After NASA’s successful rocket launch on Wednesday, we speak to an astronomy professor who’s working on the mission to alter the path of an asteroid.
Professor Alan Fitzsimmons is a member of the DART - Double Asteroid Redirection Test - investigation team. He told us there’s more to come after the rocket collides with the space rock ‘Dimorphos’.
A London hospital is ready to give a man the first 3D printed prosthetic eye - Steve Varze from Hackney will undergo the operation at Moorfields Eye hospital.
Also, a world first trial of a cannabis-based drug to treat an aggressive form of brain cancer has been given the go ahead. Scientists will look at whether adding an oral spray containing cannabinoids to chemotherapy could extend life for people diagnosed with a recurrent glioblastoma. Plus, India is expected to ban almost all private cryptocurrencies as leaders in the country plan to create an official digital currency. Default passwords for smart devices could soon be banned and why the mosaic found on farmland is the “most exciting roman discovery in a decade”
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