The Future of the Artemis Program Is Riding on Reentry pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 9 minutami Entire space programs have been canceled after a failure in the reentry phase. In the final test for Artemis II, astronauts will travel at 32 times the speed of sound as they return from the moon.(Wired)
Reform UK local election candidate was twice disciplined by Tories over ‘racist comments’ pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 12 minutami Conservatives disowned Derek Bullock in 2023 after he allegedly used racial slur to call for people of Pakistani heritage to be shotA Reform UK candidate for next month’s council elections was twice disciplined by the Conservatives over alleged offensive or racist comments, while another shared conspiracy theories about Covid, it has emerged, as the full slate of candidates was confirmed.More than 5,000 council places in England are being contested on 7 May, along with several mayoralties, and elections for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, in a significant test for all the major parties. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hidden fossils reveal secrets of oceans before major mass extinction pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 17 minutami A handful of plankton fossils buried in a small chunk of rock show that the oceans were teeming with life before the Late Ordovician mass extinction, the second most severe on record(New Scientist)
California coffee chain faces backlash after pledge to remove Pride flags pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 22 minutami Petition with 4,000 signatures decries ‘slap in the face’, saying Philz made fortune off LGBTQ+ communitySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPhilz, a popular coffee chain with locations across California, is facing growing criticism after news broke that the San Francisco-based company planned to remove Pride flags from its stores.The move is part of an effort to “[create] a more consistent, inclusive experience across all our stores, including removing a variety of flags and other decor”, Mahesh Sadarangani, the company’s CEO, said in a statement to SFGate. The company did not immediately respond to the Guardian’s request for comment. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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Artemis II astronauts bet their lives on NASA's maths being right tonight: Crew will face a 24,000mph re-entry into Earth's atmosphere - with just a 3-INCH shield to protect them from the 2,760°C heat