A mysterious radio burst coming from the same spot in deep space on a regular cycle has returned ‘right on schedule’, according to astronomers. In June, University of Manchester researchers confirmed a Fast Radio Burst called FRB 121102 wasn’t just repeating but was doing so on a 157 day cycle. They predicted it would return … Read more
Pilot dies after failing to escape burning aircraft that burst into flames after skidding off runway at Illinois airport A King Air 200 twin-prop two-engine plane caught fire at Chicago Rockford International Airport on Thursday The pilot was about to take off when his plane skidded off Runway One and a fire erupted Authorities said … Read more
Four young men who were killed when their car crashed into the side of a house and burst into flames screamed ‘help us’ as rescuers battled to save them. Locals dashed outside after the ‘horrific collision’ on the A4 in Derry Hill, near Calne, Wiltshire, at 3am on Sunday morning. Retired builder Peter Connolly and his wife … Read more
‘We thought it might explode’: Richard Bacon reveals his car ‘dramatically caught fire’ while he was out driving in Malibu with his wife and children The TV presenter, 44, took to Instagram to share photos and video footage of the Land Rover Discovery’s engine spewing flames and smoke in LA on Monday Confirming he and his … Read more
The source of a mysterious ‘fast radio burst’ in space has been traced back to a dead star in the middle of the Milky Way. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are radio emissions that appear temporarily and randomly from space, ranging from a fraction of a millisecond to a few milliseconds. The space telescope Integral, … Read more
The first fast radio burst to be discovered in the Milky Way has been traced back to a magnetar — a neutron star with a strong magnetic field — 32,616 light-years away. Fast radio bursts are mysterious, brief pulses of energy whose origins have long been unclear but are used to probe the space across … Read more
Scientists find snake eels which had burst out of fish’s stomach cavity after being eaten alive Scientists found mummified snake eels inside the body of predatory fish The team determined that the eel had escaped from the fish’s stomach cavity The eel uses its hard point tail to puncture the stomach wall to escape However, … Read more
Just when Samsung had finally put the exploding Note 7 fiasco behind it, another Galaxy smartphone has instantaneously combusted. A California man claims his Galaxy A20e began sparking ‘like fireworks’ and burst into flames. Kenji Yanase, the owner of the charred smartphone, shared a video of the Samsung handset after it had exploded, which looks … Read more
Two breached dams caused by several days of rainfall and rising water on Tuesday forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in mid-Michigan, where the governor said one downtown could be ‘under approximately 9 feet of water’ by morning. For the second time in less than 24 hours, families living along two lakes and a … Read more
Homes market surges as buyers burst out of lockdown gloom and head out of town to view properties Savills estate agents say interest in new homes has increased by 30 per cent There were 906 homes sold on Wednesday and 1,883 properties listed for sale The housing market has burst since lockdown restrictions were lifted midweek … Read more