The Mystery of Aganippe Fossa

This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows Aganippe Fossa, a fascinating groove at the base of Mars’s colossal Arsia Mons volcano. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin A fascinating feature takes centre stage in this new image from ESA’s Mars Express: a dark, uneven scar cutting through the marble ground at the base of a gigantic volcano. This … Read more

Biden campaign asked radio host questions before interview

Two radio presenters said on Saturday that they asked questions from aides to President Biden ahead of separate interviews with him this week, a move a campaign spokesman defended as routine. “It is not at all unusual for interviewees to share topics they would rather have,” Biden campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said in a statement, … Read more

NASCAR Showcases Electric Car Prototype

NASCAR showed off a new EV prototype stock car today at the Chicago Street Race as part of a presentation on its sustainability initiatives, which include a new partner in Swedish electrification company ABB. The car, which looks more like a performance crossover like the Ford Mustang Mach-E, is in many ways a stark departure … Read more

Double Digits – The New York Times

But nothing really happened until I got to 92-Across, [Lab mice in a 1990s cartoon]. This had to be “Pinky and the Brain,” an animated buddy series that was very popular at the time, and I was sure that was the only possible answer. There were too many squares in this grid for that title, … Read more

NASA discovers unexpected X-shaped structures in Earth’s upper atmosphere — and scientists are struggling to explain them

A NASA satellite has discovered unexpected X- and C-shaped structures in Earth’s ionosphere. This layer of electrified gas in the planet’s atmosphere allows radio signals to travel great distances. The ionosphere is an electrified region in the Earth’s atmosphere that exists because of radiation from the sun hits the atmosphere. Its density increases during the … Read more

4 dead, 3 injured after shooting in Florence

Four people are dead and three others are hospitalized after a mass shooting at a home in northern Kentucky. The suspected shooter also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his car, bringing the total death toll in connection with the incident to five. The suspected shooter has been identified by police as Chase Garvey, … Read more