11 h. ago New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life

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11 h. ago Unusual compounds in rocks on Mars may be sign of ancient microbial life

Surface spots and nodules on rocks in ancient river valley are described in new study as ‘potential biosignatures’Unusual features found in rocks on Mars may be the handiwork of ancient microbial life that eked out an existence on the red planet billions of years ago.The rocks were spotted by Nasa’s Perseverance rover as it trundled along Neretva Vallis, an ancient river valley that was carved into the landscape by water flowing into the Jezero crater in the planet’s distant past. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Patsy Kensit takes sly jab at Liam Gallagher during dig at 'heartbreak'

The former Oasis rocker was married to the actress for three years and the couple shared son Lennon before their divorce

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7 d. ago Britain on the brink? Reeves faces threat of financial crisis as markets send UK borrowing costs rocketing AGAIN

Ministers are struggling to cool alarm after interest rates on UK gilts rose again this morning, having spiked to 27-year highs yesterday.

Economics

9 d. ago Georgina Rodriguez flaunts huge rock of an engagement ring in Venice as true cost revealed

Georgina Rodriguez, who is set to marry footballing legend Cristiano Ronaldo, showed off her giant rock of an engagement ring on the red carpet, with its true cost revealed

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9 d. ago Liam Gallagher's brutal insult that may have sealed Oasis' fate in the US

Oasis never quite managed to crack the US market, with the British rock band's albums and singles failing to top the charts - and it could all be down to one brutal insult

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1 week ago McFly's Harry Judd reveals his advice to pals who have suffered 'relationship struggles'

Danny, 39, and wife Georgia's marriage was rocked after he was filmed smooching his I'm A Celeb co-star at a BRIT Awards after party in February.

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1 week ago Mars' interior is more like Rocky Road than Millionaire's Shortbread, scientists find

A mouth-watering new study has revealed exactly what the interior of Mars looks like - with scientists comparing the structure to a Rocky Road.

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1 week ago Nvidia shares fall as investors weigh AI bubble risk after Altman warning

Shares in chipmaking giant Nvidia fell despite the group predicting continued bumper demand as investors feared the emergence of an artificial intelligence bubble.

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2 w. ago SpaceX: When will Elon Musk get humans to Mars after latest rocket launch?

It seems it’s 10th time lucky for SpaceX’s Starship, with a successful launch taking place yesterday- so what’s next?

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2 w. ago A wedding guest goes wild on the dancefloor Meryl Meisler’s best photograph

‘There’s so much misery and unfairness in the world, but the people I’m attracted to photographing are those who project confidence and joy. And this guy was marvellous’This photograph is named Man in a Three-piece Suit Dancing Within the Circle at a Wedding, Rockville Centre, NY, March 1976. The bride was Elaine Sherman, mother of my friend Rhonda, who I’d known since seventh grade. Mrs Sherman was getting married for the second time and the dancing man was the husband’s son-in-law, though I don’t remember his name or what he was dancing to.As the title says, it’s a circle dance, where people get into the middle and do their thing. And this guy sure did – he was marvellous. I saw him and just grabbed my camera – boom! I was using a pretty wide-angle lens and a head-on flash: I like to have people all lit up, like stage lighting. All the way to the left of the picture is a woman with just part of her face showing – that’s my mom, Sunny, who was friendly with Elaine. I wonder now how...

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2 w. ago SpaceX’s Mars rocket pulls off successful flight after months of explosive mishaps

The SpaceX ship blasted off from the Starbase launch site in South Texas just after 6:30 p.m. before deploying a test payload of eight dummy satellites into space

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2 w. ago SpaceX scraps Starship rocket launch in Texas for second time in two days

Launch delay from Elon Musk’s company marks latest in streak of setbacks, including a liquid oxygen leak on SundaySpaceX was forced to scrap the launch of its giant Starship rocket from Texas again on Monday, this time due to weather, marking the latest in a streak of setbacks for the Elon Musk-run company.The 232ft (71-metre) tall Super Heavy booster and its 171ft tall Starship upper half – together taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty – was due to take off from SpaceX’s Starbase rocket facilities at 7.30pm local time. But the launch was called off at the last minute. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago SpaceX tests launch of massive Starship rocket after three explosive failures

Space vehicle, due to lift off from Texas, is crucial to Elon Musk’s plans to reach the moon and take humans to MarsThe latest iteration of Elon Musk’s gargantuan Starship space rocket is poised to launch into the skies above Texas on Sunday for the first time in three months, with the billionaire entrepreneur’s ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars hinging on the success of the pivotal mission.Skywatchers are eager to see which version of the world’s most powerful rocket will be produced for its 10th launch attempt. Of its nine previous uncrewed outings, dating to April 2023, failures have outnumbered the successes. All three test flights this year ended in huge explosions and debris raining down on Caribbean islands from the Bahamas to the Turks and Caicos in January and March, and the Indian Ocean in May. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman asks for tattoo of Marvel star but her new ink left people in stitches

Courtney Lyn asked for a tattoo of Guardians of the Galaxy Rocket Raccoon – but instead of the tiny Marvel hero, she was left mortified after looking at the results

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2 w. ago Forget a planet far far away! Aliens once lived here in our solar system, scientists say

According to NASA researchers, the icy dwarf planet Ceres may once have been home to microbial life.

Science

2 w. ago Nourished By Time: The Passionate Ones review – committed, full

(XL Recordings)Marcus Brown’s second album makes a plea for big feelings in earthy vocals, rolling breakbeats and a contender for song of the summerMarcus Brown is a diehard romantic. His second album as Nourished By Time might be darker and more dystopian than his critically acclaimed debut, but at its core remains a bloody, beating heart. Absorbing and cinematic, The Passionate Ones expands Brown’s unique vision for post-R&B: his aching, tremulous, earthy vocals swim under rolling Baltimore club breakbeats, flickering synths, gated reverb and uncanny looping samples. And all the while, he makes a plea for big feelings in the face of a numbing world.Blaring as if from a busted speaker, opening track Automatic Love transforms boyband-y platitudes – “my body won’t feel nothing until my skin touches you” – into lyrics with real jeopardy, sharpened by the threat of looming societal collapse. Max Potential, a big 80s synth-rock number, co-opts corporate language to marvel at the pai...

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3 w. ago Steven Gerrard has already held 49ers talks as Rangers 'monitor' rocketing Russell Martin pressure

A sluggish start to the season under Martin has sparked frustration from the Ibrox diehards

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3 w. ago Secret gay sex scandal explodes in Republican Party as 'closeted' congressman who's engaged to a woman is accused of sordid double life

A secret gay sex scandal has rocked the GOP as married men and a sitting member of Congress have been accused of sleeping with multiple men, the Daily Mail can reveal.

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3 w. ago Ronnie Wood's newly married son Tyrone gives glimpse into wild honeymoon with rock royalty wife Faye Harris

Ronnie Wood's son Tyrone is following in his famous father's footsteps by heading out on safari for his wild honeymoon with new wife - and fellow rock royalty - Faye Harris

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