In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year. The solar cycle is a natural cycle the Sun goes through as it transitions between low and high magnetic activity.
The United States and Canada have imposed sanctions on the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, a sham charity that serves as an international fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended Americans to get a flu vaccine, ideally by the end of October. "Even if you wait until after October, the vaccine will still be beneficial and provide protection," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wrote in a statement posted on...
The World Health Organization has called on warring parties in Lebanon to stop attacks on hospitals an health care workers in Lebanon. Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean has called for an immediate ceasefire. "The situation in Lebanon is alarming. Attacks on health...
Aerial attacks by Israeli forces on southern Lebanon Wednesday has killed six people, including the local mayor, evoking strong protest from The Lebanese prime minister. The attack targeted a municipal council building in the major town of Nabatieh, where the mayor was reportedly chairing a meeting...
NASA has announced that Europa Clipper spacecraft's solar arrays have been fully deployed in orbit around Jupiter. This means that the spacecraft now has a reliable source of power for the rest of its journey to Jupiter and tour of the Jovian system. Mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have confirmed that the process began with the cutting of hold-down
Using data from an instrument designed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the nonprofit Carbon Mapper has released the first methane and carbon dioxide detections from the Tanager-1 satellite. The detections highlight methane plumes in Pakistan and Texas, as well as a carbon...
The UK Department for Business and Trade has said that nearly 38,000 jobs are set to be created across the country after a total of £63 billion ($82.42 billion) of investment was announced around Monday's International Investment Summit. The record-breaking total is more than double the £29.5 billion...
UK and Swiss negotiators met Monday, for first time since the election, to restart talks on an enhanced and upgraded Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Switzerland is the UK's 10th largest trading partner and 7th largest export market, with total trade between the two countries worth £51 billion ($66.70...
President Joe Biden has declared that a major disaster exists in the State of South Carolina and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Debby in August. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency wo
NASA's Europa Clipper mission has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter to investigate if its moon Europa, with an enormous subsurface ocean, has conditions to support life. As per its latest schedule, the spacecraft launched at 12:06 p.m. ET Monday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The largest spacecraft the U.S. space agency ever built for a miss
Satellite-based data offers a broad view of particulate air pollution patterns across a major West Coast e-commerce hub. A recent NASA-funded study has analyzed patterns of particulate pollution in Southern California and found that ZIP codes with more or larger warehouses had higher levels of contaminants over time than those with fewer or smaller warehouses. Researchers focused on particulate
Three economists have won this year's Nobel prize in economics "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity". Announcing the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences Monday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said this year's laureates - Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson - have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country's prosperi
Europa Clipper, the U.S. space agency's mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa, will launch no earlier than 12:06 PM ET, Monday, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Europa Clipper spacecraft was originally scheduled to launch on Thursday, bu tit was postponed due to hurricane conditions in Florida. Europa Clipper mission wi
Taiwan military is standing on high alert in the wake of joint military drills by the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan. The drills, involving warships and fighter jets, is a warning to those advocating for Taiwan's independence, Beijing says in apparent reference...
October 04, 2024 15:01 ET Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech was the highlight of the week that saw tensions in the MiddleEast escalate causing concerns for markets as well as for policymakers. Across the Atlantic, remarks from the Bank of England Chief were in focus. Some of the main economic data released during the week included the results of the purchasing managers’ survey for different economies and labor market data from the U.S.