Neutron star mergers are a relatively new field of study. While long theorized, it wasn until 2017 that the first one was observed. The blue component refers to an optical afterglow detected in the 2017 kilonova that is absent from other observed short Gamma Ray bursts.

The government had difficulty contacting hundreds of thousands of clinically vulnerable people who were told to shield at the start of the pandemic, a watchdog has discovered. A lack of contingency planning meant officials scrambled to develop a system to find those who might need support while they were unable to leave the house, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). Michael Matheson, the SNP transport secretary, confirmed on Tuesday that all arrivals from outside the UK and Ireland, with very limited exceptions, will have to quarantine under state supervision in hotels from next week.

How a Chinese network of fake accounts infiltrated FacebookIn 2018, Facebook announced the establishment of a new “innovation hub” in Hangzhou, supposedly aimed at assisting local start ups. The initiative was abruptly cancelled, however, and its online registration removed, within a day. But, less than four years later, the site was hit by what the company called “a sophisticated cyberattack originating in China”, prompting Google to leave what had already become the world’s largest internet market in terms of user numbers..

Not my fault. But that’s what happens when a grumpy tired person orders the glasses. Luckily the second pair was and the 5 pairs of reading glasses were I’m not happy to be spending all this money but thankfully I know the reading glasses will come in handy sooner rather than later and the blue blockers I will probably be able to use when surfing the ol’ net etc.

“This is not just about stopping the BBC from broadcasting news in China, there are significant and growing global threats to the free media as some seek to increase their control of information. Now, more than ever, it is important that we speak out to defend free and fair journalism.” Senior BBC sources said there was now three fold threat from states such as China and Russia, through manipulation of social media, funding their own biased news operations and shutting down trusted international broadcasters. “These states are actively manipulating social media to undermine legal democracies while at the same time flexing their muscles by pumping millions of rubles or whatever currency into global news services that distort the truth.