The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a sequence of images of Venus, taken by its Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft. BepiColombo swung by Venus and captured its first glimpse of our immediate planetary neighbour, which appears as a tiny circular blob, just visible beneath the craft’s instruments. The flurry of black-and-white snapshots were taken between 7:58am and … Read more
Two military ‘Doomsday planes’ were seen flying along both US coasts on the morning President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump announced they had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. One Boeing E-6B Mercury was spotted along the East Coast near Washington, DC while the other was observed above Oregon. These planes typically carry … Read more
Michael Kiwanuka has been revealed as the 2020 Mercury Prize winner for his self-titled third album. The singer’s success was announced live on The One Show on Thursday, with Annie Mac telling him the news before he was interviewed by Alex Jones and Amol Rajan. Expressing his delight, Michael said: ‘This is ridiculous, it’s crazy! … Read more
Michael Kiwanuka has been revealed as the 2020 Mercury Prize winner for his self-titled third album. The singer’s success was announced live on The One Show on Thursday, with Annie Mac telling him the news before he was interviewed by Alex Jones and Amol Rajan. Expressing his delight, Michael said: ‘This is ridiculous, it’s crazy! … Read more
Plummeting temperatures could make the bank holiday weekend one of the coldest on record, coming just days after the UK experienced record-breaking heat. Huge downpours and 80mph winds from Storm Francis battered the UK earlier this week, with cold northerly winds gripping the country over the next few days. But party goers were out in force … Read more
Charli XCX and Dua Lipa go head-to-head as they’re shortlisted for Album Of The Year with Stormzy at 2020 Mercury Prize awards By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 11:33 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 11:37 BST, 23 July 2020 Charli XCX and Dua Lipa are set to go head-to-head as they’ve been shortlisted for … Read more
Party island UK! Weekend of and BBQs and outdoor boozing lies ahead as mercury hits 85F from Friday making Britain hotter than IBIZA Sunshine and scorching temperatures are expected to make a comeback by the weekend with highs of 29C After a cloudy start to the day on Friday, most southern areas are likely to … Read more
Britons are set to flock to the beaches again as temperatures rocket to the mid twenties after weeks of rain. Coastal areas are braced for another influx of tourists as the mercury rises to 79F (26C) and pubs open again after lockdown easing last weekend. Most of the country is set to be dry with … Read more
Toxic man-made mercury pollution has been discovered in the deepest part of the ocean, in the Marianas Trench — more than six miles below the surface. Researchers from China and the US used submarine robots to identify mercury in the fish and crustaceans living in the deepest part of the western Pacific Ocean. Mercury enters … Read more