A bright quasar, powered by a supermassive black hole, is blasting radiation that blows away clouds of gas in its surroundings to generate winds that reach speeds of about 36 million miles per hour (58 million kilometers per hour). Oh, and the quasar is also almost as old as the universe itself. The discovery, made … Read more
A new survey explores a strange subset of American workers: Workers who aren’t enrolled in a 401(k) but think they are. In a Retirement Security Survey released this month, Major Financial Group found that nearly 6 in 10 non-savers, 59%, mistakenly believed they were contributing to a 401(k) retirement plan. The survey of non-savers reached … Read more
Safety in Space 24/06/2024 5516 view 12 like Two large asteroids will safely pass Earth this week, a rare occurrence timed to commemorate this year’s Asteroid Day. None of them pose any danger to our planet, but one of them was discovered just a week ago, underscoring the need to continue improving our ability to … Read more
Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street Monday: Jefferies reiterates Nvidia after buy Jefferies raised its price target on Nvidia to $150 a share from $135. “NVDA remains the king and maker – for example, we still see growth for MRVL and ALAB alongside NVDA, but NVDA’s decisions for each generation could change that … Read more
The Falcon Heavy, made up of three Falcon 9 rockets, can be seen from the Treasure Coast, weather permitting and depending on cloud cover. Godspeed, Falcon Heavy! SpaceX’s massive rocket — more powerful than the space agency’s Falcon 9 — will potentially lift off this week from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Can you see a … Read more
Former President Donald Trump received the endorsement of another high-profile member of the business community — sort of. ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said she plans to vote for Trump because of his record on the economy — the single most important issue to her, she said during an interview with YouTuber Kevin Paffrath. Wood … Read more
Credit: NASA For the past seven decades, astrophysicists have theorized the existence of “kugelblitze,” black holes caused by extremely high concentrations of light. These particular black holes, they speculated, could be related to astronomical phenomena such as dark matter, and have even been suggested as the power source of hypothetical spacecraft engines in the distant … Read more
By Ankika Biswas, Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Carolina Mandl (Reuters) – The Dow rose to a one-month high on Monday, while the Nasdaq fell more than 1% as investors turned away from AI-related stocks and added some holdings to their portfolios, betting on rate cuts of Federal Reserve interest this year. The S&P 500 and … Read more
Some experts believe we could be just a few years away from discovering the elusive “Planet Nine” – or ruling out the existence of the hypothetical world for good. But if we find it, how long will it take us to send a spacecraft to the distant world? And can humans ever make the journey? … Read more
Is humanity prepared to face an asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting Earth in 14 years? Scientists and experts say there is work to be done. When NASA presented the hypothetical scenario, drawn up by the Planetary Defense Coordination Office, to a group of nearly 100 government representatives, they discovered that their plan to … Read more