Astronomers at the Gemini-North Telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii have witnessed the blaze of a brief gamma-ray burst located at a staggering 10 billion light-years away, one of the most distant phenomena to have been witnessed. . The science is pretty clear: The farther away an object is from …
Read More »Air Force Veteran MJ Hegar Wins Texas Democratic Senate Primary
Air Force veteran Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar will officially face Senator John Cornyn in November after beating State Senator Royce West on Tuesday in the second Democratic primary round of Texas. Hegar gained endorsement not only from the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, but also from major national groups, including the …
Read More »The moon is younger than we thought.
The origin story of the Moon is metal like anything. Ron Miller The fifth largest satellite in our solar system, Earth’s beloved moon it is believed to have formed after a gigantic collision between Earth and an ancient planet the size of Mars called “Theia”. A metal origin story for …
Read More »Star Trek show coming from Rick and Morty lead writer
the Star Trek Revival continues. We have Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard running on CBS All Access, with Star Trek: strange new worlds on my way. But before anything like that, we’re getting Star Trek: under the covers, a lively show that takes us on a tour of …
Read More »First COVID-19 vaccine tested in the US Prepared for final testing
Scientists reported Tuesday that the first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the US boosted people’s immune systems as scientists expected, as the vaccines are about to begin key final tests. “No matter how this is cut, this is good news,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert for the US …
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