Arizona wildfire near Kitt Peak observatory 40% contained
A lightning-caused wildfire that led to an evacuation of the Kitt Peak National Observatory southwest of Tucson is 40% contained, authorities said......»»
Georgia residents can now add a driver"s license to their iPhone
The state of Georgia has officially enabled support for digital driver's licenses and state IDs to be stored and used on Apple devices in airports.Georgia digital IDsIt's the fourth US state to offer compatibility with Apple Wallet. Arizona was the f.....»»
As Canada fights the Alberta and BC wildfires, it must also plan for future disasters
British Columbia and Alberta are on fire. Tens of thousands of people have had to evacuate in Alberta, while much of B.C. is already experiencing higher-than-usual wildfire risk. With more than 150 fires currently burning across the two provinces, a.....»»
IC design houses may see flat performance for peak season this year
Most IC design houses and even the entire semiconductor supply chain previously expected business performances to improve quarter by quarter after hitting the bottom in first-quarter 2023, but the expectation is gradually cooling down. Now they are i.....»»
Astronomers want your help hunting for asteroids
Anyone can become an asteroid hunter thanks to a new program launched by astronomers at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. As part of the Catalina Sky Survey, the scientists created an online portal that opens their mission—t.....»»
BlackGEM telescopes begin hunt for gravitational-wave sources at ESO"s La Silla Observatory
The BlackGEM array, consisting of three new telescopes located at ESO's La Silla Observatory, has begun operations. The telescopes will scan the southern sky to hunt down the cosmic events that produce gravitational waves, such as the mergers of neut.....»»
Blazar 1ES 1959+650 investigated with Swift and XMM-Newton satellites
Using NASA's Swift observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, Indian astronomers have inspected a prominent high synchrotron peaked blazar known as 1ES 1959+650. Results of the study, published May 5 on the arXiv pre-print server, shed more light on.....»»
A private company has an audacious plan to rescue NASA’s last “Great Observatory”
"I think it would be pretty ambitious... but really great if we could pull it off." Enlarge / An artist's conception of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope in deep space. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) A Delta II rocket launche.....»»
Chinese Mars rover sends back images of recent water-shaped crusts
Within the last million years or so, melted snow might have dampened Mars' sands. Enlarge / Orbital image of the Utopia Planitia region of Mars. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona) Most of Mars appears to be an e.....»»
Wildfire smoke from Australia fueled three-year “super La Niña”
How wildfire smoke from Australia affected climate events around the world. Enlarge / Wildfire smoke hovers over the Pacific coast of northern New South Wales, Australia in September 2019. (credit: Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sen.....»»
Passive components sector poised to embrace normal peak season in 2H23
The passive components sector is expected to embrace a normal peak season in the third quarter of 2023, as materials suppliers for the components have seen customers turn aggressive in renewing shipments for resistor, inductor, and capacitor applicat.....»»
Once again, no one is buying tablets for work anymore
Tablet shipments are down once more, but Canalys reckons it’s a temporary trough ahead of a 2024 peak......»»
Ford, Stellantis and GM car dealerships sell in Iowa and Arizona
Stores in Iowa and Winslow, Ariz., a town immortalized by the Eagles hit "Take It Easy," sell in 2022 deals......»»
Nikola to pause truck production after posting bigger quarterly loss
Nikola Corp on Tuesday reported a bigger quarterly loss and said it would pause production to streamline the assembly line at its Coolidge, Arizona factory amid sluggish demand for its battery-powered trucks......»»
Ambitious Arab mission to explore seven asteroids, including a very red one
The mission could uncover secrets about objects beyond Neptune. Enlarge (credit: Lynette Cook/ W. M. Keck Observatory/ ROOM) About a year and a half ago, the United Arab Emirates announced an ambitious deep space mission.....»»
TSMC overseas foundry quotes to be 10-30% higher than in Taiwan
TSMC has begun to formulate pricing strategies for its new overseas wafer fabs. Quotes for advanced chips to be fabricated by its plant in Arizona are estimated to be 20-30% higher than corresponding prices in Taiwan, while mature process chips from.....»»
What to know about red-flag warnings, an ominous wildfire forecast
The northeast U.S. is no stranger to extreme weather and the warnings that come with it. But every now and then, residents are faced with an unfamiliar color in the forecast: red......»»
New tool helps communities shore up their wildfire defenses
A new way to plan for wildfire is moving in the right direction, thanks to University of Alberta researchers......»»
New measurements suggest rethinking the shape of the Milky Way galaxy
A team of space scientists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, at both the Purple Mountain Observatory and the National Astronomical Observatories, has found that the traditional view of the Milky Way galaxy as having four arms is not correct. In t.....»»
Driving across the American West in techno-excess with the BMW XM
"Hey Batman, turn on the seat massage." Enlarge / Big power, big cactus, mostly big price tag. (credit: Roberto Baldwin) I’m barreling down Interstate 10 in Arizona toward California in the BMW XM, the latest luxury pe.....»»
Astronomers snap first direct image of a black hole launching a jet of energy
Astronomers working with the European Southern Observatory have managed to capture the first direct image of a black hole spewing out a jet of energy. … The post Astronomers snap first direct image of a black hole launching a jet of energy appe.....»»