Why David Raya started instead of Aaron Ramsdale in the Champions League
Mikel Arteta reveals his reasons for picking David Raya over Aaron Ramsdale for Arsenal's 4-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League.
2023-09-21 17:52
Traders on Intervention Watch as Yen Hovers Near 150 to Dollar
Traders are on guard for any sharp move in the yen as it hovers near the 150 level
2023-09-21 17:51
Zelensky faces a more splintered GOP as he returns to Capitol Hill looking for aid
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenksy will return to Capitol Hill Thursday for his second visit since his country was besieged by Russia. Only this time, the political landscape has shifted.
2023-09-21 17:28
BTS to renew contracts with BigHit Music
BTS will be working with BigHit Music again from 2025 onwards.
2023-09-21 17:26
A scientist has discovered when Earth's first continent was formed
A researcher has figured out that the Earth’s first continent was formed 3bn years ago, in a new paper that sheds fresh light on the early stages of the planet’s life. Jane Greaves, an astronomy professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University in Wales, was examining continent formation on distant stars and planets. It is thought that exoplanets with continents that formed in a similar way to Earth’s are more likely to be habitable, and perhaps even contain alien life. In the process, she calculated when several distant planets’ continents were born, as well as those a little closer to home. Continents on Earth sit on top of the planet’s hot, viscous mantle. Heat from the inner core stops the mantle from solidifying. The reason the core is hot is because it contains radioactive elements that came from neutron star collisions billions of years ago such as forms of Uranium, Thorium and Potassium. By analysing how many materials like this are present on Earth and on other planets, we are also able to estimate when the continents formed. On Earth, that was about 9.5 billion years since the beginning of the universe. Meanwhile, in Greaves' sample, the first continents appeared 2bn years before Earth’s on the exoplanets of younger, so-called thin disk stars. Older, thick disk stars analysed in her work produced rocky planets with continents that appeared even earlier: about 4 to 5bn years before Earth’s. “The outlook seems very promising for finding rocky exoplanets with continents, given that nearby Sun-like stars have already produced a few candidate hosts,” she wrote. The study, “When were the First Exocontinents?” is published in Research Notes of the American Astronomical SocietySign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-21 17:25
Erik ten Hag reveals how Man Utd must respond to Andre Onana howler
Erik ten Hag insists that Manchester United need to "support" Andre Onana after his error for Bayern Munich's first goal in an eventual 4-3 win.
2023-09-21 17:21
U.S. FDA found lapses at Novo's main U.S. factory in May 2022 -report
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. drug regulators issued a report detailing quality control lapses at Novo Nordisk's main factory
2023-09-21 16:57
Andre Onana takes blame for Bayern Munich loss with honest admission over Man Utd start
Andre Onana takes the blame for Man Utd's 4-3 loss to Bayern Munich & admits his start in England has been poor.
2023-09-21 16:53
In pictures: King Charles and Queen Camilla on state visit to France
The couple are on a three-day visit to France, with a state dinner among the highlights of the first day.
2023-09-21 16:17
China has issued some export licences for gallium and germanium
BEIJING Some Chinese companies have obtained export licences for gallium and germanium products, the commerce ministry said on
2023-09-21 15:49
Taylor Swift: Australia to host academic conference on pop icon
The event will explore the megastar's impact on culture and the music industry.
2023-09-21 15:47
China, EU to hold high-level economic and trade dialogue in Beijing
BEIJING The 10th China-EU High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue will be held in Beijing on Sept. 25, the
2023-09-21 15:28
