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This image shows the Sun in visible light. It was taken by the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) onboard the Solar Orbiter spacecraft on 22 March 2023. The instrument collected red light with a wavelength of 617 nanometres.
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English Heritage curator Dr Frances McIntosh examines a rare Roman knife handle cast in the shape of a secutor gladiator, which has been discovered in a river at Corbridge Roman Town on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.<br />English Heritage plans to display the knife handle at Corbridge Roman Town in 2025, alongside other finds from the River Tyne.
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The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on November 19, 2024, for the Starship Flight 6 test. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
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