WASHINGTON — NASA officials say they believe the latest effort to shut down an airborne observatory is more likely to be successful because of the endorsement of doing so by last year’s decadal survey. NASA’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal called for shutting down the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a Boeing 747 with
Quanta Shanghai Manufacturing City would seem like an ideal site to implement China’s “closed-loop” management system to prevent the spread of COVID that requires staff to live and work on-site in a secure bubble. Sprawled over land the size of 20 football fields, the campus houses factories, living quarters for 40,000 workers, some living 12
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on arming Ukraine, after touring a Lockheed Martin weapons factory in Troy, Alabama, May 3, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced a new weapons package for Ukraine worth $150 million, as the war-weary country enters its 11th week of conflict with Russia. The Pentagon
Kendrick Lamar is a man of many faces, including some very famous ones he features in his new music video … addressing the most infamous moments of the past few years. KL dropped a song Sunday called ‘The Heart Part 5,’ where he talks about the culture at lightning quick speed, hopscotching through different scenarios
In this article .SPX As interest rates in the U.S. rise, investors can put their money to work by looking at companies in the S&P 500 that can “increase their prices” and “maintain margins,” Kevin O’Leary told CNBC. “There’s plenty of them. That’s a good place to hide when you’re getting a 2% dividend yield,”
On Saturday, newly engaged couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck continued their search for a shared home in Los Angeles, surveying a $68 million dollar mansion in Bel Air. They were dressed casually for the day of viewing, with Lopez in a silky green blouse and high-waisted pants, accented with a green belt and a
Could Chris’ time at S.W.A.T. be coming to an end? On S.W.A.T. Season 5 Episode 20, Mama Pina was in the hospital and entrusted Chris with finding a safe place for all the women in the safe house. However, it could be just what she needs to finally come to a decision about her future
In this article BTC.CM= Bitcoin is a volatile asset, and has been known to swing more than 10% higher or lower in a single day. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin continued to slide after a broader stock sell-off in the U.S. last week sent the cryptocurrency market into a frenzy and prompted
When we think of our life journey and what we want to accomplish with our time, it can seem daunting regardless of the size of the dream ahead of you. Somehow we have forgotten that life started with baby steps and that once we apply that principle to every task we set for ourselves it
HELSINKI — A Chinese launch startup sent a small rocket test stage up to an altitude of one kilometer Friday before a performing a powered descent and vertical landing. Deep Blue Aerospace, founded in 2017, conducted the test May 6 with the Nebula M1 test article at a facility at Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, landing within
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday rejected as “baseless” the allegations that the statements of Xiaomi India officials, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese mobile manufacturing company Xiaomi, were recorded “under coercion”, saying the charges were an afterthought. The federal agency was responding to certain news reports that said Xiaomi alleged in a recent filing before the
Former President Donald Trump Tom Brenner | Reuters A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter. But San Francisco federal district court Judge James Donato left the door open for Trump and other plaintiffs to file an amended complaint against Twitter that is consistent
News Watch U2’s Bono and the Edge Perform in Kyiv Bomb Shelter Bono invited Ukrainian musician and soldier Taras Topolya to sing alongside him during the performance By Madison Bloom May 8, 2022 Facebook Twitter Bono, Taras Topolia, and the Edge (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images). Facebook Twitter Earlier today (May 8), U2’s
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks during a visit at United Performance Metals in Hamilton, Ohio, May 6, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden on Friday demanded Congress swiftly pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act, a multibillion dollar investment in the U.S. semiconductor industry that Republicans and Democrats say will help insulate
The next season of Doctor Who will feature a brand-new doctor. The BBC confirmed Sunday on social media that Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa has been set as the Doctor on the next season of the series, succeeding Jodie Whittaker. “The future is here! Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor,” reads a post from the social
Elekta’s treatment planning system Monaco enables the clinical team to successfully implement adaptive radiotherapy (ART) workflows on the Versa HD linac Into the ART workflow: the Santa Chiara radiation oncology team (above) uses Elekta’s Atlas-based Autosegmentation (ABAS) software for fast H/N contouring of OARs, bony structures and air cavities. The auto-contouring and CT image set
FG Trade | iStock | Getty Images After rebounding from the short-lived pandemic recession, the U.S. economy has faced multiple threats in 2022, sparking investor fears of a prolonged downturn. Annual inflation reached a 40-year high in March, prompting the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark rate by half a percentage point, the biggest hike
WASHINGTON — Two federal agencies in a turf battle over commercial spaceflight investigations say they are now talking with each other to better define their roles and responsibilities. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) triggered the debate when it published a notice of proposed rulemaking in November 2021 to codify the role it would take