Radio Waves From Beta Pictoris b May Be a Cosmic First

Radio Waves From Beta Pictoris b May Be a Cosmic First

Astronomers may have directly detected auroral radio emission from a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The candidate signal comes from Beta Pictoris b, a young gas giant about 63 light-years away, captured by the MeerKAT radio telescope array in South Africa. The research, led by Kevin N. Ortiz Ceballos and collaborators … Read more

Princess Diana’s brother says ‘she will never be extinguished’

Princess Diana’s brother says ‘she will never be extinguished’

3 hours agoNewsDuration 42:34subtitles Charles Spencer has written a new book about the late Princess Diana, and Buckingham Palace is not impressed. In conversation with CBC Radio The Current host Matt Galloway, she offers an intimate look at her sister’s character and talks about her tense moments with Prince Charles after the tragic 1997 Paris … Read more

Magnitude 4.2 quake hits Puget Sound area centered west-northwest of Gig Harbor

Magnitude 4.2 quake hits Puget Sound area centered west-northwest of Gig Harbor

SEATTLE — A preliminary magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck the Puget Sound region Tuesday afternoon, according to initial earthquake reports. The earthquake struck at 2:05 p.m. near the epicenter and was centered about 3.4 miles west-northwest of Wauna, Washington, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It occurred at a depth of about 26 kilometers, … Read more

Beijing warns of retaliation if Europe imposes curbs on Chinese businesses

Beijing warns of retaliation if Europe imposes curbs on Chinese businesses

A Chinese flag flies over a Chinese customs building, at a terminal at Yantian Port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, Oct. 30, 2025. Tingshu Wang | ReutersBEIJING – China’s Commerce Ministry has sent a strong warning to the European Union ahead of expected high-level talks in Beijing next week. China will “respond firmly” if the … Read more

Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, USA, September 25, 2026. Brendan McDermid | ReutersStock futures rose slightly on Tuesday evening, following another session in which stocks succumbed to pressure from rising bond yields. Contracts linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.16%. S&P 500 futures also rose … Read more