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Nasa Dart spacecraft successfully smashes into asteroid – BBC News
Nasa has successfully crashed its Dart spacecraft into an asteroid. The American space agency was testing whether space rocks that might threaten Earth could be nudged out of the way. This is the first experiment of its kind by Nasa. The asteroid hit was not headed for the Earth, however scientist Dr Elena Adams said “earthlings should sleep better” knowing they had a planetary defence…
Nord Stream Leak LIVE Ppdates: Europe Investigates Attacks
Europe is investigating major leaks in two Russian pipelines that spewed gas into the Baltic Sea
Real life ‘Star Wars’ hoverbike hits US market
The world’s first flying motorcycle is about to hit the US market with a top speed of 99.8km/h (62mph) and an estimated maximum flight time of 40 minutes. The XTURISMO hoverbike was created by the US-based Japanese start-up AERWINS Technologies. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Follow us on: Website: https://scmp.com SCMP Knowledge: https://www.scmp.com/knowledge Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp Twitter: https://twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post/…
One of Hong Kong’s last remaining sawmills boarded up before eviction
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong eviction authorities swooped on one of the city’s most prominent sawmills early in the morning of September 27, 2022, despite the owners’ pleas to allow more time to process valuable wood at the site. The timber-processing facility, which originally opened in 1947 before moving to a new location in 1982, was given its final…
Guests fight over ‘lucky stew’ at Chinese wedding
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Dozens of guests were seen fighting over a large pot of stew at a wedding ceremony in central China’s Henan province. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp Twitter: https://twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post/ #scmp #China
Inside the CIA’s top secret museum – BBC News
The CIA museum is perhaps the most unusual – and exclusive – in the world. Located inside the US intelligence agency’s headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the museum has just been renovated to mark the agency’s 75th anniversary. Official visitors can see the gun found with Osama bin Laden when he was killed, next to Saddam Hussein’s leather jacket. Its doors are firmly shut to the…