This Is Colossal

NASA reports that the James Webb Space Telescope has provided new insights into colossal planet-destroying collisions, capturing observations of debris and aftermath from impacts between planetary bodies. The findings give scientists a rare look at the violent processes that shape planetary systems, echoing the kind of giant impact thought to have formed Earth's Moon.

A yacht has been badly damaged in the Pacific Ocean after being struck by colossal deep sea creatures that are rarely seen by humans. A rescue operation is racing against time to save the crew aboard the stricken vessel, in an unusual open-ocean emergency drawing wide attention.

Nigel Farage, the eurosceptic British right-wing leader, tells Italy's Repubblica that Britain will 'never' return to the EU and accuses Prime Minister Burnham of a 'colossal mistake'. He claims Burnham did him a favour by 'rehabilitating' him politically, and warns that a second Brexit referendum would split the country. The interview is drawing attention across European political discussions.

The Wall Street Journal reports on the difficulties Hasbro faces in trying to produce the Monopoly board game entirely in the United States. The article describes the challenge of rebuilding domestic supply chains for components like the game board, tokens, cards and money, which have long been made abroad, calling the effort a 'colossal headache' for the iconic toy brand.

Ben Lamm, chief executive of the biotech company Colossal, says mammals will be born without a womb within the next 24 months, citing advances in artificial womb technology. The claim is drawing attention from science and biotech watchers, with many questioning whether the timeline is realistic given that no mammal has yet been carried to term outside a womb.