That was Dante Lauretta’s take after reviewing the first pictures to come down from Nasa’s Osiris-Rex probe following its bid to grab a sample from asteroid Bennu on Tuesday. BBC News – Science & Environment
Relief showed clearly on the faces of the team of NASA scientists and engineers as they were told: “Touchdown is complete”. Then applause a few seconds later for “back away burn complete”. The most hazardous part of the mission was over – and seemingly successful, although we will have to wait for a few more […]
Issued on: 22/10/2020 – 08:08 Advertising Read more Washington (AFP) Russian and Iran have both obtained US voter information and taken actions to influence public opinion ahead of the November 3 election, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced Wednesday. Ratcliffe said Iran specifically had sent “spoofed” emails to Americans “designed to intimidate voters, incite […]
An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have safely returned to Earth following a six-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed in Kazakhstan on October 22. The trio had spent 196 days in orbit since arriving at the […]
Swan Hellenic and Helsinki Shipyard have entered into a contractual agreement for a third Vega Class expedition cruise vessel. The brand unveiled plans to return to operations in 2021 earlier this year. Larger than its sister ships and designed to sail to all continents, the third ship will be a five-star polar PC6 ice-class vessel […]
Jackson vehemently denied the abuse. Mr Safechuck (a child at the time) reportedly gave a witness statement defending Jackson when allegations against the singer first emerged in 1993. BBC News – Entertainment & Arts
Issued on: 22/10/2020 – 04:18Modified: 22/10/2020 – 04:16 Advertising Read more La Paz (AFP) International observers on Wednesday declared Bolivia’s presidential election transparent and Luis Arce’s incoming government legitimate as an official but not yet complete tally showed an overwhelming victory for the leftist. “People voted freely and the result was clear and overwhelming, granting […]
Iran and Russia have both obtained American voters’ information and are attempting to influence public opinion ahead of the November 3 election, U.S. national security officials said. “We have confirmed that some voter registration information has been obtained by Iran, and separately, by Russia,” U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced at a news […]
IT was 265 days ago that Spain registered its first coronavirus case when a German tourist tested positive for the disease in the Canary Islands. Fast forward nine months and the country has now officially passed the one million mark, the first European country to do so. The breaking of the one million barrier came […]
There are currently at least six COVID-19 vaccines in phase 3 clinical trials – the final phase of testing. These trials all aim to compare the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines versus a placebo. However, as Peter Doshi, associate editor at the BMJ, asks in a new report, what does “effective” actually mean? The […]