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Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025
Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast's most rural state said they will start launches next year. Brunswick-based bluShift Aerospace hopes to turn Maine into a hub for the launching of commercial nanosatellites and has been making progress toward that goal for more than three years. The small satellite market currently relies on large companies, such as Elon Musk's SpaceX, for deployment of satellites, and that leads to long wait
2 min read - ScienceCNN
Colossal rock engravings may be ancient borders, study suggests
Giant snakes and human figures are two of the motifs found in colossal rock engravings believed to be ancient territorial markers in what’s now South America.
5 min read - TechnologyAssociated Press
Former OpenAI employees lead push to protect whistleblowers flagging artificial intelligence risks
A group of OpenAI's current and former workers is calling on the ChatGPT-maker and other artificial intelligence companies to protect whistleblowing employees who flag safety risks about AI technology. Former OpenAI employee Daniel Kokotajlo, who left the company earlier this year, said in a written statement that tech companies are “disregarding the risks and impact of AI” as they race to develop better-than-human AI systems known as artificial general intelligence. "They and others have boug
3 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope temporarily pauses observations after malfunction
The Hubble Space Telescope has temporarily stopped observing the cosmos. NASA said the telescope slipped into a hibernating state more than a week ago when one of its three remaining gyroscopes — part of the pointing system — malfunctioned. Hubble remains safe but inactive as flight controllers figure out how to proceed, officials said.
1 min read - USReuters
Season's first heat wave to scorch parts of Western, Southern US
From northern California down through southern Arizona and into South Texas, some 19 million Americans will spend the rest of the work week under excessive heat warnings and advisories issued by the National Weather Service (NWS). The forecast calls for temperatures in the triple digits in many low elevation spots, including Sacramento, Phoenix and in Las Vegas, where the high is expected to reach 111 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) on Thursday, the NWS said. Forecasters and local offi
2 min read - ScienceCNN
Boeing Starliner teams identify issue that stopped launch minutes before liftoff
Teams worked over the weekend to fix an issue that prevented the spacecraft from launching Saturday. The next launch attempt will occur at 10:52 a.m. ET Wednesday.
5 min read - BusinessCNN
Fog in the airplane? Here’s why you shouldn’t worry
Mist in an airplane cabin often gets mistaken for smoke and can cause anxiety or panic among passengers. Here’s the science behind it and why it’s perfectly harmless.
4 min read - ScienceCNN
China’s Chang’e-6 probe lifts off with samples from moon’s far side in historic first
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe departed from the far side of the moon on Tuesday, moving a step closer to completing an ambitious mission that underlines the country’s rise as a space superpower.
5 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
Craft unfurls China's flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home
China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country's red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth. The mission was hailed as a success in China, which has made significant advances in a space program that aims to put a person on the moon before the end of this decade. The Chang’e-6 probe was launched last month and its lander touched down on the far side of the moon Sund
3 min read - WorldReuters
Carrying lunar rocks, Chinese probe lifts off from far side of moon
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon, starting its journey back towards Earth, China's national space agency announced on Tuesday. The probe's successful departure from the moon means China is closer to becoming the first country to return samples from the far side of the moon, which permanently faces away from Earth.
2 min read - ScienceSpace
NASA will give a Hubble Telescope status update today. Should we be worried?
One of the Hubble Telescope's three gyroscopes started glitching recently. On June 4, NASA is likely to share an update about the device's status.
6 min read - USReuters
Shark experts investigate attack on swimmer near San Diego
Experts are investigating a shark bite of a swimmer near San Diego, seeking to determine the species and uncover any clues to explain the rare event, a leading shark researcher said on Monday. A 46-year-old man who was swimming with about a dozen others in Del Mar was bitten on the torso, left arm and hand about 100 yards (meters) from shore on Sunday, a Del Mar lifeguard spokesperson said, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Sharks including great whites come close to swimmers, surfers
2 min read - USAssociated Press
Three boys found a T. rex fossil in North Dakota. Now a Denver museum works to fully reveal it
Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of the North Dakota badlands when they made a discovery that left them “completely speechless”: a T. rex bone poking out of the ground. The trio announced their discovery publicly Monday at a Zoom news conference as workers at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science prepare to begin chipping the fossil out of its rock cast at a special exhibit called Discovering Teen Rex. It all started when Kaiden Madsen, then 9, j
4 min read - LifestyleCNN
Owner of world’s biggest fossilized poop collection opens museum
What should you do when you have the world’s largest collection of fossilized poop? Open a Poozeum, of course.
2 min read - BusinessSpace
SpaceX targeting June 6 for next launch of Starship megarocket (photos)
SpaceX plans to launch its huge Starship rocket on Thursday (June 6), provided it clears the required regulatory hurdles.
3 min read - ScienceCNN
Rare skull of an extinct, massive ‘thunder bird’ discovered in Australia
The recent discovery of a complete Genyornis newtoni skull has given scientists their first face-to-face encounter with the extinct, massive ‘thunder bird.’
6 min read - ScienceSpace
India launches nation's 1st 3D-printed rocket engine
India's Agnikul Cosmos successfully launched a test vehicle powered by a homegrown 3D printed rocket engine.
4 min read - USReuters
US summer home power bills to jump by nearly 8%, energy policy organizations say
U.S. home energy bills are expected to rise by 7.9% this summer as extreme heat increases cooling costs, according to a study released on Monday by the National Energy Assistance Directors Association and the Center for Energy, Poverty, and Climate. Mid-Atlantic and west coast states are forecast to have the biggest hikes in home electricity costs from June to September, jumping about 12% from the same period last year, said NEADA and CEPC, which are both Washington-based policy organizations f
2 min read - ScienceSpace
Space shuttle fliers David Hilmers, Marsha Ivins enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
This year's U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony was a reunion of sorts, as honorees David Hilmers and Marsha Ivins took the stage under Atlantis, the shuttle on which they crossed paths.
7 min read - ScienceSpace
Rogue planets may originate from 'twisted Tatooine' double star systems
"Twisted Tatooine" binary star systems could be a major player in ejecting rogue planets that go on to drift through the Milky Way without a stellar parent to heat or illuminate them.
7 min read - USAssociated Press
Hawaii's Kilauea erupts again in a remote area. It's one of the most active volcanoes in the world
Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early Monday in a remote area and then paused about 12 hours later, the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. The eruption was about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) south of the Kilauea caldera, in an area within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park that last erupted in December 1974. “Glow is visible in webcam imagery, indicating that lava is currently erupting from fissures,” the USGS observatory said.
2 min read - ScienceCNN
Ancient crystals reveal the earliest evidence of fresh water, scientists say
Chemical clues in zircon crystals suggest the rock in which they formed came into contact with fresh water 4 billion years ago, when Earth was thought to be covered in ocean.
6 min read - ScienceSpace
China's Chang'e 6 probe starts collecting 1st lunar far side samples to be brought to Earth
China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission has carried out a successful far side touchdown and is already busily gathering specimens for send-off to Earth.
9 min read - ScienceSpace
China's space plane releases another mystery object into orbit
China's experimental space plane released an unknown object into Earth’s orbit on May 24, which could be a subsatellite deployment or an indication the spacecraft is nearing the end of its third mission.
2 min read - USAssociated Press
Climate solution: Massachusetts town experiments with community heating and cooling
Jennifer and Eric Mauchan live in a Cape Cod-style house in Framingham, Massachusetts that they've been cooling with five air conditioners. In the summer, the electric bill for the 2,600-square-foot home can be $200. In the winter, heating with natural gas is often more than $300 a month, even with the temperature set at 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius).
5 min read - ScienceSpace
Watch China's Chang'e 6 probe land on far side of the moon in dramatic video
China's Chang'e-6 has successfully touched down on the far side of the moon, and its dramatic approach to the mysterious lunar region was captured in a stunning video.
4 min read - BusinessYale Environment 360
U.S. Drillers Have Cut Methane Emissions by More Than a Third Since 2015
The U.S. oil and gas industry has made significant progress in curbing emissions of methane, a potent heat-trapping gas that leaks from wells and pipelines.
1 min read - ScienceSpace
The secrets of supernovas might be locked in moon dust
Supernovas spread the building blocks for new stars and planets throughout the cosmos, and evidence of these stellar explosions could be extracted from moon dust.
7 min read - ScienceThe Conversation
Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on what life is like on Earth?
It’s hard to look for something you’ve never seen before – and that might not even exist. But you have to start somewhere.
6 min read - ScienceSpace
Why NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon is such a big deal
How deep are Europa's ice sheets? Could the moon sustain life? The Europa Clipper Mission, which is due to launch in October, will help scientists answer these intriguing questions.
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Cicadas are back, but climate change is messing with them
Periodical cicadas used to reliably emerge every 13 or 17 years — but spring arriving sooner interferes with the bugs' internal alarm clocks.
2 min read - ScienceSpace
Could these black hole 'morsels' finally prove Stephen Hawking's famous theory?
Stephen Hawking suggested black holes "leak " and evaporate away — scientists could use "morsels" launched from catastrophic black hole collisions to prove it.
6 min read - ScienceReuters
China's lunar probe could return with answer to origins of solar system
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe looks set to begin its historic journey back to Earth from the moon's far side after collecting samples that scientists expect will help answer key questions about the early evolution of the solar system. China's previous Chang'e mission collected samples from the moon's near side in December 2020, restarting global lunar material retrieval efforts after a gap of 44 years. James Carpenter, head of the European Space Agency's lunar science office, said the samples
3 min read - WorldReuters
Indian heatwave kills dozens over summer, media says nearly 25,000 fall ill
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -India's unusually severe heatwave this summer is suspected to have killed more than 100 people and made tens of thousands ill, authorities and media reports said, while parts of the country were also battered by a recent cyclone and heavy rains. Searing temperatures beginning in March touched 50 degrees Celsius (122 F) in capital Delhi and nearby state of Rajasthan in May due to a confluence of factors, a trend scientists say has been worsened by human driven clima
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake
Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused no major damage. A magnitude 5.9 temblor on the northern top of the Noto Peninsula was followed minutes later by a 4.8 and then several smaller quakes within the next two hours, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Five houses that had been damaged in the Jan. 1 quake collapsed in Wajiima city, but no major dama
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Sky's Chennedy Carter has 'no regrets' about foul on Caitlin Clark; Angel Reese will 'take the bad guy role'
The Sky have broken their silence about the flagrant foul on Caitlin Clark, and they had a lot to say.
3 min read - USYahoo Sports
Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara pleads guilty to fraud charges, faces up to 33 years in prison
Ippei Mizuhara admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from Shohei Ohtani to pay off gambling debts.
2 min read - PoliticsYahoo Finance
Trump combines small donors and billionaires for a record fundraising haul in May
Donald Trump's campaign announced a crush of new money in May, combining a new surge of support from small-dollar donors with continuing strength among billionaires.
4 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Stock market today: Stocks slip as US economy starts to show cracks
Investors are weighing signs the surprising resilience in the US economy might be starting to show cracks.
2 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Formula 1: Sergio Perez signs 2-year extension to remain at Red Bull Racing
Perez was set to be a free agent at the end of the 2024 season.
2 min read - BusinessEngadget
Max just raised subscription prices again
Max is raising subscription prices again. The monthly ad-free plan has risen to $17, with every other plan also experiencing increases.
2 min read - LifestyleYahoo Tech
The best outdoor speaker we've ever tested is on rare sale
Step aside, Meghan Trainor — this Bluetooth speaker is all about that bass, according to fans.
3 min read - HealthYahoo Canada Style
Toronto woman's doctors diagnosed her with alcohol intoxication despite her insisting she didn't drink. What is auto-brewery syndrome?
It took two years before a 50-year-old woman was diagnosed with a rare disorder that caused slurred speech, drowsiness and a high blood alcohol level.
5 min read - EntertainmentEngadget
The Acolyte is Star Wars at its best
The Acolyte demonstrates what's possible when Star Wars embraces new characters and genres, while abandoning the Dark Side of nostalgia.
4 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life Shopping
Amazon Prime Day 2024: Everything we know about the sale in July, including deals you can shop now
Prime Day is confirmed to be kicking off sometime in July. Here's all the info we have, along with super deals you can shop early.
4 min read - NewsThe Yodel
Biden to unveil tough new border restrictions, Spotify increases U.S. prices and Netflix releases 'Bridgerton' Part 2 trailer
Get caught up on this morning’s news: Biden’s new immigration restrictions, Spotify’s U.S. price hikes and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter
4 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Alonzo Mourning had surgery to remove prostate following cancer diagnosis
Mourning said that he's now cancer-free and urged men to undergo screening for the disease.
3 min read - StyleYahoo Canada Style
This no.1 bestselling shirt on Amazon is ‘lightweight’ but ‘not see through’ — and it's on sale for under $25
Nab this summery cotton shirt on sale for a limited time.
3 min read - BusinessAutoblog
This six-piece DeWalt cordless drill and impact drive kit is now 42% off on Amazon for Father's Day
Save $100 with this Amazon Father's Day deal on the DeWalt cordless drill and impact driver bundle.
2 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
The Justin Jefferson impact: Will wide receivers become too expensive?
With the escalating cost of wide receivers, how many teams will look at the salaries and think they can get a replacement cheap via the draft?
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