By Jonathan O’Callaghan ‘Oumuamua, the first interstellar object found in our solar system, may not be the only oneJPL/NASA/ESA/STScI Two researchers say they have found evidence for 19 objects orbiting our sun that originated around another star, suggesting interstellar objects in our solar system may be more common than thought. Fathi Namouni at the Côte…
By Leah Crane Two views of the Borisov comet, taken by NASA’s Hubble Space TelescopeNASA, ESA and D. Jewitt (UCLA) The interstellar comet Borisov came in from the cold. Two sets of observations have revealed the composition of this strange comet, which may have formed in a cold, dark stellar system. Borisov was spotted in…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…