The unusual object which is called an interstellar, first shot past Earth in October and caused excitement that it may be an alien space ship. Scientists including Stephen Hawking have been baffled by the asteroid. The Breakthrough Listen project announced in December they were planning on conducting more tests on […]
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Now Playing: Watch this: Nintendo Labo uses carboard ‘Toy-Cons’ There was a time when Nintendo was almost synonymous with needless accessories: plastic tennis rackets, baseball bats and wheels that gave the company’s Wii controllers a little more shape. Now it seems Nintendo’s at it again, but this time it’s not […]
The battle to save net neutrality is heating up as Senate Democrats edge closer to overturning the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of Obama-era net neutrality regulation and lawsuits challenging the agency are filed. But net neutrality supporters shouldn’t hold their breath. These efforts are long shots. Sen. Bill Nelson of […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A billion-dollar emergency loan approved by Congress to help Puerto Rico deal with the effects of Hurricane Maria has been temporarily withheld by federal officials who say the U.S. territory is not facing a cash shortage like it has repeatedly warned about in recent months. […]
With Geoff now recovered from a stint in a Sydney hospital – where he kindly gave up his bed for Joe Root – he and Adam take a deep breath and kick off the latest podcast with a more circumspect look back at the series, which has left the pair […]
She was also kicked out of the Alpha Phi sorority More A former student at the University of Alabama has apologized after posting videos to social media in which she used the N-word repeatedly. Harley Barber, who identified herself as a member of the Alpha Phi sorority on Instagram, said […]
Apple is jumping into the scripted-comedy arena. “Bridesmaids” and “Ghostbusters” star Kristen Wiig will star in a half-hour comedy show from Reese Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine. Ghostbusters Universe News/Twitter The show is as yet untitled, but it’s based on author Curtis Sittenfeld’s short-shory collection, “You Think It, I’ll Say […]
This article originally appeared in the Jan. 15, 2018 issue of SpaceNews magazine. MOSCOW — There are many valid critiques of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new direction for NASA. Few, if any, would be new. NASA has, for decades, been redirected by nearly every new administration to take office. But […]