Anybody want a peanut? The label “space rock” feels like an understatement for what NASA just observed. A rock is something you throw at a window to get someone’s attention. A rock holds down your picnic blanket to keep it from flapping in the wind. This rock, at 660 feet …
Which jobs are AI-proof?
AI is rendering many positions obsolete. For many, a career pivot may be in order. “AI is going to reshape every industry and every job,” Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, has said. A majority of working Americans are worried about Hoffman’s prediction, according to a recent Pew Research study, with 33 percent using the term […]
How rare runaway dead stars are tricky clues for a cosmic mystery
At 4.5 million mph, they'll exit the galaxy. Astronomers call a special kind of supernova a “cosmic yardstick” for good reason: The so-called Type Ia supernova gives off a predictable amount of light, making it a handy tool for measuring distances in space. These particular supernovas are useful but still puzzling, with scientists still …
Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on September 6, 2025
We're a day from the full moon. We’ll soon be graced with a Full Moon, The lunar cycle is a series of eight unique phases of the moon’s visibility. The whole cycle takes about 29.5 days, according to NASA, and these different phases happen as the Sun lights up different parts of the moon …