Many of the objects have never been seen outside Syria before.

ECONOMIST: Pigs and whistles from the Euphrates

The harpoon is clearly aimed at capturing the larger objects but many other solutions have been proposed, including the use of lasers to nudge space junk out of the way, or using giant nets and space tugs.

CNN: Space harpoon plan to nail orbital garbage

Many of the objects and technologies on show have been developed in collaboration with Formula One experts, rather than just borrowing the ideas wholesale.

BBC: F1 tech races into ordinary life

The event will be the first about Pompeii and Herculaneum in London for 40 years and will bring together recently discovered objects and finds from earlier excavations, many of which have never been seen outside Italy.

BBC: British Museum to exhibit artefacts from buried cities

Many objects in the very first population of stars to shine shortly after the Big Bang are thought to have been monsters like R136a1.

BBC: Astronomers detect 'monster star'