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A new version of a Northrop Grumman rocket that flies NASA cargo to the International Space Station is expected to use U.S.-made engines for future launches, a shift away from its reliance on Russian motors.
Piedmont Lithium now says it plans to have the mine fully permitted in 2023 and is targeting a production start in 2026.
A Russian rocket on Tuesday successfully launched an Iranian satellite into orbit. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 8:52 a.m. Moscow time (0552 GMT) Tuesday from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. About nine minutes after the launch, it placed the Iranian satellite called Khayyam into orbit.
An artificially intelligent system has spotted a number of “anomalies” in space that could help us better understand the universe. Researchers hope the system can be used to spot far more such space anomalies – and help lead scientists to new supernovae and other extreme and distant objects in space. The new system is set to help scientists overcome the vast amount of data that comes in each day from the sky above us, picking through to find the most interesting and intriguing possible objects.
The maiden flight of India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) ended in failure when the rocket failed to insert its payloads into the target orbit. India Space Research Organization (ISRO), the country’s space agency, confirmed on Twitter that the satellites “are no longer usable” after the rocket’s kick stage placed the satellites into an elliptical, rather than circular, orbit. The vehicle took off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sunday.
LET’S UNPACK THAT: A Texas start-up is using genetic engineering to revive that most iconic of extinct animals. But the woolly mammoth’s potential return sparks a number of ethical questions, says Tom Ough. Namely: which supermarket will line up to stock chunks of them first?
French farmers say their livelihoods could be threatened by a European Union plan that could designate the essential oil as a hazardous substance.
The summer of the supermoon is about to put on its final performance, stealing the spotlight from what is typically one of the most-anticipated astronomical light shows of the year. Supermoon season kicked off in June, followed by an encore in July. The third and final of the series will rise on Thursday, Aug. 11, illuminating the sky all night long. While the difference is minuscule, a supermoon is slightly bigger and brighter than other full moons throughout the year. However, some stargazers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Northrop Grumman is partnering with rocket startup Firefly Aerospace to build a new version of its workhorse Antares rocket without Russian-made engines that were cut off from the United States after the invasion of Ukraine, the company said on Monday. The new version of Antares, a rocket which NASA uses to ferry cargo to the International Space Station, will use seven Miranda engines under development by Firefly, Northrop said in a statement, adding that the two companies will later work on an entirely new launch vehicle. Northrop's partnership with Firefly comes months after Russia halted deliveries of Antares' original RD-181 engines in retaliation for sanctions the U.S. levied on Moscow over its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.
“I have to tell you that as this database started to grow, I started to get scared, man,” the lead author said.
From Day of the Dead to Shaun of the Dead, the secret to killing zombies remains the same: remove the head or destroy the brain. By many accounts, zombies spread through disease transmission, and stopping the spread from one individual to the next can only be achieved through causing enough head trauma that the pathogen is stopped in its tracks. Neurocognitive diseases like Parkinson’s and dementia are far more monstrous, but new research indicates they might be stopped in a similar if less gory
Industry says new manufacturing requirements and income limits could jeopardize $7,500 tax credit for many buyers.
Budget airline Ryanair said it would appeal to the courts after Hungary fined it for passing on the cost of a special business tax, worth 800 billion forints ($2.1 billion) in total, following a consumer protection investigation. Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government in May announced the special tax measure targeting "extra profits" earned by major banks, energy companies and other firms, aiming to plug budget holes created by a spending spree that helped him gain re-election in April. "The consumer protection authority has found a breach of the law today, because the airline (Ryanair) has misled customers with its unfair business practice," Justice Minister Judit Varga said in a Facebook post on Monday.
Pfizer Inc on Monday agreed to pay $5.4 billion in cash for sickle cell disease drugmaker Global Blood Therapeutics, as it looks to capitalize on a surge in revenue from its COVID-19 vaccine and treatment. Pfizer will pay $68.50 per GBT share, which represents a 7.3% premium to its Friday closing price and a nearly 43% premium over Thursday's closing price after Bloomberg reported that GBT had attracted takeover interest. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Pfizer was in advanced talks to buy it.
The senior indexes finished the day with mixed returns, but under the surface, there continued to be pockets of strong speculative action. There still are very few new 12-month highs and lows, but we finally are seeing the number of lows contract to just 30 symbols. Most notably Monday, small speculative traders were gunning the meme stocks, including Bed Bath & Beyond , GameStop , and AMC Entertainment .
Operating profits rose 39%, thanks to insurance and railroad businesses. Warren Buffett slowed buybacks and stock purchases.
A global standard setter for company climate disclosures should align with European and U.S. alternatives for easier implementation across jurisdictions and to avoid fragmenting information to investors, the European Central Bank and IMF have said. The Frankfurt-based International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has proposed global "baseline" reporting standards, which attracted over 1,300 responses just published. While widely backing the creation of global norms, many call for better definitions of key concepts, a longer phase-in, and stress the need for them to be 'interoperable' with standards being written by the European Union and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Credit Suisse analyst Stephen Ju cut the price target on Applovin Corp (NASDAQ: APP) to $80 from $100 and reiterated an Outperform ahead of quarterly results. Given the ongoing weakness in the mobile gaming market, the analyst decreases his 1P-related estimates on consumer spending and in-app advertising. More importantly, with the announcement of the proposed merger of two of its most direct competitors, Ju could see an increase in competitive intensity. And from the standpoint of macro headwin
Value stocks in the S&P 500 are outperforming this year. But analysts still think it's a mistake to part with some of them too soon.
Inspirato Inc (NASDAQ: ISPO) reported second-quarter FY22 sales growth of 60% year-on-year, to $83.7 million, missing the consensus of $84.98 million. As of June 30, 2022, active subscriptions totaled 15,700, a 15% Y/Y increase. Pass subscriptions rose 75% to 3,600. Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) jumped 51% Y/Y to $157 million. The gross profit for the quarter increased 42% to $24 million, and the gross margin of 28% contracted by 400 basis points. Total occupancy for the quarter was 82% versus
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