Colliding galaxies dazzle in Gemini North image
An evocative new image captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawai'i reveals a pair of interacting spiral galaxies—NGC 4568 and NGC 4567—as they begin to clash and merge. These galaxies are entangled by their mutual gravitational field and wi.....»»
Republicans assess potential fallout for Trump from North Carolina bombshell
Republicans assess potential fallout for Trump from North Carolina bombshell.....»»
Life imitates xkcd comic as Florida gang beats crypto password from retiree
Group staged home invasions to steal cryptocurrency. Enlarge / Sometimes this is all you need. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Image) Remy Ra St. Felix spent April 11, 2023, on a quiet street in a rented BMW X5, staking o.....»»
This Southern California airport is the best in North America, survey says
This Southern California airport is the best in North America, survey says.....»»
How humans are affecting the Northern Hemisphere"s wind patterns
The summer of 2024 was the hottest on record and, unfortunately, this came as no surprise. Summers have been getting hotter and drier around the world, including in the Northern Hemisphere, leading to intense droughts and heat waves in North America.....»»
London sparkles in astronaut’s gorgeous night shot from the ISS
A gorgeous image captured by a recent arrival at the International Space Station shows the night lights of London gleaming......»»
North Carolina beach town cleans up after "once-in-a-century" storm
North Carolina beach town cleans up after "once-in-a-century" storm.....»»
Portugal tackles last of deadly northern forest fires
Portugal's firefighters have mastered most of the deadly forest fires in the north of the country, according to official data Thursday......»»
Gene-based model predicts when Japan"s cherry buds awake from dormancy
Japan in spring is famous for its cherry blossoms, or sakura, which begin flowering in the southern region of Kyushu and blaze upwards to the remote north of Hokkaido. The most abundant cherry tree cultivar, Somei Yoshino, is the iconic symbol of spr.....»»
London sparkles in astronaut’s gorgeous night shot from ISS
A gorgeous image captured by a recent arrival at the International Space Station shows the night lights of London gleaming from 250 miles up......»»
New cosmic distance catalog could unlock the mysteries of universe formation
A new catalog providing information on millions of distant galaxies, which determines their distances with unprecedented precision over a field of view and depth never before explored, has been published today......»»
Mass. dealership lawsuit against Nissan can proceed, federal judge rules
A Massachusetts dealership can pursue claims that Nissan North America's sales performance metrics and use of volume-based sales incentive programs were arbitrary and unfair, a federal judge ruled......»»
Starbucks North America CEO Michael Conway Quits After Just 6 Months In The Position
Starbucks North America CEO Michael Conway Quits After Just 6 Months In The Position.....»»
Massive China-state IoT botnet went undetected for four years—until now
75% of infected devices were located in homes and offices in North America and Europe. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The FBI has dismantled a massive network of compromised devices that Chinese state-sponsored hackers.....»»
Patents for software and genetic code could be revived by two bills in Congress
PERA and PREVAIL want to re-enable patents struck down by Supreme Court rulings. Enlarge / An image from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where in 1874, the newest thing was not software or genetic compositions, but shutter.....»»
Researchers spot largest black hole jets ever discovered
The jets are 140 times larger than the Milky Way. Enlarge / Artist's conception of a dark matter filament containing a galaxy with large jets. (Caltech noted that some details of this image were created using AI.) (credit: Martij.....»»
Amazon “tricks” customers into buying Fire TVs with false sales prices: Lawsuit
Lawsuit claims list prices only available for "extremely short period" sometimes. Enlarge / A promotional image for Amazon's 4-Series Fire TVs. (credit: Amazon) A lawsuit is seeking to penalize Amazon for allegedly prov.....»»
Scientists have found evidence of past extreme solar storms—they could be disastrous for technology-based society
In September 1859, the same year that Darwin published "On the Origin of Species," telegraph systems across Europe and North America stopped working and started sparking, leading to fires in some cases......»»
Magnifying deep space through the "Carousel Lens"—rare alignment offers unique opportunity to study cosmology
In a rare and extraordinary discovery, researchers have identified a unique configuration of galaxies that form the most exquisitely aligned gravitational lens found to date. The Carousel Lens is a massive cluster-scale gravitational lens system that.....»»
James Webb image shows two galaxies in the process of colliding
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captures one of the universe's most dramatic events: the colliding of two galaxies......»»
Record-Breaking Rainfall in Carolinas and Europe Explained
On opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, Central Europe and North Carolina have both been drenched by torrential rains.....»»