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Expedition bids to locate lost ship of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton

An expedition to locate the lost ship of renowned polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton will set sail 100 years after his death. The Endurance22 Expedition aims to find, survey and film the wreck of Endurance, which sank during Sir Ernest’s quest to ...

05 Jan 2022 at 18:25

World

Nasa’s new space telescope ‘hunky-dory’ after problems fixed

Nasa’s new space telescope is doing well more than a week after lift-off, following a pair of problems overcome by ground controllers, officials have said. The tennis court-size sunshield on the James Webb Space Telescope is now fully open and in ...

03 Jan 2022 at 20:55

World

Nasa nails trickiest job on newly launched space telescope

Nasa has successfully completed the most complicated and critical job on its newly launched space telescope: unrolling and stretching a sunshade the size of a tennis court. Ground controllers cheered and bumped fists once the fifth and final ...

04 Jan 2022 at 20:55

World

China complains to US over Elon Musk’s ‘dangerous’ satellites

China is calling on the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its three-member crew after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX nearly struck the station. A foreign ministry spokesman accused ...

29 Dec 2021 at 09:25

Movies

Prince of Wales praises Sir Ranulph Fiennes in new documentary

The Prince of Wales has praised his friend Sir Ranulph Fiennes in a new feature documentary about the life and work of the British explorer. In a clip from EXPLORER, Charles shares his admiration for 78-year-old Sir Ranulph, whose ...

29 Aug 2022 at 21:45

Stowaway squirrel Zippy in captivity after travelling from India to Scotland

A stowaway squirrel is being cared for by an animal rescue charity after travelling thousands of miles from India to Scotland on board a ship. It is believed the animal spent about three weeks on the vessel and was finally caught ...

01 Sept 2022 at 15:42

Shetland can be ‘at the heart’ of UK space industry, says minister

Scotland

Shetland can be ‘at the heart’ of UK’s space industry, says minister

Shetland can be “at the heart” of the space industry in the UK, a new Scotland Office minister has said. In his first engagements since being appointed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, John Lamont visited the SaxaVord space port ...

11 Nov 2022 at 17:39

Local News

Cruise business returns to Killybegs with record numbers expected

The first cruise ship to dock at Killybegs harbour since September 2019 is due this afternoon with the local tourist industry anticipating a bumper season after taking a massive hit from Covid-19. During 2020 and 2021, 38 ...

12 May 2022 at 13:33

New cyberskills training to be offered to thousands of schoolchildren

Thousands of children are to be given the chance to learn the cybersecurity skills used by intelligence agencies and how to launch a career in the industry, thanks to a new scheme being rolled out to secondary schools ...

23 Feb 2022 at 15:55

World

Space telescope’s ‘golden eye’ opens to complete last major hurdle

Nasa’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror on Saturday, the final step in the observatory’s dramatic unfurling. The last portion of the 21-foot mirror swung into place at flight ...

08 Jan 2022 at 19:55

James Webb, nine, watches James Webb telescope blast into space

It will take the James Webb telescope just 30 days to reach the sun’s orbit, but for one little boy it will be the journey of a lifetime. Barry and Sarah Webb met while studying physics at Nottingham Trent ...

08 Jan 2022 at 11:25

Motoring News

Ford’s Explorer kicks off new electric offensive

Ford has unveiled a new electric vehicle which will act as the ‘first wave’ of new EVs for the American firm. The new Explorer has been completely engineered and built in Germany but has been designed ...

21 Mar 2023 at 12:45

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