Why did Endurance sink?
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, was crushed by Antarctic sea ice and sank in November 1915. Since then, it has been widely considered that Endurance was the strongest polar ship of its time and was lost because ice tore away the rudder.
This is the world’s 1st image of 2 black holes orbiting one another
After decades of searching, astronomers have imaged two supermassive black holes in orbit around each other at the heart of quasar OJ287.
Is the newly uncovered sunken ancient Egyptian port connected to Cleopatra?
The team found the port after tracing a previously unearthed tunnel spanning 4,281 feet (1,305 meters) that appeared to link the site of the ancient temple of Taposiris Magna.
Arise, Sir Gary Oldman — but have a wash, says Prince William
The prince is a fan of Slow Horses, but thinks Oldman’s character could do with scrubbing up.
Musician Plays the Last Stradivarius Guitar in the World, the “Sabionari” Made in 1679
The instrument above, on the other hand, would have fit right in with the second act, whose old world charm would surely find a place for a 1679 guitar—one crafted by the legendary master luthier Antonio Stradivari, no less.
Audubon’s Bird Migration Explorer
With this revolutionary new tool, anyone can follow hundreds of species on their epic journeys and discover challenges they face along the way.
Stephen Fry’s Lady Bracknell presides over merrily queered comedy
Noël Coward theatre, London:
Max Webster’s frisky Oscar Wilde revival, first seen at the National Theatre, arrives in the West End with a new cast
Interstellar comet swinging past Mars as a fleet of spacecraft looks on
— A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor.