An astronomy software dev claims a Falcon 9 upper stage will hit the Moon in August, traveling at several times the speed of sound. The upper stage of the Falcon 9 rocket used to launch the Blue Ghost and Hakuto-R lunar lander is set to have its own close encounter with the Moon after loitering…
This newly identified species of glass frog (provisional name Nymphargus dajomesae) was found in the Cordillera del Cóndor mountain range in the Andes.Credit: Photo archive PUCE-BIOWEB It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the state of the world from reading the news. For that reason, in December last year, Nature gathered seven good news stories…
The four astronauts who flew in Nasa’s Artemis II mission around the Moon have been welcomed back to Planet Earth at an event in Houston, Texas. Commander Reid Wiseman said the mission was “the most special thing I ever went through in my life”. The astronauts – Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch…
Donald Trump’s presidency is a morality lesson — he’s a living example of what happens when a man is given power that far exceeds his character. It is time for America to acknowledge the lesson and move on. Source link
Khun Top went on to say “necessary decisions” will be made to “rebuild, improve and restore the standards expected” at Leicester. Manager Rowett, who succeeded Marti Cifuentes in February, had 14 games to save the club from the drop. They were relegated after 12. Leicester had already been docked six points for historical spending breaches…
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) reiterated on Friday that he has no plans to switch political affiliations, even as he says he feels increasingly “lonely” in his party. Fetterman told comedian and “Real Time” host Bill Maher that he has seen a shift in the Democratic Party’s “values,” including on issues such as Israel, border security……
Latido Films is bringing “Carte Blanche,” a bloody period war action movie directed by Oscar-winning producer Gerardo Herrero (“The Secret in Their Eyes”) to the Cannes market. It’s part of a batch of buzzy quality genre movies made at scale, which marks Spain out at this year’s Marché du Film. “Carte Blanche” is set in…
Arenes and alkenes share the presence of C(sp2)–H bonds of similar bond dissociation energy, yet their reactivity differs fundamentally. Arenes undergo electrophilic substitution because of aromatic stabilization, for example, in Friedel–Crafts alkylation. By contrast, alkenes react by electrophilic addition (Fig. 1a), which prevents analogous substitution chemistry, so there is no alkene analogue to Friedel–Crafts alkylation,…
In brief Joe Schiarizzi, an anti-Trump Ethereum developer, is running for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat. He argues crypto should focus on public-good use cases, and reject political profiteering. He also criticized pro-crypto lawmakers as opportunistic and lacking genuine interest in the technology. November’s hotly anticipated midterms are poised to bring a new wave…
The bill, already passed in the US Senate, now moves to the desk of President Donald Trump who is expected to swiftly sign the legislation. Source link