Gemini 7 astronauts spotted ‘brilliant body’ with ‘trillions of particles’ in space more than 60 years ago

Astronauts aboard the Gemini 7 space mission more than 60 years ago reported seeing a “bogey” unidentified object, with one describing it as a “brilliant body … with trillions of particles on it,” according to files released by the Pentagon Friday. NASA astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell detailed the rare sighting to mission control, and their observations were recorded in a transcript made public for the first time. “We have a bogey at 10 o’clock high,” Borman radioed on Dec. 5, 1965, according to the transcript. When a NASA official questioned whether Borman was describing the Gemini craft’s own booster…

America’s favorite national parks are a cesspool of brain-eating amoebas: study

These invisible invaders are getting some peace of “mind” on your vacation. Often associated with big skies and purple mountains majesty, the US National Parks are increasingly becoming a cesspool for an insidious scourge — brain-eating amoebas. Researchers with the US Geological Survey and Montana State University found the parasitic interloper…

68-year-old woman’s arms and legs turn blue after taking very common drug

Willy Wonka’s Violet Beauregarde could start a support group. According to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine, a 68-year-old woman developed “blue-gray hyperpigmentation” on her limbs just a couple of weeks after she started taking a common medication. The woman sought treatment after dark patches on her…

US, Iran fail to reach peace agreement after marathon talks in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Vice President JD Vance said an agreement was not reached with Iran to end the six-week war that has rocked the Middle East following marathon peace talks in Pakistan. Throughout the roughly 17 hours of talks, very few details were made available — leaving the world to…

Dodgers’ Blake Snell laughs off viral online exchange

Since the start of spring training, Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell has faced nothing but questions about his lingering shoulder injury. This even includes his Twitch video-game streams –– where one of his recent exchanges with a commenter went viral on social media this week. When told by the user to…

Breaking down possible Knicks first-round playoff opponents

The season finale at MSG means nothing for the Knicks. They’re locked into the third seed. No wiggle room.  Not surprisingly, they’re sitting four of their five starters Sunday — minus consecutive-games king Mikal Bridges — against the Hornets, who are more motivated to win to secure the ninth seed.  But…

Who is Brittany Watts? Wife of disgraced Cali Rep. Eric Swalwell

Embattled California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who is currently fighting off allegations of sexual misconduct and assault, has lived a public-facing life for two decades — but his wife of nine years seems to prefer privacy. After Swalwell’s previous marriage ended in divorce, he and 31-year-old Brittany Watts were set up…

Mamdani scrambles to secure NYC Council OK for corruption watchdog pick

Mayor Mamdani is scrambling to secure NYC Council support for his choice to head the city’s government watchdog agency. Hizzoner’s team is working hard to set up private sit-downs with Council members and Nadia Shihata, a former federal prosecutor he nominated as commissioner of the Department of Investigation — all…

ChatGPT users flummoxed after AI bot starts inserting Arabic into responses

It’s AI-lingual. English-speaking ChatGPT users were caught off guard after OpenAI’s chatbot started increasingly injecting Arabic words into its responses, as seen in viral social media posts. “It did it twice on my phone and once on my work laptop, I’m not even in an Arabic speaking country, nor the…

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