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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Scorpio weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for June 1
OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes. Read on to see what's written in the stars for you today. SCORPIO OCT 24 - NOV 22 🔵 Read our horoscopes live blog for the latest readings 1 A long list of options can be narrowed down to one – when you treat yourself tenderly rather than toughly. In a love choice, if you have doubts, Venus' new focus on forever promises can take you forward. If you face a work issue, expecting yourself to know everything is unrealistic, and Saturn is right there to offer support. Luck leads to multiple-choice contests. SUMMER STARS: What's ahead for Scorpio in summer 2025? LOVE: You should already be feeling the effects of Venus in your togetherness zone, and this gets stronger with every day. You can let niggles go, and see the bigger passion picture. By the end of August, special words can be written, or spoken. What your zodiac sign says about your home decor LIFE: Money hiccups may appear in June, but by mid-July you'll be talking your way in or out, of a deal – in ways that leave you richer. Your work zone is so stable and smart, you can afford to be generous, and share knowledge or experience. Late July can bring baby news. LUCK: Prizes based in other countries, and a chance to fill a gap in a regular team, can both be lucky for Scorpio. Along with Irish names and a set of numbers that are all even. Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what's in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions. You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to hook up with for the steamiest sex to what it's like to live your life totally by your horoscope.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Scorpio weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for June 1
OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes. Read on to see what's written in the stars for you today. Advertisement SCORPIO OCT 24 - NOV 22 🔵 Read our 1 A long list of options can be narrowed down to one – when you treat yourself tenderly rather than toughly. Advertisement In a love choice, if you have doubts, Venus' new focus on forever promises can take you forward. If you face a work issue, expecting yourself to know everything is unrealistic, and Saturn is right there to offer support. Luck leads to multiple-choice contests. SUMMER STARS: What's ahead for Scorpio in summer 2025? Advertisement LOVE : You should already be feeling the effects of Venus in your togetherness zone, and this gets stronger with every day. You can let niggles go, and see the bigger passion picture. By the end of August, special words can be written, or spoken. What your zodiac sign says about your home decor LIFE: Money hiccups may appear in June, but by mid-July you'll be talking your way in or out, of a deal – in ways that leave you richer. Your work zone is so stable and smart, you can afford to be generous, and share knowledge or experience. Late July can bring baby news. Advertisement LUCK : Prizes based in other countries, and a chance to fill a gap in a regular team, can both be lucky for Scorpio. Along with Irish names and a set of numbers that are all even. Most read in Fabulous Exclusive Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what's in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions. You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to Advertisement
Metro
2 days ago
- Science
- Metro
Six asteroids 'dangerous to Earth' discovered - but could they really hit us?
Astronomers have discovered six asteroids that are 'potentially dangerous to Earth'. But is there a reason to panic? Venus, our celestial next-door neighbour, is hiding possibly hundreds of unpredictable and hard-to-see asteroids, according to a new study. These space rocks are 'co-orbitals', so orbit the Sun in line with Venus from a safe distance. The researchers wrote in a paper that while there's a slim chance the asteroids will collide with Venus, them being co-orbitals 'does not protect them from encountering Earth'. Of the six 'invisible threats', three named 2020 SB, 524522, and 2020 CL1 'have a severe risk of collision' as their orbits allow them to approach Earth within 0.05 astronomical units (about 4,650,000 miles). While that sounds far, that's close enough for them to be considered potentially hazardous asteroids. Two of the asteroids, 2020 SB, 524522, are up to 1,500 feet in diameter, about the same size as a football field, while 2020 CL1 is nearly 2,000 feet. This means they're about the same size as the 'city killer' asteroid that space officials briefly believed could smack Earth in 2032. An asteroid of this size smashing into the planet would be the equivalent of 'millions of nuclear bombs', experts previously told Metro, flattening the impact site and causing countless earthquakes and tsunamis. But experts doubt the 'city-killer' asteroid, named 2024 YR4, will come at all close to hitting the Earth. One reason is because the asteroid has a path so clear scientists can even predict what time it will come close to Earth. Valerio Carruba from the University of São Paulo in Brazil, who led the study, says the Venus asteroids are too unpredictable with only a small gravitational change or other force enough to nudge them towards Earth. The brightness and glare of the Sun make anything whizzing around Venus hard to see through a telescope. The Rubin Observatory in Chile would have about four weeks to spot them. The authors added: 'Low-e [low eccentricity] Venus co-orbitals pose a unique challenge because of the difficulties in detecting and following these objects from Earth.' Eccentricity refers to how round an orbit is, with a perfectly circular one having an eccentricity of zero. The smaller the orbit, the trickier they are to see. What doesn't help is their 'highly chaotic' orbits, 'with Lyapunov times of the order of 150 years', the authors said. Lyapunov time is how long an object's orbit takes to become completely unpredictable – so looking at the asteroids today won't tell us much about what its orbit will look like in 150 years. The researchers got around this by 'cloning' the rocks onto a simulated solar system and seeing where they wound up after 36,000 years. They said: 'There is a range of orbits with eccentricity <0.38, larger at lower inclinations, for which Venus' co-orbitals can pose a collisional hazard to Earth.' Chris Lintott, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Oxford, would be the first to admit this all sounds scary. Speaking to Metro, he said: 'There's absolutely no need to panic – these asteroids are safely in their orbits millions of miles away and pose no imminent threat to Earth.' The odds that a city-destroying asteroid will hit Earth is about 1% per century, while no rocks larger than a kilometre are expected to get anywhere near us for at least the next 1,000 years. Planetary defence and space officials have plans in place in the event an asteroid does pose a threat, including smashing a spacecraft into it or shooting a pulse of radiation. More Trending Every close call with these titanic rocks, however scary, gives officials more data to work with to keep us safe. In the last year, 154 asteroids larger than a kilometre drifted closer to Earth than the Moon, according to Nasa. Linott added: 'We are getting better at understanding where asteroids that do hit the Earth come from though, and with new telescopes we're more likely than ever to have advanced notice of a threat. 'Despite these new ideas, you've never been safer from an asteroid dropping on you than you are now.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Twist in search for mysterious 'Planet Nine' in the dark depths of our solar system MORE: Saturn in Aries for the first time since 1999 will impact these five star signs most MORE: Nasa warns of huge solar flares that could cause blackouts on Earth
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Venus's hidden asteroids could be Earth's next major impact risk
It may look like Earth's twin, but Venus is keeping secrets. New research suggests that dozens—possibly hundreds—of asteroids are quietly orbiting the Sun in sync with Venus. Known as Venus co-orbitals, these stealthy rocks follow a similar path around the Sun, making them difficult to spot from Earth. For a long time, experts have only known about 20 of them, and most have been easier to spot. However, new research suggests a significant yet undetected population of these asteroids. "Twenty co-orbital asteroids of Venus are currently known. Co-orbital status protects these asteroids from close approaches to Venus, but it does not protect them from encountering Earth," a team led by Valerio Carruba, an assistant professor at São Paolo University in Brazil, wrote in the study paper. Venusian co-orbital asteroids are classified as Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) if they are at least 140 meters (460 feet) in diameter. In terms of distance, these asteroids are calculated to approach Earth's orbit within 0.05 astronomical units (4.6 million miles). An important question researchers are investigating is whether these objects pose a genuine collision threat to Earth or not. 'We aim to assess the possible threat that the yet undetected population of Venus co-orbitals may pose to Earth and investigate their detectability from Earth and space observatories,' the study noted. The team suspects the known 20 Venus co-orbitals are just the tip of the iceberg. It could be even more challenging to spot Venus's hidden co-orbital asteroids. Current ground-based telescopes face limitations in detecting Venus co-orbital asteroids due to fleeting observation windows and the Sun's bright glare. A particularly unsettling aspect is that these asteroids have a "Lyapunov time" of roughly 150 years. Universe Today explained that the Lyapunov time measures the point at which an object's orbit enters a chaotic, unpredictable state. In a nutshell, experts might be able to monitor the path of asteroids for a while, but the future orbital behavior will remain unpredictable. This makes it challenging to assess whether they will have a close encounter with Earth or even a collision. Researchers digitally replicated these hidden asteroids and conducted 36,000-year orbital simulations to understand the potential threat. The findings are alarming: "There is a sizable population of potential co-orbitals at lower eccentricity capable of numerous close encounters—and perhaps collisions—with Earth." "There is a range of orbits with e < 0.38, larger at lower inclinations, for which Venus' co-orbitals can pose a collisional hazard to Earth," the study added. The results indicate that the asteroids with eccentricities below 0.38 could strike Earth. Eccentricity measures how stretched out an orbit is. An eccentricity of 0 means a perfectly circular path, while larger numbers indicate a more elongated ellipse. In terms of studying the hidden asteroids, the upcoming Vera Rubin Observatory offers hope. Its incredibly powerful camera may help us catch some elusive objects under favorable conditions. But even Rubin's capabilities might not be enough to find the entire population. The researchers suggest that a space-based observatory, perhaps a constellation of spacecraft near Venus, could be our best bet. NASA has already taken a step towards planetary defense by successfully executing the DART asteroid mission. In the worst-case scenario, it could prevent a catastrophe similar to the one that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. However, accurately predicting the precise path of these Venus co-orbitals is critical for any successful deflection effort. The study is posted on the pre-print server it has also been submitted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Three rituals to manifest a partner this summer, according to a tarot expert
A spiritual expert has shared exactly how people looking for love can ditch the dating apps and use the power of manifestation to find a partner instead - and shared three ways to use the universe Summer is the perfect time to strike up a hot and steamy romance. So if you are manifesting a summer of love, here's exactly how to do it. Instead of endlessly swiping on apps in a bid to find your perfect match, a tarot expert has revealed how you can manifest a partner instead with the help of some spiritual tools. According to spiritual advisor Karyna Diadiura, from video streaming platform Nebula, manifestation "isn't magic" - it's focused energy and awareness "directed at what you truly desire". The tarot reader added that when you clearly know what you want and align your body, mind and heart to it, you become "more open to connection" as well as noticing more possibilities that will help to "eventually attract what resonates with your energy." Here she gives some insights into how you can put your manifestation powers to work and ignite your love and sensual energy... Heart-opening affirmations Karyna urged people to start their mornings with some heart-opening affirmations to "align with the right frequency". But the key is "to not just say the words, but to truly feel them in your body". Some of these include telling yourself: "I am open to love and passion." "My heart opens safely to new feelings." "I am worthy of a mutual, fiery love." Venus rituals: activate your inner goddess The expert shared that Friday is Venus' day – the planet of love, beauty, and pleasure and encouraged people to "wear something that makes you feel sensual, light a pink or red candle, and journal about how you want to feel in love. Not a wishlist of traits for a partner, but your deepest desires in connection." Date yourself It's important to date yourself, even if you're looking for a partner. Karyna said: "Every Friday, do something purely for you: buy flowers, take a candlelit bath, treat yourself to a solo date or indulgent little gift. Being your own lover raises your frequency, and others will feel it too." The expert said the most important part of these rituals is "truly believing in what you're doing" and when you treat yourself with love, you "naturally raise your vibration". She further noted: "People feel that, and it becomes easier to attract a partner who treats you with the same tenderness and reverence."
