While appearing as a delicate and light veil draped across the sky, this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope actually depicts a small section of the Cygnus supernova blast wave, located around 2400 light-years away. The name of the supernova remnant comes from its position in the northern...
Three countries — the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates — are sending unmanned spacecraft to the red planet in quick succession beginning this week, in the most sweeping effort yet to seek signs of ancient microscopic life while scouting out the place for future astronauts. The US,...
LONDON—U.K. researchers plan to start infecting healthy volunteers with tightly controlled doses of the coronavirus in early 2021 in what they called a first-of-its-kind effort to more rapidly gauge the effectiveness of multiple vaccines against Covid-19. The plans for so-called human-challenge trials target 18- to 30-year-olds who have been free...
Paris Hilton doesn't "know what to think" about her mom Kathy Hilton joining 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'. The 61-year-old socialite and fashion designer - who is the mother of Paris and Nicky Hilton - has signed up to the Bravo show for its upcoming 11th season, joining her...
Those next in line to get a COVID-19 vaccine in B.C. were given a timeline Monday for when they can book their appointment. Dr. Bonnie Henry, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Premier John Horgan all spoke in a news conference at the start of the week to outline the province's...
PARIS (Reuters) - Phoebe Philo, artistic director of LVMH’s (LVMH.PA) Celine label will leave the high-end ready-to-wear brand in January, the company said on Friday. “Working for Celine has been an amazing experience for me over the past ten years,” Philo said in a statement. The British designer...
An Ottawa nurse has tested positive for COVID-19 about two weeks after getting vaccinated, and experts say there are a number of possibilities why that might be. Santosh Baral said he was "speechless" when his results came back positive for COVID-19 last week after a routine test. The positive test comes...
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg under fire; United Airlines hopes new venture will take off Morning Business Outlook: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is being slammed by critics for what they call a 'tone deaf' message wrapping up a tumultuous year for the social media giant; United Airlines is selling a cookbook...
Alberta’s government is investing $20 million to accelerate world-class science to help combat COVID-19 and related diseases. The Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute (AVI) at the University of Alberta will receive $20 million in funding over four years. Provincial officials say the funding will accelerate leading-edge research and commercialization...
Since their discovery in 2007, astronomers have looked tirelessly to discover the sources of millisecond-duration 'fast radio bursts' that come from space. Currently, a class of neutron stars with powerful magnetic fields are the leading candidate for the origin of the blasts. On April 28, astronomers detected a burst of...