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Month: July 2023

NASA’s new telescope could spot thousands of exoplanets and hundreds of Earth-size rogue planets

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s next-generation space observatory launches in a few years, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will expand the search for exoplanets as well as rogue planets, or worlds that travel through space without orbiting stars. The telescope, expected to lift off between October 2026 and

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The US economy grew stronger than expected in the second quarter, but consumers are pulling back

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US economy picked up steam in the second quarter despite punishing rate hikes and still-high inflation, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic output, grew by an annualized, seasonally adjusted 2.4% rate in the April-through-June period. That was a faster pace

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Greek wildfires trigger blasts at ammunition dump. EU agency records a huge carbon emissions spike

By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press RHODES, Greece (AP) — Wildfires have caused big explosions at an air force ammunition dump in central Greece as strong wind gusts cause flare-ups around the country, disrupting highway traffic and rail services. The site had been safely evacuated and no injuries were reported. The fires have

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DeSantis will headline a barbecue billed as South Carolina Republicans’ largest annual gathering

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to headline next month a barbecue billed as South Carolina’s largest annual gathering of Republicans. Event host Rep. Jeff Duncan told The Associated Press on Thursday that the presidential candidate will speak Aug. 28 at the Faith & Freedom BBQ

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