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New signs found of giant gas planet in ‘Earth’s neighbourhood’

New signs found of giant gas planet in ‘Earth’s neighbourhood’

Georgina Rannard Science correspondent NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) An artist’s drawing of what the new planet might look like. Our Sun is the small dot of light between the two bright stars on the left and right. Scientists have found strong evidence of a giant gas planet in the nearest star system to our own. At four-and-a-half …

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Tiny California Startup Buys Up Assets of Failed European Battery Giant – The Information

Tiny California Startup Buys Up Assets of Failed European Battery Giant  The Information US startup Lyten to buy bankrupt European battery maker Northvolt  Reuters Lyten to Acquire All Remaining Northvolt Assets in Sweden and Germany  Northvolt California Start-Up Will Buy Assets of Bankrupt Swedish Battery Maker  The New York Times US battery start-up Lyten buys Northvolt out of bankruptcy  Financial Times Source link

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Candy giant Mars partners with biotech firm to gene-edit cocoa supply

Candy giant Mars partners with biotech firm to gene-edit cocoa supply

Packages of M&M’s milk chocolate candy are stacked at a Costco Wholesale store on July 12, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Candy maker Mars said Wednesday it’s partnered with biotech company Pairwise to speed up the development of more resilient cocoa using CRISPR-based gene editing technology. The agreement gives the M&M’s …

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McDonald’s Sales Rebound After Burger Giant Hammers Value Message – The Wall Street Journal

McDonald’s Sales Rebound After Burger Giant Hammers Value Message  The Wall Street Journal McDonald’s is about to report earnings. Here’s what to expect  CNBC McDonald’s Sales Return to Growth, Pushed by Promotions  The New York Times McDonald’s global sales top estimates as affordable meal options boost demand  Yahoo Finance McDonald’s sales return to growth as it coaxes diners to return  Financial Times Source link

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ESPN, NFL Deal Makes Football League Part Owner of Disney Sports Giant

ESPN, NFL Deal Makes Football League Part Owner of Disney Sports Giant

ESPN and the NFL are helping to rewrite the playbook for keeping sports-media sustainable. In an unorthodox maneuver, the league will take a minority stake in the giant Disney sports outlet, which will gain control over NFL Network and the NFL RedZone highlights service, in addition to three pro-football games that were being shown via the NFL’s own cable assets. …

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Deepest-Ever Field Image of Giant Galaxy Cluster Is a Brutal Reminder of Your Cosmic Insignificance

Deepest-Ever Field Image of Giant Galaxy Cluster Is a Brutal Reminder of Your Cosmic Insignificance

When it comes to deep space observations, our cosmological insignificance seems to grow with the resolution of our telescopes’ cameras. In the latest advance, astronomers constructed the deepest-ever images of Abell 3667, a massive galaxy cluster located 700 million light-years from Earth—and most of the tiny dots you see represent entire galaxies. But the latest images of Abell 3667 also …

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Lake-filled impact crater in Africa transforms into a giant silver ‘mirror’ via rare phenomenon — Earth from space

Lake-filled impact crater in Africa transforms into a giant silver ‘mirror’ via rare phenomenon — Earth from space

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Lake Iro, Chad [10.10150087, 19.41766527] What’s in the photo? Sunlight reflecting off the lake and the surrounding river Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS) When was it taken? Dec. 21, 2024 This stunning astronaut photo shows a rare phenomenon, known as a “sunglint”, transforming a potential meteor …

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Boeing defence workers set to strike in new blow to aviation giant

Boeing defence workers set to strike in new blow to aviation giant

More than three thousand Boeing defence workers are set to go on strike on Monday, in a fresh blow to the embattled aviation giant. It comes after union members at operations in Missouri and Illinois, who build F-15 fighter jets and other military aircraft, voted against the firm’s latest offer over pay, work schedules and pensions. “We’re disappointed our employees …

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