You may not realize it in your day-to-day life, but we are all enveloped by a giant “superbubble” that was blown into space by the explosive deaths of a dozen-odd stars. Known as the Local Bubble, this structure extends for about 1,000 light years around the solar system, and is Read more…
NASA’s Webb telescope has discovered an exoplanet, which is any planet that is outside of our solar system, for the first time, the agency announced Wednesday. The planet, called LHS 475 b, is nearly the same size as Earth, having 99% of our planet’s diameter, scientists said. However, it is Read more…
According to CNN, the Federal Aviation Administration system outage on Wednesday has been traced to a corrupt file. In a statement late Wednesday, the FAA said it was continuing to investigate the outage and “take all needed steps to prevent this kind of disruption from happening again.” “Our preliminary work Read more…
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. — Theophrastus
Last month, a young woman went to work at Sarzamineh Shadi, or Land of Happiness, an indoor amusement park east of Iran’s capital, Tehran. After a photo of her without a hijab circulated on social media, the amusement park was closed, according to multiple accounts in Iranian media. Prosecutors in Read more…
New medicines need not be tested in animals to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, according to legislation signed by President Joe Biden in late December 2022. “This is huge,” says Tamara Drake, director of research and regulatory policy at the Center for a Humane Economy, a nonprofit Read more…
A commune is where people join together to share their lack of wealth. — R. Stallman