A Soviet probe destined for Venus in 1972, Kosmos 482, has been orbiting Earth for 53 years, but will return in the coming week, with its parachute, which retained its shape after half a century in space, likely to be visible.
There are concerns that it could cause damage on landing and disavowals of responsibility from the Soviet authorities, similar to those denied to farmers in New Zealand when pieces of titanium from the probe rained down on their crops after an earlier failed launch.
A Unitree humanoid robot has been demonstrating its agility, swinging from a hoist and swiping at an engineer, which appears to be a deliberate action rather than an uncontrolled movement.
“Reverse ATMs” have been reported in China, which can analyse and turn gold jewellery into cash; there are questions about the accuracy of these machines and what happens to the jewellery if it is not real gold.
The European Space Agency has released a stunning new image of the Sun, captured by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft, showing an intricate detail of the solar atmosphere, filaments, active regions and coronal loops.
