A sign that reads “Epic Intergalactic Headquarters” on campus. Epic Systems Dorothy Gale was right — the Land of Oz is not in Kansas. Rather, it’s nestled within the rolling green fields of Verona, Wisconsin, a town of nearly 16,400 people located about 10 miles southwest of the capital city of Madison. Verona is home
Month: September 2024
NASA has announced that astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will be launching on the SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Tuesday, September 24, 2024. This update comes after changes to the mission’s crew composition. Originally, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson were also part of
For the first time, scientists have successfully detected and measured an invisible electric field enveloping Earth. This field, known as the ambipolar field, was first theorised over 60 years ago and its discovery marks a significant advancement in our understanding of Earth’s atmospheric dynamics. Glyn Collinson, an astronomer at NASA‘s Goddard Space Flight Center, and
The government is “not attacking the hospitality industry” with proposed plans to ban smoking in pub gardens, a cabinet minister has insisted. Lucy Powell told Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips that Labour wants to create a “smoke-free country” and measures to achieve this will be done “in consultation” with businesses that could be
Six Israeli hostages held by Hamas have been confirmed dead after their bodies were found by the Israeli military in Gaza. The hostages, aged between 23 and 40 years old, were “brutally murdered” a short time before Israeli forces found them in an underground tunnel on Saturday night, according to the Israeli military. The bodies
An NFL player who was in line to make his professional debut next week has been shot in the chest during an attempted robbery. Ricky Pearsall, 23, is in a stable condition after a struggle with the alleged robber led to both being shot in San Francisco. Aaron Peskin, president of the San Francisco Board
Kamala Harris has accused Donald Trump of thinking only of “service to himself” after the former president’s campaign filmed at a military cemetery. Mr Trump has already hit back with videos from relatives of fallen soldiers he honoured in a wreath-laying ceremony on Monday, the third anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal. The row began when
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi holds a press conference on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of the agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, November 22, 2023. Lisa Leutner | Reuters The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has pushed back against Moscow’s calls for further
Calling itself the world’s first “AI-driven solar company,” Monalee is cutting the soft costs associated with solar by more than 50%, and they’re passing those savings – sometimes thousands of dollars – directly to the homeowner. The solar industry has seen a number of high-profile closures and bankruptcies in recent months, but Monalee is a