The agency’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched today (April 18) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, rising off the pad atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:51 p.m. EDT (2251 GMT) and deploying into Earth orbit 49 minutes later. TESS will hunt for alien worlds around stars in the sun’s neighborhood […]
Tesla’s battery production for the Model 3 is the company’s real obstacle to putting cars on the road, not Model 3 assembly itself, said Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch on CNBC’s “Power Lunch.” “The real concern for us ultimately is how many batteries they can make that fit the specs,” he said, adding that he thinks […]
Bon-Ton Stores Inc won court approval on Wednesday for a bid to wind down its operations, clearing the way for one of the largest U.S. department store chains to begin selling everything from its store inventory to leases and fixtures. With the disappearance of Bon-Ton, analysts said rivals such as Macy’s Inc, J.C. Penney Co […]
People who have tried unsuccessfully to prevent migraine with other treatments may find relief with a new drug, according to a preliminary study released Tuesday. Erenumab is part of new class of drugs —fully human monoclonal antibodies — that block calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a molecule that transmits migraine pain signals during an attack. The […]
In 2008, a rock laced with tiny diamonds hurtled through miles of thickening nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide, its exterior heating up as it raced through the thick air. A telescope tracked its progress, watching as the asteroid-turned-meteor exploded. The violent burst 23 miles above the ground sent fragments speeding toward their resting place, dark […]
Compared with some of the prior IBM earnings reports that have sparked selloffs, the numbers provided in Big Blue’s latest release weren’t especially harsh. Even if (as usual) they don’t look as solid as they might at first glance once one goes through the fine print. The fact that IBM shares have nonetheless fallen over […]
The IRS will give last-minute filers additional time to file and pay their tax returns after the web page for paying their tax bills using their bank accounts crashed. The page was operational again as of 5:05 p.m. ET on April 17 — Tax Day — after being unavailable for most of the day. The […]
Odds of survival can greatly improve for people with the most common type of lung cancer if they are given a new drug that activates the immune system along with chemotherapy, a major new study has shown. The findings, medical experts say, should change the way doctors treat lung cancer: Patients with this form of […]
An asteroid similar in size to one that exploded more than 100 years ago in Russia’s Tunguska region in Siberia gave Earth a close shave on Sunday (April 15), just one day after astronomers discovered the object. The asteroid, designated 2018 GE3, made its closest approach to Earth at around 2:41 a.m. EDT (0641 GMT), […]
WASHINGTON – Three Democratic members of the Senate panel that oversees airlines called Monday for more information about how the Federal Aviation Administration handled safety concerns at Allegiant Air. The CBS program 60 Minutes reported Sunday that Allegiant had more than 100 mechanical issues from January 2016 to October 2017. But FAA officials have said […]
Tesla plans to halt production of its Model 3 compact car on Tuesday in a bid to work out kinks that have slowed assembly of the car, a critical vehicle in the company’s business plan. It expects to idle its Model 3 assembly line for several days to clear impediments that have held production well […]
Sometimes the most challenging part of losing weight isn’t the time spent shedding the pounds; it’s sticking with the exercise and nutrition plan that got results in the first place for months, and even years, after the initial weight loss occurred. According to the Boston Medical Center, an estimated 45 million Americans go on a […]
