Titanic sub tragedy: Who will conduct the investigation into cause of accident on Titan?
Efforts are now shifting towards unraveling the mysteries surrounding the accident that claimed the lives of its entire crew of five
2023-06-23 15:52
Verstappen aims for another record as Red Bull head home
Runaway leader and defending double world champion Max Verstappen bids to become the most successful driver in Austrian Grand Prix history this weekend as Red Bull plan a poignant...
2023-06-29 08:54
Map Shows Local Versions of The Boogeyman From Around the World
From Kelpie to Krampus, get to know these boogeymen (and boogeywomen) from different countries.
2023-10-21 05:26
Soaring labor costs at Southwest Airlines overshadow record revenue as summer travel revs up
Southwest Airlines is reporting a $683 million profit for the second quarter, and revenue is a quarterly record as planes are packed during the peak summer travel season
2023-07-27 21:56
Sticky Vicky: Legendary Benidorm dancer dies aged 80
The X-rated performer had a legendary status among Brits travelling to the Spanish resort on holiday.
2023-11-30 02:53
Soldier to be sentenced for murder in Texas protest shooting
A U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed protester during a Black Lives Matter march in Texas faces up to life in prison when his sentencing hearing begins Tuesday
2023-05-09 19:45
Scientists discover gigantic 'structure' under the surface of the Moon
The Moon has been a subject of awe and fascination for millennia, with its shape-shifting powers and enigmatic dark side. And though it’s the one celestial body on which man has taken (small) steps, we still have big leaps to go in understanding its potential and uncovering its secrets. However, one hidden feature of the Moon has been unearthed by scientists and it’s very, very big, and very, very heavy. Buried beneath its South Pole-Aitken basin – one of the largest preserved craters in the Solar System – is a structure which weighs at least 2.18 billion kilogrammes and measures more than 300km (186 miles) in depth and 2,000km (1,243 miles) in length. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The researchers who made the discovery, all based in the US, posited that the “anomaly” could be made out of metal from the core of an asteroid or oxides from the crystallisation of a magma ocean. "One of the explanations of this extra mass is that the metal from the asteroid that formed this crater is still embedded in the Moon's mantle,” lead author Peter B. James, from Houston’s Baylor University, said in a statement shared with IFLScience. Illustrating just how gigantic this thing is, he went on: "Imagine taking a pile of metal five times larger than the Big Island of Hawaii and burying it underground. That's roughly how much unexpected mass we detected.” The groundbreaking finding was made thanks to NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, which measures changes in the Moon’s gravitational field. Data collected by GRAIL can then be used to study the internal composition of our cratered companion. The South Pole-Aitken Basin has been at the centre of numerous investigations because of just how unique it is. The region offers clues both on the interior composition of our closest satellite and its history, and who knows what other mysteries it holds... Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-29 17:54
More Americans expected to exit Gaza today -White House
WASHINGTON More Americans are expected to be among the foreign nationals exiting Gaza on Tuesday, the White House
2023-11-08 03:55
Shoppers flee major shopping mall in Bangkok after hearing what sounds like gunshots
Hundreds of shoppers have fled a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand’s capital after what sounded like gunshots were heard inside
2023-10-03 19:53
Rosalynn Carter marks 96th birthday at home with the former president, butterflies and ice cream
Rosalynn Carter is celebrating her 96th birthday at home with her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, and other family members, while the surrounding community commemorates the former first lady’s years of public health advocacy
2023-08-18 12:21
Ukrainian student's love of dance recorded in music video
Anastasiia Limarenko says dancing helped her adjust to life in England and cope with leaving Ukraine.
2023-06-24 14:53
Biden says Ukraine not ‘ready’ for Nato membership ahead of key summit
President Joe Biden said on Sunday that Ukraine is not “ready” to be a part of the Nato alliance, a pronouncement that will likely chill some concerns raised by some members of the alliance ahead of a major summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. The US president made the comments at the beginning of an interview with Fareed Zakaria of CNN, and is likely seeking to blunt the enthusiasm of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has insisted that his country should be admitted to the alliance as it passes the 500th day of a Russian assault into its heartland. Mr Zelenskyy has been relentless throughout the course of the war in rallying western support for his cause, including his seeking increasingly powerful shipments of weapons and war vehicles to his country’s military as it battles and pushes back a larger but underperforming Russian force. “I don’t think it’s ready for membership in Nato, but here’s the deal: I spent a great deal of time trying to hold Nato together,” said Mr Biden, adding that he believed Russia’s goal was to “break Nato” as an alliance. More follows... Read More The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary
2023-07-09 23:22
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