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Aerial images show hundreds of commercial jets gathering dust in huge airfields across US

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Aerial images show hundreds of commercial jets gathering dust in huge airfields across America due to Covid travel restrictions Billions of dollars worth of aircraft are being stored on airfields with few passengers taking to the skies Photographer Jassen Todorov traveled around the US to capture the incredible sight of the grounded planes Just 1.8billion … Read more

Dust of dead Earth-like planets found in atmospheres white dwarfs

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The dust of dead Earth-like planets has been observed in the atmosphere of four nearby white dwarfs, the core of a dead star that is comparable to that of our sun. A team from the University of Warwick found outer layers containing up to up to 300,000 gigatonnes of rocky debris, which includes up to … Read more

Grenfell insulation firm boss told his staff to let concerns about their product ‘gather dust’

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Grenfell insulation firm boss told his staff to let concerns about their product ‘gather dust’, public inquiry hears as executives from cladding company prepare to face questions Manager who sold Grenfell cladding panels will be questioned at public inquiry  Inquiry is examining how products were supplied and fitted on the London tower West London tower … Read more

How to clean your flat-screen TV: Mum reveals her simple formula to get rid of dust, dirt and grime

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How to clean your TV: Mum-of-two reveals the three-step method you should be doing NOW to ensure your screen is dust-free and sparkling A mum-of-two has revealed her simple three-step method for cleaning your TV Carolina McCauley from Perth said flat-screen TVs and remotes build up grime All you need is a microfibre cloth, spray … Read more

Dog walker strolling on beach stunned as huge chunk of cliff face crumble to dust before his eyes

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Dog walker strolling on beach is stunned to see huge chunk of cliff face crumble to dust before his eyes Lee Chamberlain and partner Luke Tappenden were out for stroll in Essex They noticed a few rocks starting to fall so called their dogs away from danger  Moments later a huge chunk of cliff face … Read more

Dust deposited 3-5 million years ago confirms climate change is pushing westerly winds to the poles

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Dust left deep beneath the oceans three to five million years ago has confirmed that climate change is pushing westerly winds towards the poles, say scientists.  The winds, commonly known as the westerlies, play an important role in shaping the world’s weather by influencing rainfall, ocean currents and tropical cyclone paths. They typically blow from … Read more

Scientists left ‘speechless’ after black ‘sand-like’ dust from asteroid found in capsule

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A small capsule containing asteroid soil samples that was dropped from 136,700 miles in space by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft landed as planned in the Australian Outback on Sunday, December 6.   A member of JAXA retrieves a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera, southern Australia WHAT IS THE HAYABUSA2 MISSION? Launched on December 3, 2014, the … Read more

NASA is paying a Colorado startup just $1 to collect moon dust from the lunar surface in 2023

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Space exploration is expensive, and NASA is always looking for ways to economize.  The US space agency will be saving some big bucks by paying a Colorado startup just $1 to collect soil samples from the moon. The company, Lunar Outpost, has agreed to send a rover to the lunar South Pole in 2023 to … Read more

North Korea tells people to stay indoors over ‘yellow dust’ virus fears

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North Koreans are warned to stay indoors over fears ‘yellow dust cloud from China’ could infect the population with Covid-19 Kim Jong-un’s regime is urging people to stay inside and keep windows closed Stay-at-home message has also been passed to foreign diplomats in Pyongyang  The secretive kingdom claims it has never had a single case … Read more