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Letseng in Lesotho. Photo: Rene Burger/Storm report SA Rene Burger/Storm report SA In what could be a chance to buck the downturn, a small African miner has found a giant diamond that could be worth up to $18 million.This is around R309 million at current rates. Gem Diamonds Ltd. said Friday it had an unearthed a…

Space 23 July 2020 By Jonathan O’Callaghan Cracks in Marius Regio on GanymedeNASA/JPL/OWW Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is covered in cracks that may be evidence of a huge collision, making them the largest known impact structure in the solar system. Ganymede is the biggest moon in the solar system, and the ninth biggest object – larger…

Space 19 June 2020 By Jonathan O’Callaghan Hot Jupiters are a class of gas giant exoplanetdotted zebra / Alamy Giant planets known as hot Jupiters appear to be growing in size as they are heated by their stars over billions of years. Hot Jupiters are a loosely defined class of gas giant exoplanets that orbit…

A giant squid was found on a beach in Britannia Bay in the Western Cape.The squid, which measured 4.19m, was not a fully grown adult, according to marine biologist Dr Wayne Florence.The specimen has been sent to the Iziko Museums of South Africa to add to its marine invertebrate collection.A giant squid was found stranded,…

By Jonathan O’Callaghan A close-up of the western Medusae Fossae Formation taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance OrbiterNASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona A giant floating raft of volcanic rock called pumice could have drifted across an ancient Martian ocean and created one of the most mysterious features we can see on the surface of Mars today. The Medusae…