Mark Sirangelo, who joined NASA less than two months ago as special assistant to agency chief Jim Bridenstine on the Artemis project, has left his post after his proposal for a “sustainable lunar campaign” was nixed by Congress. Sirangelo “was escorted out of NASA’s headquarters in Washington” after he resigned, according to two sources who spoke to
Editor’s note: This is a developing story about severe weather in the Midwest. We will update it as more information becomes available. This week brings atmospheric devastation to the Midwest: nearly 200 tornadoes have torn through the region since last Friday, including Jefferson City, the capital of Missouri, on Wednesday night. All told, the disasters
I think it's safe to talk about some Avengers physics now. I was inspired by an epic picture released by Marvel Studios, which you can see in the tweet below. (If Marvel puts it "out there," I don't personally consider it to be a spoiler.) The cool part is that you can see all these flying Avengers. There are a bunch of them. https://twitter.com/Avengers/status/1129823980716605440
(iStock) Memorial Day revelers who flock to the Jersey Shore are being advised to be wary of a real sting operation. Hundreds of unwelcome visitors – toxic jellyfish noted for their tiny size and excruciating sting – have been spotted in recent days by researchers in Barnegat Bay, according to reports. The latest count of almost 300 of the spineless
Even on my laptop’s tinny speakers, the sound is unmistakable: the click-clacking, slip-sliding sound of a Rubik’s Cube whipping into shape. “It’s my first solve of the day,” says Australian speedcuber Feliks Zemdegs, somewhat sheepishly. It’s early in Sydney, where he’s speaking to me over video chat from his apartment. Over his shoulder, I can see
Like the sun promises to rise each morning, hordes of crimson salmon — numbering in the tens of millions — faithfully return to Alaska's Bristol Bay each summer. This land of untrammeled rivers, streams, and lakes is home to the richest run of sockeye salmon on Earth. And largely for that reason, it's also the realm of Alaska's gloriously fat bears
SCIENTISTS have created the loudest possible underwater sound – and it’s so noisy it could burst your organs. Created by firing powerful lasers into water jets, the ear-splitting racket was twice as loud as a Motörhead concert. It was so powerful that it can boil water, and if played through earphones would rupture your eardrums, heart and lungs. The
This photo released by HBO shows Kit Harington as Jon Snow, left, and Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in a scene from "Game of Thrones." (HBO via AP) (Spoiler Alert! This article contains information about the last episode of "Game of Thrones.") After eight seasons, the epic "Game of Thrones" TV series finally resolved the question of who will
Scientists have discovered yet another way that single-celled organisms have outsmarted us. The tiny bacteria that live inside our guts have an ingenious way of withstanding the onslaught of antibiotics we throw at them, according to a report published Thursday in the journal Science . The two-part system allows bacterial cells to stay alive until
close Video Alligator surprises homeowner, bangs on glass An Alligator surprised a homeowner by banging on her window and attempting to enter the home during mating season. A family in Bainbridge, Ga ., had the “surprise of a lifetime” when they found a massive alligator soaking in some sun in their front yard. The Bainbridge Public Safety Department
