Astronomers may have found the first moon outside our solar system, a gas behemoth the size of Neptune. Plenty of planets exist beyond our solar system, “Have astronomers found first ‘exomoon’ 8,000 light years away?”
Month: April 2019
Bloodborne community rallying together for Return to Yharnam fan event
The brilliant Bloodborne is getting a new lease of life this week when it arrives as a PlayStation Plus freebie and, to celebrate, fans are “Bloodborne community rallying together for Return to Yharnam fan event”
Indonesia tsunami: How Palu became a death trap – and why the magnitude of waves was ‘surprising’
Perched on an arc of volcanoes and fault lines called the "Ring of Fire", Indonesia is used to earthquakes. But nothing had prepared the hundreds of “Indonesia tsunami: How Palu became a death trap – and why the magnitude of waves was ‘surprising’”
Skripal ‘hitman’ unmasked as GRU colonel awarded Russia’s highest military honour by Vladimir Putin
One of the trained assassins wanted for poisoning Sergei Skripal is a decorated colonel in Russian military intelligence given the country’s highest award by Vladimir Putin. The “Skripal ‘hitman’ unmasked as GRU colonel awarded Russia’s highest military honour by Vladimir Putin”
Behind the Shutter: James Oatway on photographing South Africa’s Red Ants
This dramatic image shows a man carrying two small children by their arms during an eviction operation in Bree Street, Johannesburg. The man is a major in the Red “Behind the Shutter: James Oatway on photographing South Africa’s Red Ants”
Here’s Blanka electrifying Street Fighter 5
Capcom’s released the first gameplay of Blanka in Street Fighter 5. He’s available to download from 20th February. The fighting game’s next DLC character is “Here’s Blanka electrifying Street Fighter 5”
Passengers left with bleeding noses and ears after pilots ‘forget’ to turn on cabin pressure regulator on Indian jet
Passengers on a domestic flight in India suffered nose bleeds and ear damage after “pilot error” caused cabin pressure to drop dramatically mid-air, aviation chiefs “Passengers left with bleeding noses and ears after pilots ‘forget’ to turn on cabin pressure regulator on Indian jet”
Adorable PSVR platformer Moss finally unearths release date
Moss, the adorable PlayStation VR game which made us all go ‘awwww’ during last year’s Sony E3 press event, finally has a release date. It “Adorable PSVR platformer Moss finally unearths release date”
Russia to overturn ban on female lorry drivers and ship captains
Russia is set to allow women to take jobs as truck and train drivers, and to operate heavy machinery, lifting a ban that was intended “Russia to overturn ban on female lorry drivers and ship captains”
Sea of Thieves’ character creator won’t be for everyone
In so many games, you create characters using a raft of customisation options, tweaking sliders to pick from a variety of faces, body types and “Sea of Thieves’ character creator won’t be for everyone”