In a notable event for the NBA, LeBron James and his son Bronny made history by becoming the first father-son duo to play together in an official game. This happened on Tuesday night when the Lakers took on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto. com Arena. The two players entered the game in the seco
Ever heard of black holes having crowns? Well, they do! These crowns, called coronas, are super-hot plasma regions around black holes. NASA's IXPE spacecraft recently studied 12 black holes to figure out what these coronas look like and how they're connected to the swirling disks of matter around th
Imagine this: Ukrainian soldiers are using machine guns designed over a century ago to shoot down modern drones. It might sound crazy, but that's exactly what a recent video seems to show. The guns in question are older than your grandparents! They're called PM1919s, and they were mounted on trucks.
You might have heard that Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has been occasionally seen in the Pacific Northwest skies this month. Unfortunately, the weather hasn't been cooperative, making it tough to catch a glimpse. But don't worry! There are still one or two opportunities left before it disappear
Astronomers are excited as a new comet, Comet C/2024 S1, is set to make its appearance near Earth this week, just in time for Halloween. Discovered at the end of September, this comet will pass close to our planet on October 24. To catch a glimpse, look towards the eastern sky before sunrise. After
Recently, big tech companies like Google, Meta, and TikTok have taken down social media accounts linked to a Russian drone factory in Tatarstan. These accounts were used to recruit young foreign women, mainly from Africa, to work in the factory. The recruitment posts promised a free trip to Russia a
In a twist during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Belarus, a close ally of Russia, shot down a Russian drone that entered its airspace over the weekend. The drone, known as a Shahed attack drone, was heading towards the city of Mozyr when it was taken down. This isn't the first time Belarus has
In the vibrant city of Cali, Colombia, environmental leaders from around the globe are meeting to address the alarming drop in the world's biodiversity. This conference, known as COP16, follows the historic 2022 Montreal meetings where countries agreed to a global treaty to safeguard life on Earth.
The United Nations is hosting a massive conference in Colombia about protecting nature. The leader of the UN, Antonio Guterres, is calling for big money to be spent on a special fund that helps countries protect and fix biodiversity – the variety of life on Earth. This is happening because losing al
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, famously accused of sexual assault and recently indicted by a grand jury, is dealing with a new battle: bone marrow cancer. NBC News reported that Weinstein is receiving treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia while in Rikers Island prison. This type of can
