From The Express newspaper.
It’s been 20 years since Queen guitarist Brian May released his last official solo single Why Don’t We Try Again on his 1998 Another World album. Now the 71-year-old has announced a brand new track called New Horizons, which will be released digitally at 12:02am EST (5:02 am GMT) on New Year’s Day. But even more exciting is the fact that it will have its worldwide premiere from NASA’s control centre headquarters in Maryland, USA. The new single is May’s tribute to NASA’s New Horizons mission, which on January 1, 2019, will achieve the most distant spacecraft flyby in history.
On New Year’s Day, New Horizons is set to encounter a remote Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) called Ultima Thule, which is located beyond Pluto on the edges of our solar system.
May’s fascination with such a feat should come as little surprise since he has a doctorate in astrophysics and is a New Horizons science collaborator.
The track of the same name celebrates the 12-year journey of the New Horizons probe and includes the late Stephen Hawking congratulating the team on its flyby with Pluto in 2015.
In a statement, May said: “This project has energised me in a new way. For me, it’s been an exciting challenge to bring two sides of my life together – Astronomy and Music.”
For the full article, please see The Express website.
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BRIAN MAY Starfleet Project (1983 UK 3-track mini-LP, also featuring the talents of Edward Van Halen, Alan Gratzer, Phil Chen & Fred Mandel. Housed in a picture sleeve with illustrated inner. The sleeve shows some light general wear, the vinyldisplays some light cosmetic scuffs, none of which are raised and would not have any real impact on play SFLT1078061)
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BRIAN MAY Back To The Light (1992 UK 12-track vinyl LP including Resurrection [with Cozy Powell]. The smooth variant picture sleeve [VG] has some shelfwear evident with some sticker residue evident and comes complete with its lyric inner whilethe vinyl itself shows minimal signs of play PCSD123)
- Brian May - Brian May Talks - Interview Shaped CD - UK - CD album - £14.99, $19.34, €17.99 (New Item) (arrived 12-Dec-2024 16:51)
BRIAN MAY Brian May Talks (Limited Edition 1996 UK Shaped Picture Disc CD, containing an exclusive 20 minute interview with Brian, housed in an album jewel case with the picture sleeve back inlay [no front inlay as per release], limitedto 2000 copies only BMTALK1)
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BRIAN MAY Why Don't We Try Again (1998 UK limited edition 3-track PICTURE CD single including 'Only Make Believe' & a cover of The Shadows' 'F.B.I.', presented in individually numbered digipak picture sleeve with exclusive tour poster! CDR6504)
- Brian May - The Amazing Spider-man - UK - CD single - £12.00, $15.48, €14.40 (New Item) (arrived 13-Dec-2024 09:31)
BRIAN MAY/MC SPY-D The Amazing Spider-Man (1995 UK 5-track mix picture CD single, including Brown Trouser Mix, White Trouser Mix, Mastermix, Sad Bit and MC Spy-D's Favourite Stings, thin jewel case with picture sleeve insert CDR6404)
- Brian May - Why Don't We Try Again + Tour Poster - UK - CD single - £15.00, $19.35, €18.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 16-Dec-2024 18:00)
BRIAN MAY Why Don't We Try Again (1998 UK limited edition 3-track PICTURE CD single including 'Only Make Believe' & a cover of The Shadows' 'F.B.I.', presented in individually numbered digipak picture sleeve with exclusive tour poster! CDR6504)
- Brian May - Brian May Talks - Interview Shaped CD - UK - CD album - £14.99, $19.34, €17.99 (Back In Stock) (arrived 16-Dec-2024 18:00)
BRIAN MAY Brian May Talks (Limited Edition 1996 UK Shaped Picture Disc CD, containing an exclusive 20 minute interview with Brian, housed in an album jewel case with the picture sleeve back inlay [no front inlay as per release], limitedto 2000 copies only BMTALK1)
- Brian May - The Amazing Spider-man - UK - CD single - £12.00, $15.48, €14.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 16-Dec-2024 18:00)
BRIAN MAY/MC SPY-D The Amazing Spider-Man (1995 UK 5-track mix picture CD single, including Brown Trouser Mix, White Trouser Mix, Mastermix, Sad Bit and MC Spy-D's Favourite Stings, thin jewel case with picture sleeve insert CDR6404)
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