WASHINGTON — NASA has confirmed that one scenario for the cost of its Mars Sample Return (MSR) program is far higher than previous estimates, heightening concerns among scientists about its impacts on other missions. In a June 26 statement to SpaceNews, NASA said that one “highly speculative” estimate for the full cost of MSR was in the range of $8 billion to $9 billion. An independent review in 2020 estimated the cost of MSR at $3.8 billion to $4.4 billion, which itself was a significant increase over earlier estimates. Ars Technica first reported on the higher cost estimate for MSR…
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Nintendo just revealed its next major Super Mario game at its Direct showcase event, held late Wednesday. Dubbed Super Mario Bros. Wonder, it’s a 2D side-scrolling game that brings a slew of new mechanics to the beloved platformer, such as a new power-up that turns the titular Italian plumber into an elephant. It marks the first brand new side-scrolling Mario game from Nintendo in 10 years and comes with local multiplayer and lots of trippy effects that change the world around you. Super Mario Bros. Wonder releases October 20, exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.The gameplay trailer for Super Mario Bros.…
Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives onstage to speak at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesA group of news organizations asked a federal court Monday to reveal the special counsel’s list of 84 witnesses who are prohibited from speaking with former President Donald Trump about the facts of his criminal classified documents case.”Full transparency — at every step of this historic case — is essential,” attorneys for the press coalition wrote in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach, Florida.”Without…
Lil Uzi Vert and his City Girls girlfriend JT got into a heated argument during the BET Awards … with many fans believing Ice Spice is to blame for the fight. Video circulated of JT from the show Sunday night whacking Uzi Vert with her phone multiple times, accusing him of being a “groupie.” Play video content Fans speculated she was pissed about Uzi’s performance during the BET Awards where he shouted out Ice Spice, rapping, “I got a nice wife/Wig came off twice/She got a little afro, she looks like Ice Spice.” Sources inside JT’s camp tell TMZ Hip…
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Margot Robbie has committed to Barbie pink for her Barbie movie press tour so far, which is expected from the woman playing the iconic Mattel doll on the big screen. Over the weekend, she continued her dedication to the trend two different pink looks. She started in a pink bustier and pleated mini skirt on Saturday. She posed in front of a pink convertible, which only added even more Barbie energy.Her stylist Andrew Mukamal unveiled the first look on Instagram. The two-piece ensemble is from Bottega Veneta, while Robbie’s shoes are from Manolo Blahnik. InstagramOn Sunday, Robbie attended the press…
In the aftermath of the stunning news that Paramount+ has canceled Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies after a single season, series creator Annabel Oakes is speaking out about the situation. Oakes confirmed via Instagram that the show will not return for another season. “In a particularly brutal move, it is also being removed from @paramountplus next and, unless it finds a new home, you will no longer be able to watch it anywhere.” she wrote. “The cast, my creative partners, and I are all devastated at the complete erasure of our show.” The decision to end the series was…
Ten years ago when it came to men’s grooming, it would have been hard to convince the average man to use more than a single block of soap to look after himself from top to toe, let alone a root-boosting hair tonic, alpha lipoic acid night serum or white algae anti-ageing eye cream.Today, a daily Korean seven-step personal care routine is becoming more the norm, with a tsunami of new, sophisticated grooming products launching every year. But although we have them, do we know what we’re doing with them? To save you the mortal embarrassment of heading to the emergency…
Cuddling My Way Through a Quarter-Life Crisis Jenny Xie Share article Electric Literature recently launched a new creative nonfiction program, and received 500 submissions in just 36 hours! Now we need your help to grow our team, carefully and efficiently review submitted work, and further establish EL as a home for artful and urgent nonfiction. We’ve set a goal of raising $10,000 by the end of June. We’re almost there! Please give what you can today. An excerpt from Holding Pattern by Jenny Xie After indulging my misery for two weeks, LB made me download a dating app. We were…
In this articlePACWGOOGLLCIDMRNATSLAFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTA Tesla electric car is plugged into a recharging terminal at a Healthy Living Market store June 18, 2023 in South Burlington, Vermont. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading:Tesla — Shares dropped 1.9% after Goldman Sachs became the latest Wall Street bank to downgrade the electric vehicle maker to neutral from buy. Goldman cited the difficult pricing environment for electric vehicles, as well as the stock’s recent run up, for the call.Moderna — The drugmaker gained 2.5% following an upgrade by UBS to buy from…
In this articleWBDFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTEzra Miller stars as Barry Allen in Warner Bros.’ “The Flash.”Warner Bros. Discovery”The Flash” is a flop. “Black Adam” was a bust. And does anyone remember “Shazam: Fury of the Gods”?DC Studios needs more than a hero, it needs a new strategy – something different than even its recently established reboot plan.DC and its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, have Marvel Cinematic Universe envy. It’s easy to see why. The MCU’s movies, including ones that haven’t been released by Disney, have grossed about $30 billion worldwide since 2008. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David…
A flexible module. (Courtesy: W Liu) Most silicon solar cells are completely rigid, but researchers in China, Germany and Saudi Arabia have now succeeded in making them bend and flex like paper. The new flexible cells have a baseline power conversion efficiency of 24%, and they retain 96.03% of this efficiency after 20 minutes of flapping in a laboratory-generated version of wind. They are also robust to temperature changes, losing just 0.38% of their efficiency after cycling between temperatures of –70 and 85 °C for two hours. Conventional silicon-based solar cells make up 95% of all solar cells on the market today.…
Refresh for latest…: After two major studio movies bowed last weekend, this session was one of holdovers for Hollywood with mixed results. Last weekend’s leader, The Flash, which had initially come in lower than projections, added $26.6M in 78 offshore markets this weekend, dropping by 59%.The Warner Bros/DC deep universe title now counts an international running cume of $123.3M for $211M worldwide. The Top 5 markets are China ($23.6M), Mexico ($14.4M), UK ($8.5M), Brazil ($5.4M) and Korea ($4.7M). Disney/Pixar’s Elemental, meanwhile, had better holds in its second frame, sliding by just 18% (-7% when excluding China). Korea is particularly notable…
by Trevor Kimball, June 24, 2023(Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC) Magnum and Higgins’ time on television is coming to a close. NBC has revealed that the Magnum PI TV series is ending and won’t have a sixth year. The fifth season of 20 episodes will conclude in 2024. An action-adventure drama series, the Magnum PI TV show stars Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Amy Hill, and Tim Kang. This reboot of the 1980s TV show follows Thomas Magnum (Hernandez), a decorated former Navy SEAL who repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. He lives in a…
WASHINGTON — Defense contractor Anduril Industries acquired Adranos, a manufacturer of solid rocket motors, the companies announced June 25. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2015, Adranos manufactures solid rocket motors in coastal Mississippi and last year opened a fuel-production facility in Indiana. The startup invented a proprietary aluminum-lithium alloy fuel called ALITEC to power solid rocket motors used in tactical missiles and space launch vehicles. “Through this acquisition, Anduril will become a merchant supplier of solid rocket motors to prime contractors delivering missiles, hypersonics and other propulsion systems for the Department of Defense’s most important…
The EU commissioner in charge of enforcing Europe’s new landmark rules on online content is heading to San Francisco on Thursday to ensure that the big platforms are ready.The two-day visit by Thierry Breton comes just weeks before the European Union’s Digital Service Act (DSA) comes into full force for the world’s biggest platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, both owned by Meta, as well as TikTok and Twitter.Breton will meet with Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk, who took over the highly influential platform late last year.All eyes are on Musk, who since taking ownership of Twitter has,…
In this photo illustration, a Shein App is shown in the IOS App Store on May 03, 2021 in Bargteheide, Germany.Defodi Images | Defodi Images | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — A House committee exploring economic competition between the U.S. and China on Thursday released a damning report connecting retail giants Shein and Temu to a disproportionate number of import violations.The Chinese ecommerce companies exploit trade loopholes to import goods into the U.S. without paying import duties or making shipments subject to human rights reviews, according to findings released by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.The report found that…
NewsWatch the Migos’ Quavo and Offset Reunite for First Time Since Takeoff’s Death at BET Awards 2023The Atlanta rappers performed their 2016 hit “Bad and Boujee”By Matthew Ismael RuizJune 26, 2023FacebookTwitterQuavo and Offset of Migos perform in front of a photo of Takeoff at the BET Awards 2023 in Los Angeles, California, June 25, 2023. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)FacebookTwitterMigos’ Quavo and Offset performed “Bad and Boujee” at the BET Awards 2023, reuniting for the first time since Takeoff was shot and killed outside of a Houston, Texas, bowling alley in November 2022. Check it out below.Shortly before…