Dec 03
Biden’s Top Economic Advisers Say Antitrust Agenda Will Help Open Up U.S. Economic Growth
Posted in: Today's Chili“We are determined to turn the ship here,” one of the National Economic Council members told small business organizations.
Dec 03
The rumor mill has been teasing Android users for years with the possibility of a Google-made Android smartwatch, and a new report indicates it might actually finally be happening.
Dec 03
The former president bragged about his “massive rally” before the Capitol riot.
Dec 03
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Dec 03
Scientists are getting better at characterizing exoplanets, and that’s leading to some surprising discoveries. As Reutersreports, a DLR-led team has determined that the relatively nearby (31 light-years) planet GJ 367b is significantly smaller than Earth at 5,592 miles across, but is more dense than Earth — it’s about as dense as iron, and 86 percent of the planet is made from the metal. The planet more closely resembles Mercury than humanity’s homeworld.
GJ 367b certainly isn’t habitable. It’s so close to its host red dwarf star that an orbit takes just 7.7 hours, and the radiation is so intense that it could reach up to 2,732 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s enough to melt any metals and rocks, and certainly wouldn’t allow for life as we know it. It’s safe to presume there won’t be any colonization missions as a result.
The assessment by itself is notable, however. GJ 367b is the smallest planet ever characterized to this level of detail, and that could help in the search for more habitable exoplanets, understanding planet formation and even gauging the criteria for habitability. Those, in turn, could help astronomers determine whether or not the relatively life-friendly Solar System is as rare as it seems.
Dec 03
United Airlines made aviation history this week, completing a flight between Chicago and Washington DC, using a slightly less environmentally disastrous fuel source—or, as they would prefer you call it, “sustainable aviation fuel” or SAF in aviationspeak.
Dec 03
Despite the fact that most of the world’s civilization has died off from a super-flu, the survivors who star in HBO Max’s adaptation of Station Eleven seem to be in pretty good spirits about the whole thing. In a new trailer, one man (played by David Wilmot) even says to the group of survivors he’s with, “We have…
Dec 03
As the next chapter of Star Wars: The High Republic draws near, The Jedi Order and Republic Chancellor Lina Soh are going to learn that reaping can be much, much less fun than sowing.
Dec 03
Here’s how the Beatles got their creative groove back in Peter Jackson’s new documentary.
Dec 03
Tom Ford Shares ‘Very Hard’ Process Of Adjusting To Life After His Husband’s Death
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe designer said he’s had to take on many responsibilities as a newly single dad to his 9-year-old son after Richard Buckley died in September.
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