Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, may have a second planet, according to researchers from the National Institute of Astrophysics. If confirmed, it would be an ideal candidate for direct imaging by new upcoming space telescopes. Artist’s concept of Proxima Centauri b, an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the nearest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri.…
Home News Spaceflight A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 new Starlink internet satellites for the Starlink-3 mission stands atop Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida one day before its planned Jan. 27, 2020 launch into orbit. (Image: © SpaceX) Update for 6:30 p.m. ET: SpaceX is now…
While some of the lower-spending 2020 Democrats are investing most of their dollars in digital ads, the biggest spenders Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer are overwhelmingly spending more on television ads as a percentage of their budgets. Why it matters: Th…
What’s next: Lawmakers are likely to unite around the following legislative priorities next year, Capitol Hill aides and industry sources tell Axios. Protecting kids’ privacy: Comprehensive privacy legislation may still prove elusive despite strong bipartisa…
Just days ago, Republicans were optimistic Tweety McTreasons defense team could cruise to an acquittal by the end of this week, but many believe his lawyers now face a steep climb to stop a vote to allow new witnesses and drag out the impeachment proceedings. …
Driving the news: The Pew research finds that when it comes to news sources, Republicans tend to trust Fox News more than any other news source, while Democrats tend to trust a variety of news sources about equally. Their top choice is CNN, closely followed b…
UPDATED to include Sci-Hub data from six months: September 2015–February 2016, and correcting a coding error that inflated download counts. Well, they might not have lost the downloads, but they didn’t get them. Sci-Hub is a pirate operation that uses stolen university login credentials to harvest, store, and distribute for free virtually every academic article…
A Brief History I could write a book about the history of NEXT, but I fear this tutorial will be long enough as it is. As brief as possible – NEXT was the company that Steve Jobs founded after he was booted from Apple in the 80’s. NEXT made some awesome hardware, but even better…
The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series…
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed the Trump administration over its efforts to institute new immigration rules that would make it difficult for immigrants to enter the country if they plan to access public benefits.On Monday, the government was handed a major victory by the Supreme Court in its bid to see the “public…
Comcast customers have reported issues calling 911 within the state of Connecticut. The outage is affecting VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls, but not mobile devices, so it is still possible to call or text 911 from a cell phone.However, customers reported being contacted by Connecticut State Police late Monday evening to alert them of…
Weather warnings have been issued for the Northwest, with heavy snow, high wind, flash floods and avalanches putting residents at risk.The National Weather Service (NWS) has advised that the states of Oregon and Washington will be affected due to a storm system currently impacting the region. The system, according to the NWS, brought rain and…
The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 01/28/2020 
Trump’s False Tweet on Bolton 
Misinformation on Coronavirus Death Toll 
Comedian Sam Hyde Not ‘Behind’ Spread of Coronavirus 
’30 Marines, 1 Sailor Die in Helicopter Crash on Same Day as Kobe Bryant’ Meme 