first detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
Russia has admitted that the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet – the Moskva – was in flames on Thursday, with Ukraine claiming to have hit it with missiles. Russia’s defence ministry said the Moskva missile cruiser had been badly damaged after ammunition on board was blown up by the fire. In comments reported by
A man arrested and charged with a terrorism offence after an attack on the New York subway called police himself and told them to come and get him, officials say. Ten people were shot and wounded, and a dozen others were treated for smoke inhalation and other injuries on Tuesday, when a gunman set off
Michelle Yeoh has been raking up the roles and acclaim in recent years. Lately, she’s been riding high off of her acclaimed performance in the trippy sci-fi film Everything Everywhere All at Once (which CinemaBlend gave 5 out of 5 stars). Now she’s getting ready for another career milestone – appearing in James Cameron’s Avatar
Britney Spears is so ready for her third child—but first, she wants to make sure everyone sees her in her cute clothes, while they still fit her. The pregnant star showed off her growing baby bump for the first time last night in an Instagram video taken inside her home. “So I have to model
The Flight Attendant got off the ground running in 2020, taking viewers on a wild ride that featured thrills, jokes, and everything you’d expect from a comedy-drama about a flight attendant caught up in a murder. The renewal for The Flight Attendant Season 2 came as a huge surprise, primarily because of the self-contained nature
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Sending miniature robots deep inside the human skull to treat brain disorders has long been the stuff of science fiction — but it could soon become reality, according to a California start-up. Bionaut Labs plans its first clinical trials on humans in just two years for its tiny injectable robots, which can be carefully guided
PARIS — Crypto firm Tether is planning to reduce its holdings of commercial debt in its reserves, as the issuer of the world’s most-used “stablecoin” continues to face questions about what its digital currency is actually backed by. Last year, Tether revealed that it held some cash but also bought a large amount of commercial
More than half of voters think that Boris Johnson should resign as prime minister after he was fined by police over partygate allegations. The prime minister attended his own birthday party in the Cabinet room in Downing Street in June 2020, when the rest of the country was under coronavirus restrictions. On Tuesday, Mr Johnson
The annual rate of inflation shot up to a fresh 30-year high of 7% in March reflecting, for the first time, the immediate effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The largest contributors to growing inflation were increased fuel prices and energy bills, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The consumer prices index (CPI)
One image dominates Ukrainian news sites this morning. The photograph of a dishevelled, handcuffed man in his 60s wearing army camouflage was posted on Instagram by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last night. His name is Viktor Medvedchuk, he’s a central character in the story of Ukraine’s recent political history and he’s never been seen like
There are two immediate reasons why Frank R James has been named as a “person of interest” by police investigating the subway shootings in New York. Firstly, the key from a U-Haul van he rented in Philadelphia was found at the scene. And secondly, the 62-year-old mentioned New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the