Category : science

Lockheed wins contract for U.S. Air Force GPS satellites

The U.S. Air Force said on Friday it had chosen Lockheed Martin to build 22 next-generation Global Positioning System satellites worth up to $7.2 billion, part of a major effort to modernize the GPS constellation of satellites. The so-called GPS II...

Weatherman Forced to Evacuate Mid-Broadcast As Hurricane Florence Floods Station

"We are staying here to keep you up to date"

SpaceX To Announce Name Of First Tourist It's Sending Around The Moon

It's one small announcement for SpaceX, one potentially giant leap for space

'The Kindest, Sweetest Soul.' Ariana Grande Remembers Mac Miller With Emotional Tribute

Miller and Grande dated from August 2016 to May 2018

Elon Musk defends Tesla's board of directors against critics who say it isn't doing enough to hold him accountable to shareholders (TSLA)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk defended the company's board of directors on Friday via Twitter. "The Tesla board has done incredible work overseeing the largest value creation in the auto industry in 100+ years, despite many setbacks. Tesla owes its very exis...

We’re going to the Red Planet! All the past, present, and future missions to Mars

SpaceX isn't the only organization pining to visit the Red Planet. Here's a detailed list of all operational and planned missions to Mars, along with explanations of their objectives, spacecraft details, and mission proposals.

That hole drilled in Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft may have done more damage than initially thought

The tale of the mysterious hole that turned up on a spacecraft attached to the International Space Station continues to get stranger. In a new report from Russian news group TASS, whoever drilled the hole might have damaged more than just hull itself...

How Colleges Teach Students to See Bias Where It Doesn’t Exist

And the delusion continues once they leave school

EU firm on Russia sanctions over Ukraine: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that the European Union would maintain sanctions against Russia until Moscow makes progress on fulfilling its commitments under a peace plan for east Ukraine. "Before the Minsk agreement has been implement...

Cancer Will Kill About 10 Million People This Year, Experts Predict

And there will be 18.1 million new diagnoses

3 'hardcore' fish species discovered on Pacific floor

An international team of researchers used state-of-the-art underwater cameras to find the new fish at the bottom of the Atacama Trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean at a depth of 7,500 metres (24,600 feet) -- and were surprised at their abundance in s...

Indigenous peoples, key to saving forests, catch a break

Proven masters at sustainably managing forests that protect against global warming, indigenous peoples got a place at the table, and some cash, at an international climate summit in San Francisco this week. "The partnership between governments and i...

Ex Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort Reaches Plea Deal With Robert Mueller

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort appears to have reached a plea agreement with Robert Mueller

16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Survivors Recall a Day That Changed the Fight for Civil Rights: 'I Will Never Stop Crying Thinking About It'

Four girls died in the Sept. 15, 1963, attack

People Across the Globe Feeling More Sad, Stressed and in Pain Than Ever

Participants were asked whether they had certain positive or negative emotions or experiences the day before. For negative experiences, they were asked whether they felt worry, sadness, stress, anger or physical pain on the previous day.

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