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CHINA has tabled plans for a magnetic Moon launcher that can catapult pricey lunar materials back to Earth.It is just one of China’s grand plans for its sprawling habitation base at the lunar south pole, which it aims to share with Russia.4The system would be powered by solar and nuclear energyCredit: Alamy4Both China, alongside Russia, and the US have plans to build a nuclear power station on the MoonCredit: China National Space Administration4In theory, it would take just 10 minutes for the rotating arm to reach the Moon’s escape velocityThe plan, from the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering, will allow…

HORRIFYING CCTV shows the moment the Bayesian superyacht was engulfed by the storm that would eventually sink it.The new video shows the lights of the doomed vessel in the distance slowly disappear as it is swallowed by the heavy rain.12The vessel slowly disappears in the footageCredit: supplied12The boat’s lights can be seen in the footageCredit: supplied12Eventually the boat disappears into the nightCredit: supplied12The Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily yesterdayCredit: EPA12The new clip comes from the CCTV cameras just 200m from where the boat sank.One witness said he looked at his cameras when he heard news of the…

THE CHASE star Paul Sinha has opened up about the ‘telltale’ Parkinson’s symptom her doctor spotted while watching him on TV. While appearing on the Full Discolore podcast, the 54-year-old professional quizzer said many struggle to spot the signs of the neurological condition when it first emerges. 3Paul Sinha was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2019Credit: Getty3Paul revealed his doctor spotted ‘telltale’ symptoms after watching him on TaskmasterCredit: Channel 4This is usually because the disease begins with mild symptoms that develop very gradually. Paul, who used to be a doctor, said “many” of his medical friends had seen him and not…

Intelligent alien societies may be scattered across the galaxy and beyond, but scientists say they are too advanced to be detected.Researchers used an unconventional method to find signs of extraterrestrial life – looking for the reflection of sunlight off solar panels after observing a similar phenomenon on Earth.4In a paper published in May, scientists looked for signs of solar panels on Earth-like exoplanets, believing they would reflect ultraviolet light to become visibleCredit: GettyIn a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal this summer, scientists focused on potential “Earth-like exoplanets.”Previous attempts to locate our alien neighbors have focused on detecting biosignatures or…

THE heroic captain of a boat that helped rescue 15 tourists from a doomed superyacht has described how he saw the Bayesian disappear beneath the waves.Karsten Borner revealed his boat was forced to avoid hitting the £14million vessel after a tornado ripped through the coast of Sicily early on Monday morning.7Heroic captain Karsten Borner has revealed how he helped to rescue 15 tourists from the doomed Bayesian superyachtCredit: BBC7Helicopter crews and coast guards have been searching the Sicilian coast for any survivors since this morningCredit: Rex7Firefighters and emergency crews have been helping in the searchCredit: Rex7British entrepreneur Mike Lynch with…

A MUM was found dead at home after her family noticed something unusual on Facebook. Katy Gough usually commented on photos of her daughter but was seemingly silent online in the run up to Christmas 2022.3Katy Gough was found dead at home in the run up to Christmas 2022Credit: MEN Media3Her family had raised concerns after Katy didn’t comment on a photo of her daughter on FacebookCredit: MEN MediaShe left no message under a picture of the youngster after she met Santa Claus, which her relatives thought strange. They grew increasingly concerned when they were unable to reach the 32-year-old…

KIM Kardashian has teamed up with Apple to release a brand new pair of Beats headphones.The reality TV superstar says Beats headphones have always been a “fashion statement” – and is peddling pairs in her favorite neutral colors.8Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has launched a pair of over-ear Beats headphonesCredit: Apple / Beats by Dre8The Beats Studio Pro headphones come in three natural colorsCredit: Apple / Beats by Dre8They pack the same powerful tech as regular Beats Studio Pro headphones, including active noice cancellation and Personalized Spatial Audio with head-trackingCredit: Apple / Beats by DreBeats, which is Dr Dre’s legendary…

THIS is the shock moment a car rolled off a wharf and nosedived into a fishing boat before plunging to the sea.The driver desperately tried to save the motor with his bare hands – but it ended up sinking to the bottom of the port. 6The driver desperately tried to stop the car from falling in as it rolled to the edgeCredit: Facebook6But the car pushed the vessel outCredit: Facebook6The car then falls boot first into the waterCredit: FacebookCCTV captures the black hatchback rolling forward and nosediving off the wharf of Camarinas in the northwest Spanish region of Galicia.Its owner…

A MUM was left in agony when a rare condition made her allergic to her own period.Georgina Jelley, 28, was fitted with the contraceptive coil in April 2024 and just three weeks later, started experiencing strange symptoms.8Georgina Jelley has a rare condition that means she’s allergic to her own periodCredit: SWNS8It makes the skin around her eyes, mouth and neck flare upCredit: SWNSShe had itchy and burning eyes, headaches and rashes.Her doctor prescribed oral steroids and antihistamines, and the flare-up went away within a few days.Three weeks later, she suffered another allergic reaction – but this time with more severe…

A ‘SMILEY face’-shaped salt deposit on Mars could be hiding traces of the last-surviving life on the Red Planet, new research suggests.Mars was once home to sprawling lakes and rivers that evaporated around three billion years ago during a global freeze.4The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a Martian satellite from the European Space Agency, captured infrared images of the previously unknown salt depositsCredit: ESA/TGO/CaSSIS4The salt – referred to as chloride by the researchers – takes on a purple tinge in the infrared-colour imageCredit: ESA/TGO/CaSSIS4These salt deposits had been missed in previous research, the team claimsCredit: ESA/TGO/CaSSISBut some very salty pools of…