One flight closer to space tourism Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More
U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list The planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed. Federal authorities intend to remove endangered species protections for all gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, carving out an a exception for a small pocket of about 75 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a draft document obtained by The Times. More
New calls to rename Higgs boson One of the scientists who developed the theory of the Higgs boson says the particle should be renamed to acknowledge the contributions of others involved in the work. More
Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates from Chicago and beyond Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Across North America, eyes will be turned to the sky Monday as the moon perfectly lines up with the sun in a phenomenon known as a total solar eclipse. 04/7/2024 - 11:53 pm | View Link
‘A game-changer for South Florida:’ High-tech builder opens factory to create bunker-like storm-resistant homes At some point in the not too distant future, hard-pressed Broward and Palm Beach County residents yearning for affordable, storm-resistant homes may find a technologically advanced selection in a ... 04/7/2024 - 7:37 pm | View Link
Looking directly at the sun during a solar eclipse is dangerous, here's what to know Millions of people along a narrow band in North America will look up when the sky darkens during a total solar eclipse today. When they do, safety is key. Staring directly at the sun during a ... 04/5/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
The total solar eclipse is the best time to study this part of the sun. Here’s why Though, the high-tech equipment helps, too. During total solar eclipses, which are visible from a different location on Earth roughly every one to two years, the moon briefly obscures the sun’s ... 04/5/2024 - 12:09 pm | View Link
The sun is surprisingly quiet right now. What does this mean for the April 8 total solar eclipse? There are currently no major sunspots on the sun's near side to Earth. (Image credit: NASA/SDO) Right now, however, the sun is surprisingly quiet. There are just a couple of active sunspot regions ... 04/4/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance.
The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast of the channel’s reports and blocking its websites, is believed to be the first time Israel has ever shuttered a foreign news outlet operating in the country.
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Al Jazeera went off Israel’s main cable and satellite providers in the hours after the order.
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