In a happy twist of fate, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope just witnessed a comet in the act of breaking apart. The chance of that happening while Hubble watched is extraordinarily minuscule. The findings published Wednesday in the journal Icarus. The comet K1, whose full name is C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)—not to be confused with interstellar comet […]
Transport for London (TfL) will unveil later this month a new art installation by London-based artist Phoebe Boswell at Bethnal Green and Notting Hill Gate Underground stations, as part of its Art on the Underground programme. The piece invites audiences to consider how we relate to water and the natural world. The new commission – ‘we move through scales […]
ScotRail has started running trains from Glasgow Central high level after a partial reopening of the station following the significant fire on Union Street. Platforms seven to 15 on the west side of the station have been in use from the start of service today (Wednesday 18 March). The train operator is running as many […]
While more and more income is generated from airline credit cards and loyalty programs, the major carriers of the world are still eager to fill the seats of their aircraft with as many paying passengers as possible! With this goal in mind, a relatively new patent filed by Boeing hopes to squeeze more passengers into a given amount of space.
One of the Tyne and Wear Metro’s longest serving drivers has retired after 40 years in the role. Brian Bulmer, 67, of Hebburn in South Tyneside, has bid an emotional farewell to his colleagues, a job he has “absolutely loved”, and to his many thousands of customers. Brian started driving Metros in 1986 and described […]