For a while now, NASA has been developing an orbiting lunar outpost to serve as a test bed for new technologies and science experiments, as well as a staging area for crewed and robotic missions to the moon and, eventually, Mars. Initially called the Deep Space Gateway, it’s been redubbed the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway. But […]
That is not dead which can eternal lie, though it’s only taken a few months for T-Mobile and Sprint to dust themselves off and renew their plans for a major merger, per a Friday report in CNBC. The two companies called off prior plans for a merger in November 2017 amid an inability to reach […]
Merger talks between British supermarket chains Sainsbury’s and Asda are at an “advanced” stage, Sainsbury’s has confirmed. The two brands are expected to be retained should a merger go ahead. Sainsbury’s and Asda – the UK arm of Walmart – are the second and third largest supermarkets in the UK. The combined group would comprise […]
Exposure to the kind of blue light emitted by outdoor LEDs, smartphones and tablets may increase your risk of breast or prostate cancer, a new study suggests. The study, published Monday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, compared previous exposure to artificial lights at night between approximately 2,000 breast or prostate cancer patients and approximately […]
NASA just welcomed its new administrator Jim Bridenstine, now he will have to face a tough decision as a lunar exploration project looks like it is canceled. NASA has reportedly killed off its Resource Prospector mission, and scientists are not happy with the decision. A group of scientists has issued a letter to Bridenstine so […]
ExxonMobil missed the invitation to America’s big oil party. Booming shale oil production could soon make the United States king of the oil world. Yet Exxon, the nation’s most powerful oil company, is still in decline in large part because of its late arrival to the shale game. Exxon (XOM) delivered a fresh reminder of […]
It looks like a potential merger deal between T-Mobile and Sprint, two of the major telecom companies in the U.S., is getting closer and now has set valuation terms, according to a report by Bloomberg. The deal could be announced as soon as Sunday, according to a report by CNBC. The proposed tie-up of the […]
Whether a worm, a human or a blue whale, all multicellular life begins as a single-celled egg. From this solitary cell emerges the galaxy of others needed to build an organism, with each new cell developing in the right place at the right time to carry out a precise function in coordination with its neighbors. […]
Earlier today, officials with NASA and the European Space Agency signed a statement of intent to explore the various ways in which Martian soil samples can be collected and delivered back to Earth. Sounds great, but a complex project of this nature won’t be easy, as it would involve the first-ever rocket launch from the […]
So is it really the end of the American car on its home turf? From the way Detroit’s major executives are talking, it would seem so. Ford said Wednesday it will only offer two new cars in North America over the coming years — its iconic Mustang and the Focus Active, a rugged-looking hatchback that […]
Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) march in retail and cloud computing showed no sign of slowing on Thursday, as the company reported a surge in first-quarter sales and profit, both ahead of expectations. Separately, the company and the U.S. National Football League announced a deal to stream Thursday night games during the 2018 and 2019 seasons on […]
We’re so used to seeing research claiming that chocolate is “good for us” that it hardly feels like news anymore each time a new one comes out. But this one is worth checking out: According to two new studies, dark chocolate can reduce stress and improve your memory — and notably, this research didn’t find […]
