British Astronomers Find Nine ‘Monster’ Stars
The cluster of stars around 170,000 light years from Earth is the largest group of very massive stars ever identified.
Pentagon Prize For Weaponising Household Items
A new contest aims to help military chiefs to look at the world “from the point of view of our potential adversaries”.
Back To The Future: Self-Tying Shoes Are Here
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is the first athlete in the world to try the Marty McFly-inspired footwear.
Rocket Could Cut Mars Journey Time To Six Weeks
The nuclear-propelled rocket has the same thrust as a chemical rocket, but weighs half as much – making it quicker.
Plane Six Times Faster Than Sound Is On Horizon
The aircraft – currently known as the SR-72 – could enter service in the 2030s and travel at Mach 6 speed.
Black Hole Flashes As It Feeds On Star
A black hole is observed reacting violently to a rapid force-feeding by its companion – an orbiting star.
Fraud Lawsuit Against Mark Zuckerberg Dropped
A neighbour had claimed that Mr Zuckerberg did not honour his part of a land deal, but will now no longer sue.
Man Faces Jail Over Celebrity Nude Photo Theft
A hacker used phishing emails to steal nude photographs of celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence from iCloud and Gmail accounts.
NASA Will Start ‘Large Fire’ In Space Next Week
A spacecraft will back away from the ISS to a “safe distance” before a sealed box – filled with cotton-fibreglass – is ignited.
Sony Announces Playstation VR Release Date
Its launch comes in a big year for virtual reality technology with Facebook’s Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive also due out.
Hundreds Of Vintage Toy Robots Up For Sale
The collection of robots is expected to fetch up to £40,000 but, with space toys highly sought-after, it could go for much more.
Amazon Files Patent For Paying With A Selfie
The firm argues the payment method would be more secure than using conventional passwords or facial recognition technology.
Microsoft Drops Support For Bitcoin Payments
The tech giant tells users it no longer accepts payments in the virtual currency – just over a year after introducing them.
Minecraft Used To Test Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft says amateur developers will soon be able to programme AI characters to “learn” in the safety of the Minecraft world.
British Teen Wins £174K Drone Racing Prize
A 15-year-old from Somerset led his team to victory against rivals from around the world in Dubai’s inaugural World Drone Prix.
Methane On Mars? Rocket Mission To Find Life
European engineers are sending a Russian rocket into space to sniff out methane gas to prove if life existed on the Red Planet.
Google AlphaGo Computer Beats Go Grandmaster
The software unleashes its unorthodox moves to crush world champion human 3-0 in the ancient Chinese board game.
Driverless Cars On UK Motorways Next Year
The first test drives could be carried out on roads in Milton Keynes, Bristol, Coventry and Greenwich within months.
Studying Movie Magic At Visual Effects School
We meet some of the experts who’ve created the stunning effects seen in movies like Harry Potter and Ex Machina.
Could Pumping Seawater On To Pole Stop Sea Rise?
It could work but the scale of the task means that an unbelievable amount of energy would be needed.
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