A team of astronomers has discovered that the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy may stretch further out into space than was previously known. The scientists made precise distance measurements of dust clouds in the arms using data from two telescopes orbiting high above Earth's atmosphere — NASA's Chandra , the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built, and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton. Researchers took advantage of rare, powerful gamma-ray bursts in distant galaxies. As X-rays from th
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce's 2nd wedding event expected at MSG Sparks are flying for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, whose second wedding event is reportedly being held today at Madison Square Garden, sources familiar with the plans told ABC News. The event today is slated to take place around 4 p.m. beginning with a cocktail hour. One thousand people are expected to be in attendance at the event, which isn't scheduled to end until 4 a.m. Saturday morning, sources told ABC News earlier this week.
The battle over Zappos founder and former CEO Tony Hsieh’s fortune has taken a forensic turn in the wake of the shoe magnate’s death following a Connecticut house fire. The former Zappos CEO was widely believed to have died without a will after he succumbed to injuries from a 2020 fire at age 46. But a purported seven-page will, dated March 2015, suddenly arrived by mail at a Las Vegas courthouse last year, setting off a mystery that now sits at the center of his estate fight, The Wall Street Jo
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is defending President Donald Trump ’s many initiatives to address infrastructure in Washington, D.C., calling it a visible reminder that the country needs to actively press back against decline. "Nations don't crumble by fate — they decline by choice," Burgum told Fox News Digital. "From rehabilitating and installing historic memorials, statues, and fountains to removing hundreds of instances of graffiti and cleaning up crime on our streets, this administration is
As millions of Americans head to the beach for the Fourth of July weekend, shark experts say there's little reason to stay out of the water — though people need to stay alert. Marine biologist Mike Heithaus, Ph.D., of Florida International University told Fox News Digital that shark bites remain extremely uncommon, even during the busy summer beach season. "Shark attacks are still extremely rare," Heithaus said. JULY 4 TRAVEL EXPECTED TO HIT RECORD HIGHS DESPITE HIGH COSTS "People should always
Fox News · Oct 8
The re-release of the "Reagan" movie includes a clip featuring a famous line from the 40th president that was left out of the original. In the scene, Dennis Quaid’s President Ronald Reagan gives a speech at the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO. "You and your forebearers helped build this nation," he says in the clip. "Now help us rebuild it. And together, we will make America great again." DENNIS QUAID THRILLS LOCALS IN DIXON, ILL., FOR ‘REAGAN’ PREMIERE, SAYS HOLLYWOOD ‘FORG
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Former worker at Metropolitan on Park Lane in London says he had to share tips with managers and other staff A Mayfair casino is facing legal action from a former waiter who says he was not given a fair share of tips. The former worker at the Metropolitan Mayfair – part of the Metropolitan Casinos group owned by the US investment firm Silver Point Capital, which operates seven casinos in the UK and four in Egypt – has filed a complaint with the employment tribunal in London over his share of cas
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Exclusive: Analysis finds lower reading fluency than children from other ethnic backgrounds and richer peers A third of disadvantaged white pupils in England leave their primary school unable to read well enough to access the secondary curriculum, leading to disengagement and school absence, according to new research. The findings were published days after an independent inquiry into white working-class educational outcomes concluded the current education system was “not set up to serve white wo
