The Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys captured this view of NGC 362 which, being a globular cluster, contains hundreds of thousands of stars and resides in the outskirts of a galaxy. The stars that compose globular clusters all orbit the cluster center, occasionally interacting, gravitationally, with a close-passing star. The orbits of these stars are typically not as ... Read More »
More cheating in Volkswagen Group cars has been found! The discovery is another cheat device in Audi cars in the United States. Why can’t automakers play it straight? Well, some do (Tesla & Nissan, for example). According to today’s edition of German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) discovered a similar software in an automatic transmission ... Read More »
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and The Canadian Diabetes Association is taking the opportunity to drive diabetes awareness, as the disease has reached epidemic proportions in Canada. “With a staggering one in three Canadians already living with diabetes or prediabetes, including an estimated 1.5 million with undiagnosed diabetes, we must take action now to stop the growth and impact of ... Read More »
Towards the middle of November, between the 11-12, the Taruids meteor shower intensifies in strength, due to the combining of the North and South Taurids Meteor Shower. Unlike its more famous cousins — the Perseids, Orionids and Leonids — the Taurids don’t typically have nearly as many meteors to look at. So why should we look? Because some Taurids are ... Read More »
Brad Pitt is planning on fighting for joint custody of his children with Angelina Jolie. The children impacted in this custody battle are Maddox, 15, Zahara, 11, Pax, 12, Shiloh, 10, and 8-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. According to our reports, Jolie sought after sole custody of their six children after the family’s incident, while the two agreed on a ... Read More »
Melania Trump used her first campaign speech in months to denounce the scourge of online bullying and a culture that had become too mean. “We love you!” members of the crowd screamed as she took the stage in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. “Thank you,” Melania Trump said. “We love you too,” she added a minute later. She thanked her husband’s supporters and ... Read More »
Faruq al-Qatani – al-Qaida’s leader for northeastern Afghanistan and one of the few jihadi bigwigs still in the country – was killed in a strike in Kunar on October 23. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook confirmed in a statement today that Faruq al Qatani, a senior al Qaeda leader who was plotting against the US, was killed in an airstrike ... Read More »
Pet owners need to be on the look-out for a hidden threat that can seriously hurt their dogs. A graphic photo of a dog’s mouth covered with Asian lady beetles went viral after Hoisington Veterinary Hospital in Kansas warned about the harmful effects. The clinic posted the disturbing photo on its Facebook page to warn other dog owners and it ... Read More »
Dani Mathers, Playboy model charged over ‘body-shaming’ photo of pensioner at gym. Dani Mathers was charged Friday with one count of invasion of privacy, which carries a sentence of up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. “Body shaming is humiliating, with often painful, long-term consequences,” Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer said in a statement. “It mocks ... Read More »
MMS now holds the Guinness World Record for highest altitude GPS fix – 43,500 miles above Earth’s surface. The four MMS spacecraft incorporate GPS measurements into their precise tracking systems, which require extremely sensitive position and orbit calculations to guide tight flying formations. Read More »
A team from MIT and NASA led by Neil Gershenfeld is developing a new type of “morphing” wing that rather than using conventional flaps, changes its shape. This new wing is made up of overlapping strips that could be assembled by small robots, resulting in aircraft that are simpler to build, use less fuel, and boast improved agility. The materials ... Read More »
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