The federal government shutdown will have a negligible effect on the U.S. economy if it’s resolved within a few days but a prolonged standoff could take a toll, economists say. Of 2.2 million federal employees, excluding the separately funded U.S. Postal Service, about 850,000 nonemergency workers likely would be furloughed, according to Oxford Economics. That […]
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The Next Bitcoin: Buy Ethereum Now or Wait?
Bitcoin is the entry point for those who are unaware of what cryptocurrency is but just heard of its growth and great earning potential for traders and investors. By the next stage, when a person is already familiar with the concept of cryptocurrency and is ready to open up the new representatives of it, they […]
That giant asteroid is NOT going to hit Earth, and here’s why
Ignore the above picture. And try not to worry about the skyscraper-sized asteroid that is currently hurtling towards Earth at over 100,000 kilometres an hour. As noted by The Washington Post, although British tabloids have been indulging in a little fear-mongering, NASA says we have nothing to worry about. The Daily Mail and The Sun […]
Fireball Finds! Meteorite Fragments from Dazzling Michigan Meteor Found on Ice
Meteorite hunters in Michigan found six rocks Thursday (Jan. 18) that they say came from a spectacular fireball that lit up local skies earlier this week. The team of Larry Atkins, Robert Ward and Darryl Landry made the finds on an isolated Michigan lake — they declined disclosing the exact location so as not to […]
View from Mars Hill: Super blue blood: A moon by any other name
The Internet is rife with stories about a “super blue blood moon” that will appear on the morning of January 31. While these descriptors are scientifically dubious, they have become popular in the media and are also for the most part based on the actual orbital behavior of our nearest neighbor and hence worth explaining. […]
The Longer It Lasts, the More a Shutdown Could Hurt the Economy
The early days of the federal government shutdown won’t slow the American economy much. No workers are missing paychecks yet, and because it is a weekend, few businesses expect to feel the effects of lost customers or suppliers. That could change, quickly, if the impasse drags out. The longer the government is shut down, the […]
China probes Sanchi oil tanker collision and may try to salvage sunken ship
Maritime official says retrieving vessel is best solution to contain environmental damage but it could cause another explosion China has begun an investigation into the Sanchi oil tanker collision and authorities are looking into the feasibility of salvaging the wrecked ship in a bid to minimise contamination from the spill. But a maritime official on […]
Cape Town could be the first major city in the world to run out of water
JOHANNESBURG — Murad Ebrahim turned on the shower in his gym locker room. The newly-installed showerhead delivered a gentle stream, then shut off shortly after. “Two-minute showers,” said Ebrahim, 39, a publishing house executive. “You barely get to soap your body.” In the shower stalls in his Cape Town gym, buckets catch excess water that […]
Meteorite hunters find first fragments of Michigan meteor
Meteorite hunters who flocked to Detroit from across the U.S. after a meteor exploded are finding the fragments. The 6-foot-wide meteor broke apart Tuesday about 20 miles over Earth, NASA scientists said. Most of the fragments landed in Hamburg Township. The first fragments were located Thursday by professional hunters Larry Atkins and Robert Ward of […]
How a Government Shutdown Would Affect NASA
With the U.S. government just hours away from a potential shutdown as lawmakers struggle to agree on a new spending bill, more than 18,000 NASA employees around the country are bracing for the agency to temporarily shut down as well. If Congress does not pass a continuing resolution by 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT) on […]
Drone Used To Save 2 Teens Caught In Dangerous Australian Waves
Two teenage boys, struggling to make their way back to shore, were saved by a drone in Australia on Wednesday, in what officials say is a first-of-its-kind rescue mission by an unmanned aircraft — one captured by the drone’s camera and later broadcast by Arab News and other outlets. A beachgoer caught a glimpse of […]
2017 was one of the hottest years on record, NASA says
And the five warmest years on record all came since 2010. President Trump may have doubts about climate change, but a pair of new federal reports indicate that our planet’s long-term warming trend continues — and that 2017 was one of the hottest years on record. Global surface temperatures last year were the second hottest […]