Propstore to Auction Iconic Film Memorabilia in November Next month, collectors and movie enthusiasts can seize the opportunity to own iconic film and television items, including Yoda’s cane and Clint Eastwood’s coat from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Propstore, a prominent auctioneer of entertainment memorabilia, will host this highly anticipated sale in November. Over 1,800 Film Items Available Propstore’s annual live auction, scheduled for November 14-17, offers more than 1,800 items. The event is projected to generate over £10 million ($13.1 million). This year’s collection includes costumes and props used by Hollywood’s biggest stars and from major franchises…
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UN Report: Telegram Fuelling Organised Crime in Southeast Asia The messaging app Telegram is being extensively used by powerful criminal networks in Southeast Asia, enabling large-scale illicit activity, according to a recent United Nations report. The United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) highlighted how the app has facilitated organised crime through its poorly moderated channels, allowing the trade of hacked data and cybercrime tools. Telegram’s Role in Organised Crime and Cybercrime The report revealed that Telegram has become a major platform for trading hacked information such as credit card details, passwords, and browser history. The app’s encrypted nature…
Safeguarding Earth: The Real Science of Planetary Defence From climate change and pandemics to bioterrorism and nuclear warfare, numerous threats endanger humanity. Yet, one of the biggest dangers doesn’t come from Earth itself, but from space—asteroid impacts. While often depicted as subjects of science fiction, asteroids and comets pose a real, potentially catastrophic risk. The most well-known example is the Chicxulub impact, a 10-kilometre-wide asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. It left behind the “Crater of Doom” in the Yucatan Peninsula and caused mass extinction. The question now is: Can we prevent such an event from…
Researchers Achieve Groundbreaking Milestone by Mapping Entire Fruit Fly Brain Scientists have reached a new milestone in neurobiological research by mapping the entire brain of an adult fruit fly. This achievement may provide key insights into how brains function across the animal kingdom, including human brains. Unveiling the Brain’s Complex Network The research, published in Nature, reveals more than 50 million connections between 139,000 neurons in the fruit fly’s brain. The insect, known scientifically as Drosophila melanogaster, is a commonly used species in neurobiological studies. This study aimed to decipher how brains are wired and how signals govern healthy brain…
Moon Creates Spectacular ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse over Pacific Ocean The moon obscured most of the sun over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, creating a striking annular “ring of fire” eclipse. Only a few remote locations, including Easter Island and a small area near the southern tips of Chile and Argentina, experienced the full event, which lasted just a few minutes. Rare Eclipse Offers a Unique Sight An annular eclipse occurs when the moon is too distant from Earth to cover the sun entirely. This results in a dark silhouette of the moon surrounded by a glowing ring of light,…
OpenAI Secures $6.6 Billion Investment, Valuing Company at $157 Billion OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has secured $6.6 billion in funding from investors. This latest round of investment could potentially value the company at $157 billion, placing it among the most valuable private companies globally. This funding round saw participation from returning investors like Thrive Capital and Khosla Ventures, alongside OpenAI’s primary corporate backer, Microsoft. New investors include Nvidia and Abu Dhabi’s state-backed investment firm MGX. Major Restructuring and Executive Changes The investment comes amidst significant changes within OpenAI. Recently, the company’s long-serving Chief Technology Officer, Mira Murati, stepped down…
SpaceX Grounds Falcon 9 After Second-Stage Malfunction, FAA Orders Investigation As Instructed by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), SpaceX grounds the Falcon 9 rocket following a NASA mission on Saturday. This incident marks the third time the Falcon 9 has been grounded in the past three months. Malfunction After NASA Astronaut Launch On Saturday, SpaceX successfully launched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). However, the Falcon 9’s second-stage engine failed to re-ignite for its routine “deorbit burn” — a procedure designed to safely dispose of the booster into the ocean after use. Although the astronauts reached…
Scientists Measure Radiation Exposure During NASA’s Artemis I Mission. Using sophisticated mannequins named Helga and Zohar, scientists have gathered crucial data on radiation exposure outside Earth’s protective magnetic field. This research aims to better protect astronauts during extended space missions, such as future journeys to Mars. Initial Radiation Findings from NASA’s Artemis I Mission Researchers have shared the first radiation measurements from NASA’s Artemis I mission, a 25-day uncrewed flight around the moon in 2022. Data were collected using advanced sensors inside the Orion spacecraft, including NASA’s HERA and the European Space Agency’s EAD sensors. Helga and Zohar, designed to…
Russian Soyuz Capsule Returns, Brings Cosmonauts and NASA Astronaut Back to Earth Soyuz capsule returns successfully landed on the Kazakh steppe on Monday, safely returning two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut to Earth. The crew had completed their mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), marking the end of a long stay in space. Soyuz MS-25 Returns After Lengthy Mission The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft landed at 11:59 GMT, carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, Oleg Kononenko, and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson. Kononenko and Chub had been part of the ISS crew since September of last year, completing an impressive 374-day…
Protecting the Amazon Rainforest is Key to Fighting Climate Change Scientists agree that preserving the Amazon rainforest is essential in the fight against global warming. However, new data released on Wednesday shows that large portions of the rainforest crucial to stabilising the world’s climate remain unprotected. Lack of Protection for Critical Areas According to an analysis by the nonprofit organisation Amazon Conservation, almost 40% of the Amazon’s most important regions for mitigating climate change lack government protection. These areas are not designated as nature reserves or indigenous lands. The study highlighted that critical unprotected zones are located in the southwest…
