A moment in America, unimaginable but perhaps inevitable
To see her unremarkable – watching mixed images bounce, live, across the endless screens of the world – it was, as an American, a struggle to believe your eyes. But…
SpaceX’s Starship SN9 prototype is launching its engines for the first time
SpaceX launched its latest releases Starship First prototype. The SN9’s three engines lit up For about one second today (Jan 6) at 5:07 PM EST (2200 GMT) during a steady…
The Trump administration is finalizing a rule that could designate gig workers as contractors
The US Labor Department has finalized a decision that could make it easier for “gig economy” companies to classify their workers as independent contractors, rather than as employees who can…
Astronomy Calendar for 2021: When to see full moons, planets, eclipses, and meteor showers
There will be full moons, meteor showers, eclipses, and planets visible in the morning and evening sky around the world in 2021. The quadruple meteor shower began on January 3…
Alipay and WeChat Pay are banned by the Trump administration
The request also affects QQ Wallet, Tencent’s QQ messenger, CamScanner, SHAREit, VMate (published by UCWeb of the Alibaba Group) and the WPS office of Beijing Kingsoft Office Software. It follows…
NASA says the new images reveal a huge valley on the surface of Mars, the largest in the solar system
Arizona’s Grand Canyon may be stunning, but it’s just a “scratch” compared to the massive Vallis Mariners Canyon on Mars. Cutting the valley along the Martian equator for about 2,500…
A UPS worker seen in racist ranting footage has been fired while being delivered to a Latino home
A company spokesperson told NBC News on Tuesday that the UPS driver went on a racist plea while delivering a package to a Latino family in Milwaukee several days before…
The minute is actually 59 seconds
Nobody ever said, “If only there were fewer hours in the day.” However, the Earth is slowing down for no one. In fact, according to UTC officials, it is accelerating,…
Amazon has just bought a batch of used commercial aircraft for the first time
Amazon announced that it has purchased 11 second-hand Boeing 767-300 aircraft from Delta and WestJet, the first for the e-commerce giant. The company has worked steadily to build its air…
A fresh fountain in Yellowstone will not trigger a major volcanic eruption
Geyser hides underneath Yellowstone National Park He woke up recently. But don’t worry: this doesn’t mean that the massive volcano below the park will soon erupt, according to a new…