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Could a Planet Exist Without a Host Star? Astronomers Say Rogue Worlds May Roam Freely

Astronomers have discovered that planets can survive without stars, drifting as rogue or hypervelocity worlds. Some are flung into space by black holes, while...

Politics

UK could suspend visas from countries that do not agree migrant returns deals, says home secretary

The UK could suspend visas from countries that do not “play ball” and agree to returns deals for migrants, the new home secretary has...

Politics

Labour deputy leadership contest: Who could stand to replace Angela Rayner?

While new department cars rock up at houses today to pick up new ministers giddy to get into government, other Labour MPs will have...

Science

Exoplanets Explained: How Astronomers Find Worlds Orbiting Stars Beyond the Sun

Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars outside our solar system, hidden by stellar glare and detected indirectly. Astronomers identify them by tracking star wobbles or...

Science

sPHENIX Detector Clears Test to Study Quark-Gluon Plasma Which Formed After the Big Bang, Claims Study

Scientists at Brookhaven’s RHIC have calibrated the sPHENIX detector, confirming it can track particle collisions with high precision. Now ready for full operations, sPHENIX...

Ryan Routh: Man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump faces trial this week – and it could be chaotic

The trial of a man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf is due to begin today. Ryan Routh, 59,...

Business

Jaguar Land Rover staff home for another day as company reels from cyber attack

Staff of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) have been told to stay home for a further day, Sky News understands, as the carmaker struggles to...

Technology

StubHub IPO: Ticket reseller aims to raise up to $9.2 billion, pricing at $22 to $25 per share

The StubHub logo is seen at its headquarters in San Francisco. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images StubHub is aiming to raise...

StubHub IPO: Ticket reseller aims to raise up to .2 billion, pricing at to per share

Technology

Chinese EV maker Xpeng eyes global launch of mass-market Mona brand in 2026

Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng speaks to reporters at the electric carmaker’s stand at the IAA auto show in Munich, Germany on September 8, 2025....

Business

US tech and finance giants to join Trump on second UK state visit

The boss of Nvidia, the chipmaker which has become the world’s most valuable public company, is among the corporate chiefs lining up to accompany...

Politics

Who is Shabana Mahmood – Britain’s first ever Muslim woman to become home secretary?

Shabana Mahmood has become the first ever Muslim woman in British history to serve as home secretary. After just over a year as justice...

World

At least five killed in shooting in Jerusalem

At least five people have been killed in a shooting in Jerusalem, authorities have confirmed. Footage showed dozens of people fleeing from a bus...

Environment

Betting on the nuclear renaissance: How investors are weighing risk amid surging clean energy demand

The Sizewell A and B nuclear power stations, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF), in Sizewell, UK, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Photographer:...

Business

Economic crisis in France goes beyond its overspending problem

Once upon a time if folks wanted to pinpoint the most economically-vulnerable country in Europe – the one most likely to face a crisis...

Sports

Illini, Noles crack AP top 10; USF enters at No. 18

Associated Press Sep 7, 2025, 02:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained the top three teams in The...

Sports

Projecting the CFP top 12 after Week 2

Open Extended Reactions Ohio State coach Ryan Day was candid in his postgame assessment of the Buckeyes’ 70-0 drubbing of FCS Grambling on Saturday,...

Sports

How big wins by Oregon, Oklahoma and South Florida shuffle the bowl picture

Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach...