NASA’s doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails

NASA's doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has returned to studying the universe after spending months in a low-endurance configuration while awaiting an orbital rescue mission that ultimately failed. Mission controllers restarted two of Swift’s three scientific instruments: its X-ray Telescope (XRT) and its Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT), on August 26. Both instruments had been shut down in … Read more

Malaria, Likely Spread by Mosquito on Plane, Kills 2 Airport Workers in Germany

Malaria, Likely Spread by Mosquito on Plane, Kills 2 Airport Workers in Germany

Two employees at Frankfurt Airport died from a rare malaria outbreak this summer, most likely after a mosquito traveled to Germany on an airplane, the airport’s operator said this week.Six employees have contracted the disease since early July, Andreas Schopf, a spokesman for the airport’s operator, Fraport, said in an email on Thursday. Four have … Read more

Your Iran Questions, Answered – The New York Times

Your Iran Questions, Answered - The New York Times

Coming back from a peaceful vacation is never easy, especially when the real world is far from peaceful. The first headline that greeted me was the exchange of fire between the United States and Iran for the first time in a month. The end of the war that began six months ago remains as elusive … Read more

Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign | Iran

Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign | Iran

For many Iranians, the new US sanctions campaign, called Operation Economic Pariah, seems superfluous given their country’s bleak economic situation. Iranians face rampant food inflation, closed gas stations and a seemingly endless depreciation of the country’s currency caused by a lack of foreign reserves. Vegetable oil in Iran in August cost 383% more than a … Read more

John Ternus to lead Apple into the age of AI | Technology News

John Ternus to lead Apple into the age of AI | Technology News

John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO on Tuesday, inheriting a company that dominates the smartphone market but lags behind rivals in artificial intelligence. One of his biggest challenges will be balancing the company’s dependence on China while avoiding acute political pressure from the White House. 51, joined Apple’s design team in 2001 and rose … Read more

No Detroit Lions players were claimed on waivers

No Detroit Lions players were claimed on waivers

On Monday afternoon, the NFL abandoned its entire list of waiver claims after Sunday’s drawdown day. The Detroit Lions did not receive anyone off waivers and, more importantly, no Lions players were claimed off waivers. As a reminder, a player who is cut goes on waivers if he has had three or fewer accumulated seasons … Read more

Congo’s Ebola virus outbreak surpasses 6,000 cases

Congo's Ebola virus outbreak surpasses 6,000 cases

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s authorities said Monday that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths.More than 1,360 people have recovered from the virus, in what authorities said was an “encouraging” development.The outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ … Read more