nasa’s-tess-mission-finds-planetary-system-in-new-way

On:
In: Climate

5 Min Read NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way This artist’s concept visualizes a super-Jupiter orbiting an orange dwarf star at a distance similar to Jupiter’s distance from the Sun. Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) missionContinue Reading

corporate-political-spending-surges-to-record-shattering-levels

On:
In: Politics

Nearly one third of all corporate political spending on elections since the 2010 Citizens United decision has occurred in the current election cycle – months before the general election, a new report from Public Citizen finds. Since the U.S. Supreme Court greenlit direct corporate spending to influence election outcomes inContinue Reading

6-backup-tools-for-linux-users-of-all-kind

On:
In: Technology

There’s no shortage of free backup tools on Linux. The problem is choosing which one to use. The choice of backup tool depends on what you’re actually doing. Someone backing up a home folder on a GNOME desktop has nothing in common (backup tool wise) with someone running five serversContinue Reading

political-parties-may-spend-all-they-want-after-supreme-court-ruling

On:
In: General

The Supreme Court struck down limits on campaign spending by political parties on Tuesday, in a much-anticipated decision ahead of the midterm elections.  The decision opens the doors for both the Republican and Democratic parties to pour unprecedented sums into their candidates’ coffers this year. However, the move is widelyContinue Reading

in-pictures:-mexico-celebrates-historic-world-cup-victory

On:
In: General

Fireworks light up Mexico’s cities as fans toast historic knockout-round win and dream of a deeper run ahead., Fireworks light up Mexico’s cities as fans toast historic knockout-round success and dream of a deeper run ahead. A Mexico fan celebrates after they won the match [Steven Watt/Reuters] Mexico erupted inContinue Reading

russian-attacks-kill-three-in-ukraine-as-kyiv-hits-another-oil-refinery

On:
In: General

President Zelenskyy says Ukraine is expanding its long-range drone campaign with new strikes deep inside Russia., President Zelenskyy says Ukraine is expanding its long-range drone campaign with new strikes deep inside Russia. Overnight Russian attacks have killed at least three people and injured more than a dozen in southeastern UkraineContinue Reading