Earth’s solid inner core that strengthens its magnetic field formed about 1.3 billion years ago – more than 3.2 billion years AFTER the planet itself, study finds Researchers from Texas recreated Earth’s inner core conditions in a laboratory The aim was to find out just how conductive the iron core is to determine its age … Read more
Blue Origin, an aerospace firm owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, delivered a mockup crew lander vehicle that could take the first woman and next man to the moon. The full-sized structure, although not functional, includes both the ascent and descent elements, and stands 40 feet tall. The Bezo’s owned-company announced its ‘National Team ‘and … Read more
Squirrels in the U.S. are ‘splooting’ in an attempt to stay cool and close to the ground as the heat blazes across the country The small mammals have been spotted across the southwest and even in New Jersey as areas continue to see record setting heat They sploot – lying flat and close to the ground … Read more
SpaceX celebrated a milestone that brings the firm’s Starship rocket one-step closer to Mars. CEO Elon Musk shared on Twitter that the Raptor engine did not explode after reaching a new high combustion chamber pressure during a controlled burn test. The engine, a crucial piece of the Starship rocket, hit a record breaker of 330 … Read more
Missing American mom, 23, is found dead with all her teeth removed after being tortured one day after leaving her Texas home to visit her boyfriend Lizbeth Flores was found dead in Matamoros, Mexico, on August 11 Mexican authorities said the 23-year-old American mother-of-two died from a blow to the head Flores reportedly reportedly traveled … Read more
The number of daily COVID-19 cases across the United States has now been on the downward trajectory for almost a month – but deaths appear to rising in Sunbelt states including Florida, Texas and Louisiana. Just over 42,000 coronavirus infections were reported on Sunday across the US, bringing the nationwide total to more than 5.4 … Read more
BREAKING: ‘Multiple’ police officers are shot in Texas after gunman opens fire and then barricades himself in a home Multiple officers have been shot in Texas after they were called to a home Police in Cedar Park, near Austin, were called to a home Sunday They said the suspect was ‘barricaded inside the home’ The … Read more
THOUSANDS of people in Seattle who thought they had flu last winter likely had coronavirus, study finds Testing of samples taken from more than 2,000 people suspected of having flu in Seattle last year revealed 25 had coronavirus A predictive model made by researchers at the University of Texas, Austin, estimates that about 9,000 people … Read more
Former Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher is temporarily replacing longtime host Chris Harrison in his role on the program. The show is being filmed in a coronavirus social bubble at a resort in California, which Chris briefly left to drop his son Joshua off at Texas Christian University. Now JoJo, 29, will be stepping into his shoes … Read more
‘Did you read that?’ Embarrassing moment mother-in-law reads wife’s ‘dirty’ text message to her husband Rory Mellor, 26, was enjoying a quiet night in at his family home in Austin, Texas His wife Anna, 25, sent him a risqué text message during a game of cards But it was intercepted by her exasperated mother-in-law Maurie … Read more