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• Nasa assembles £13.18 billion ‘megarocket’ Space Launch System ahead of moon launch in November The four rocket engines will provide as much thrust as 40 Boeing 747 jets (Picture: Nasa)Nasa has put the finishing touches on its next-generation ‘megarocket’, the £13.18 billion Space Launch System (SLS), which will ferry astronauts to the moon and back in 2024. Set for its first test launch in November of this year, SLS will propel the unmanned Orion capsule past the moon and back, as part of Nasa’s lunar Artemis missions. Last week, Nasa engineers lowered the 212ft…
• Nasa warned the Earth is trapping twice as much heat as in 2005 - a pace that's 'unprecedented' The Earth and the sun. NASA/Reuters NASA researchers warned the Earth is trapping heat at a rate so much higher it's "unprecedented." The amount of heat being trapped by Earth has roughly doubled since 2005, the study found. The NASA and NOAA study pointed to human activity and changes in the oceans. See more stories on Insider's business page. The amount of heat being trapped by Earth has roughly doubled since 2005, NASA warned. Researchers from NASA and the National…
• A second space rock hit Earth after the one that doomed the dinosaurs - a nail in the coffin of the mass extinction An artist's depiction of the moment the Chicxulub asteroid struck in present-day Mexico 66 million years ago. Chase Stone One space rock hit Mexico 66 million years ago, causing a mass extinction that doomed the dinosaurs. A study suggests another asteroid struck Ukraine 650,000 years later, possibly warming the climate. These back-to-back impacts may have delayed Earth's recovery from the mass extinction. See more stories on Insider's business page. About 66 million years ago, Earth took a one-two punch, according…
• Euro 2020: Lorraine Kelly and Mel C strike up friendly rivalry as they watch England vs Scotland together at Wembley Lorraine and Mel C both attended the England vs Scotland Euro 2020 match (Picture: Twitter)Lorraine Kelly and Mel C both seemed to be having the absolute time of their lives as they attended the England vs Scotland Euro 2020 match together. The two pals also had a bit of a friendly rivalry going on, with TV presenter Lorraine hailing from Scotland, while Spice Girls singer Mel C originates from England. Both took to Twitter to document their time at Wembley…
• Bernie Sanders is drafting a $6 trillion infrastructure package, which Senate Democrats are considering passing without the GOP Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) arrives at the House chamber ahead of President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress on April 28, 2021. Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool Senate Democrats are considering a $6 trillion infrastructure bill drafted by Sanders. "We have an enormous amount of work in front of us," Sanders said Thursday. Democrats are negotiating with the GOP, but also setting the stage to push them aside and pass a party-line bill. See…
• BART offers bus bridge between South Hayward, Union City stations By Bay City News Service Free buses are replacing trains this weekend between BART’s South Hayward and Union City stations due to an extensive track project. Crews are replacing track components between the two stations and starting work on a storage facility at the Hayward maintenance complex for hundreds of new Fleet of the Future cars, according to BART. Riders along the route should plan to add 20-25 minutes to their trips. The last train of the night that normally…
• Social Security and Medicare are horribly underfunded, but have no fear. Amazon is hiring! The sun sets on the U.S. Capitol. | AP PhotosPeople would prefer to talk about UFOs with people who wear aluminum foil on their heads. It was during the Trump administration that I began running up to Republican friends and grabbing them by the lapels. “We love America more than you do,” they would shout before I could say a word. “We are going to drain the swamp.” I had no intention of talking about the usual Trump stuff. “What’s…
• A VC shares the crypto investing strategy that increased his fund size sixfold in 4 years. He lays out his unique use case for betting on Polkadot's DOT — a token that's surged 200% this year Summary List PlacementNick Tomaino has an eye for spotting disruptive and potentially world-changing products. In fact, when he came across crypto trading platform Coinbase in its early days, Tomaino had such high conviction in the product that he dropped out of business school to work on it full-time. Tomaino's bullishness and expertise in the crypto space helped him secure his first $20 million venture capital fund backed by the likes of Mark Cuban and Peter Thiel in 2017. Now he…
• Photos: 49ers great Joe Montana trims price on Calistoga mansion to $24.5M San Francisco 49ers legend Joe Montana has relisted his lavish Mediterranean-style villa in Calistoga for $24.5 million, reports Realtor.com. Joe Montana’s home. (Photo: Paul Rollins) Joe and his wife Jennifer originally listed the Napa Valley property for $49 million in 2009, as a salute to his former team. Most recently the property was being sold for $28.9 million in 2019. A living room area of Joe Montana’s home. (Photo: Paul Rollins) A kitchen area of Joe Montana’s Tuscan-style Calistoga home. (Photo: Paul…
• Impatient Democrats prepare to go-it-alone on infrastructure House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth, D-Ky., pauses for reporters after meeting with the House Democratic Caucus and Biden administration officials to discuss progress on an infrastructure bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. | APA top White House adviser assured House Democrats during a closed-door session Tuesday that there would be a fresh assessment by next week on where talks stand with the Republicans. WASHINGTON — Patience running thin, Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork for…