Buddhist monks at the Daigoji Temple in Japan, founded in 874AD, have teamed up with satellite company Terra Space to set up a temple in space. Containing filled sacred items such as mandalas and Buddha statues, it will orbit Earth once every 90 minutes at an altitude of about 278 miles.
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Royal treasure find
A metal detector fan may have found part of the lost crown of King Henry VIII buried in a farmer’s field in the Midlands. Remembering the moment he found the item, Kev Duckett said: “As I picked up the clod of earth I saw that glint of gold sticking out the side so it was quite an incredible moment.” A coroner has declared the item a treasure, which means the farmer whose field it was discovered in could share in any windfall.
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