page hit counter CNNNEWS.NEWS - Page 346 of 393 - Current Affairs, World and Local News

Satellites are making the night sky brighter — as a launch site, New Zealand has a duty to combat light pollution

This article was originally published in The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. New Zealand’s space sector has been developing rapidly since the first rocket lifted off in 2017. It now contributes about NZ$1.7 billion in revenue, with plans to grow to $10 billion by 2030. Last year, New Zealand hosted seven rocket

‘Unbreakable’ quantum communication closer to reality thanks to new, exceptionally bright photons

(Image credit: Silver555 via Getty Images) Scientists have created an “exceptionally bright” light source that can generate quantum-entangled photons (particles of light) which could be used to securely transmit data in a future high-speed quantum communications network. A future quantum internet could transmit information using pairs of entangled photons — meaning the particles share information

Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope image

Hubble Space Telescope image of the Triangulum Galaxy, also known as Messier 33, which is the third-largest galaxy in our Local Group of galaxies. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, M. Boyer (STScI), and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)) A nearby galaxy is shining with star formation in a new

How Sabrina Carpenter crafted a horny romp to appeal to a sexless generation

Sabrina Carpenter is so horny, she’s can’t hide it. The former Disney starlet has splashed onto the pop music scene with a zeal for catchy hooks with her song “Nonsense” and the flirty summer jam with unserious rhymes “Espresso.”  “That’s that me espresso” anyone?  But before her arrival as one of the emerging pop girls this summer

How politicians are destigmatizing infertility this election season

Tim Walz, the Democratic Minnesota governor vying for vice president, has become a reproductive rights champion, not only advocating against abortion bans, but he has been outspoken about the right to maintain access to fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI.) For Walz, as he’s discussed before, the issue is personal.