On Sunday, the largest asteroid this year flew 77,000 miles through Earth. The spacecraft, which has been designated a “potentially dangerous asteroid” by NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, did not go very close, though. “We know the orbit of the 2001 FO32 around the Sun very accurately, since it was …
Read More »The Royals will reassign Bobby Witt Jr. to the minor
The Royals will reassign the top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. Report to the minor leagues, Ken Rosenthal and Athletic’s Alec Lewis (Twitter link). For ESPN’s Jeff Passon, he’s likely to start the season at double-A.Via Twitter). It is hardly surprising, however, that since being dropped out of high school in …
Read More »The Turkish lira fell after Erdogan fired the head of the central bank
Turkey’s currency rose nearly 1 cent after the country’s central bank chief, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was fired as the main force in pulling the lira from historic levels. The lira traded around 8.4 against the US dollar at the start of the Asia-Pacific trading day, two market participants said. It …
Read More »Akadia National Park: Two hikers were found dead after a cliff collapse
The couple, a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, were found falling about 100 feet with a snow-capped cliff band on Door Mountain, the NPSA said. Their bodies were found by Park Service Rangers with the help of Mount Desert Island Search and Rescue and a helicopter from the Main …
Read More »Why Rick Moranis is trending on Twitter
Ran was headlining Mornis in October when a stranger surveyed him outside his Manhattan apartment apartment.WireImage Honey, I attacked the Capitol. Movie star “Rick Mornis” was trending on Twitter on Sunday – FBI Jan. After posting a photo of a different person who took part in the Capitol Riot of …
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