The hunt is on for the scum who stole Britain's largest inflatable planetarium

British police are investigating an unusual theft: the UK's largest mobile, inflatable planetarium, a regular feature at schools and music festivals..

Local police issued the alert after the inflatable, run by the University of Hertfordshire, was stolen by suspects allegedly driving a silver Land Rover Discovery on October 21. The owners think the crooks intended to take the trailer it was stored in, rather than the stellar dome itself.

“Our suspicion is that the thieves responsible wanted the trailer and got more than they bargained for with its specialist content. It’s why we are urging them to please return the planetarium and its equipment to us, which would be no use to anyone who didn’t have the expertise to operate it," said Professor Dan McCluskey, Dean of the School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science.

“We ...