‘Oumuamua interstellar object was not an alien spacecraft
Research News Interstellar object’s identity still not fully understood July 19, 2019 The first known interstellar object to visit our solar system was discovered on Oct. 19, 2017, by the…
Government Contractor Found Guilty of Theft of Government Property
A former government contractor was found guilty today for his role in a scheme to unlawfully convert U.S. government property from the U.S military base at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, shipping…
NASA Awards Contract for Flight and Integration Services
NASA has selected Virgin Galactic LLC of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Masten Space Systems Inc. of Mojave, California, to provide flight and integration services for payloads chosen by the…
Using artificial intelligence to better predict severe weather
Research News Researchers create AI algorithm to detect cloud formations that lead to storms July 19, 2019 When forecasting weather, meteorologists use a number of models and data sources to…
Ex-president Chun convicted of libel over Gwangju massacre claims Updated: 2020-12-01 05:56:02 KST
Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, who led a military junta as dictator in the 1980s, has been given a suspended prison sentence of eight months for defaming a now…
New method may resolve difficulty in measuring universe’s expansion
Research News Merger of neutron stars becomes ‘cosmic ruler’ capable of measuring the expansion of the universe July 22, 2019 Astronomers using National Science Foundation radio telescopes have demonstrated how…
San Francisco Area Certified Public Accountant Convicted Of Tax Fraud
A jury in the Northern District of California convicted a San Francisco area Certified Public Accountant late yesterday of three counts of aiding and abetting the filing of a false…
Between ants and acacias, timing is everything
Research News New insights into a long-described mutualistic relationship July 22, 2019 In the 1960s, University of Pennsylvania biologist Dan Janzen re-described what has become a classic example of biological…