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House Oversight chairman invites Biden to testify in impeachment probe
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight panel on Thursday formally invited President Joe Biden to testify before his committee as a part of its impeachment probe. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., who leads the committee, proposed in a letter Thursday that Biden appear on April 16, and cited testimony at a public hearing last week from former …
NASA’s Voyager 1 Space Probe From the ’70s Troubled by Mysterious Glitch
NASA’s 45-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft, a marvel, is cruising along outside our solar system and still staying in touch with Earth. But it’s presented its team with what NASA is calling a “mystery.” It’s operating normally but sending back some weird telemetry data. The issue likely traces to Voyager 1’s attitude articulation and control system (AACS), …
The Voyager 1 space probe appears to be confused about its location
Voyager 1 — one of two space probes NASA launched in 1977 to study Jupiter, Saturn and their respective moons — is sending confusing data back to Earth, according to the space agency. The spacecraft’s control system regularly sends telemetry data back to NASA that indicates its location. But Voyager 1’s engineering team has recently been puzzled …
Energy & Environment — House Dems call for probe of former Interior head
The Hill, Greg Nash House Democrats are asking the Justice Department to investigate former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, and a federal report found that hundreds of Native children died at government boarding schools. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, …
Portugal identifies suspect in probe of missing British girl Madeleine McCann
Prosecutors in southern Portugal are formally accusing a suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared nearly 15 years ago while on a family vacation in the southern European country. A statement on Thursday by the Public Ministry district of Faro, the largest city in Portugal’s Algarve region, …
Scientists want to probe Uranus with a flagship mission by 2032
Looks like we can’t ignore the mysterious depths of Uranus any longer. A group of planetary scientists throughout the United States agrees that it’s time to send an interplanetary probe to study the gas giant Uranus, arguing that a launch between 2023 and 2032 “is viable on currently available launch vehicles,” according to a new …
Nanoscale Probe Technology Explores the Deep Brain
When it comes to recording and stimulating brain activity, scientists can rely on a formidable tool: light. An international research team, coordinated by IIT- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology), has developed nanometric light modulators that, fabricated on a micrometric optical fiber, make the fiber capable of studying neuronal tissue in deep regions …
NASA’s Juno Probe Flew By Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede : NPR
The solar system’s largest moon, Ganymede, is pictured with Jupiter in a photo by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 3, 2000. NASA’s Juno mission got close to Ganymede on Monday. NASA/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NASA/Getty Images The solar system’s largest moon, Ganymede, is pictured with Jupiter in a photo by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft …
Washington Post: Manhattan DA convenes grand jury to consider potential charges in Trump Organization probe
The panel, convened by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, could also decide to indict executives at the Trump Organization or the business itself if criminal charges are presented, the Post reported. The grand jury is set to sit for three days a week for six months, according to the newspaper, and will likely hear matter …
Taiwan prosecutors probe train crash that killed 51
HUALIEN COUNTY, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan said Saturday they questioned the owner of an unmanned truck that rolled onto a rail track and caused the country’s worst train disaster in decades that killed 51 people and injured 146, though no charges have been filed. The train was carrying 494 people at the start …
