Once upon a time, gazing at the night sky was an escape from manmade messiness on Earth. Not anymore. Nearly 70 years after the launch of Sputnik, there are so many machines flying through space, astronomers worry their light pollution will soon make it impossible to study other galaxies with terrestrial telescopes. Then there is […]
How do you tell the difference between a spaceship and a space rock? For astronomers like me, this question has proved tricky — so tricky that we were very nearly fooled when the first recorded interstellar object, named ‘Oumuamua, was spotted passing through the inner solar system in 2017. Astronomers once thought that any object […]
A man has been banned from one of China’s leading panda centres for life after throwing unspecified “objects” into an enclosure. A notice from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding did not identify the objects, but said feeding pandas may cause them harm. It added that the panda appeared to be unharmed, and […]
Feb. 10—Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson says Bryan Kohberger’s request to change the venue of his upcoming trial is premature and without sufficient basis, according to a motion filed Thursday in Latah County District Court. The motion is in response to public defender Anne Taylor’s motion to move the trial outside of Latah County, which […]
Feb. 9—Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson says Bryan Kohberger’s request to change the venue of his upcoming trial is premature and without sufficient basis, according to a motion filed Thursday in Latah County District Court. The motion is in response to public defender Anne Taylor’s motion to move the trial outside of Latah County, which […]
The first data released to the public from the eROSITA sky survey comprises an X-ray view of half the sky over Earth, encompassing almost a million high-energy cosmic sources, including over 700,000 supermassive black holes. This catalog, dubbed the “eROSITA All-Sky Survey Catalogue (eRASS1)” was published on Thursday (Feb. 1). It constitutes the largest-ever catalog […]
Writer E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial against former President Donald Trump was adjourned Monday in Manhattan for a sick juror, per CNN. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan offered to continue with eight of the nine jurors present, which Carroll’s team said would be fine, but Trump attorney Alina Habba asked for an adjournment. The absent […]
Jan. 8—CLARK COUNTY — State prosecutors are objecting to a few different requests by the defense of former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel. Noel is currently charged with 15 felonies including theft, public corruption and ghost employment. In response to a request from Noel’s defense for the production of “documents and things” on Dec. 15, […]
Jan. 8—The Colorado Department of Human Services has requested a four-month extension to complete an evaluation of the 2021 King Soopers shooting suspect following the defendant’s plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. On Thursday, the court approved the Boulder County District Attorney’s objection and ordered a representative of CDHS to appear in court […]
For better or worse, the moon is officially open for business. On Monday (Jan. 8), United Launch Alliance’s shiny new Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander and the Celestis and Elysium memorial payloads containing human remains and DNA. Two memorial companies, Elysium Space and Celestis, […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian government said Thursday it will try to raise objects from the 1708 shipwreck of the galleon San Jose, which is believed to contain a cargo worth billions of dollars. The 300-year-old wreck, often called the “holy grail of shipwrecks,” has been controversial, because it is both an archaeological and […]
Dec. 10—MORGANTOWN — Hope Gas’ Morgantown pipeline project received another letter of support this past week. And anticipating Public Service Commission approval of the project, the company took some steps to expedite resolution of the case. But also on Friday, it filed its objection to a Freedom of Information Act request from The Dominion Post […]