Auroras appear in broad daylight in Smile spacecraft’s eerie first images of Earth ‪—‬ Space photo of the week

Earth glows like a half moon while a giant aurora writhes over the North Pole in this ultraviolet image from the new Smile spacecraft.Quick factsWhat it is: An aurora on the sunlit side of EarthWhere it is: Over the North Pole, as seen from about 75,000 miles awayWhen it was shared: Sept. 30The debut images from a new Earth-observing satellite have just given us a view of the impossible: giant auroras rippling over the North Pole in broad daylight.Earth’s auroras are one of our planet’s signature wonders — a sight worth advertising in interstellar travel guides, alongside our perfect total…

Islanders looking to keep to rest plan for Ilya Sorokin

Again and again over the last few seasons, the Islanders fell into the same cycle in which Ilya Sorokin’s brilliance became a double-edged sword, the seeming need to start him in every game down the stretch leading to overuse. This year, with two extra games on the schedule, coach Pete…

Rutgers destroyed by Indiana as Hoosiers extend win streak to 21 games

Turbo Richard ran for 204 yards and a touchdown and Josh Hoover passed for 251 yards and four touchdowns to extend No. 6 Indiana’s win streak to 21 games in a 47-15 win over Rutgers Saturday night in Piscataway, N.J. The defending national champions last loss occurred in the first…

Drew Rasmussen’s masterclass places all pressure on the Yankees going forward

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Unfortunately for the Yankees, Red Sox manager Chad Tracy was not around Saturday night to prematurely pull Drew Rasmussen. Instead, a bona fide Yankee killer kept dominating inning after inning, toying with the fourth no-hitter in postseason history. He didn’t achieve that immortality. What he did…

Max Muncy continues making improbable Dodgers playoff history

Max Muncy continues to thrive in October. During the Dodgers’ 5-3 NLDS Game 1 victory against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, Muncy extended his team postseason home-run record to 17 after blasting a solo shot to the right-field bleachers in the sixth inning. Muncy originally became the team leader for…

Eric Swalwell drops another K on celebrity lawyer — as investigators circle

Disgraced ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell’s zombie congressional campaign has dwindled to just over $11,000 after he coughed up another $50,000 to celebrity defense attorney Sara Azari and refunded nearly $190,000 to donors following his epic career collapse following sexual assault allegations. The details were documented this week in new federal campaign…

Aaron Judge specter looms over start of Yankees’ second half

As most of his teammates enjoyed a break to gear up for the second half, Aaron Judge was trying to find out how much of it he will be able to play in. The most significant item on the Yankees’ docket this week was not Cody Bellinger winning All-Star Game…

Californians hate Gavin Newsom’s gas vehicle ban, poll shows

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently doubled down on his mission to make California a haven where only new electric vehicles are sold, but most Californians — including fellow Democrats — are saying hell no, according to a new survey by the Public Policy Institute of California. The survey, conducted June 29…

Netflix shares tank on weak forecast as fears of slowing growth alarm Wall Street

Netflix offered third-quarter revenue and earnings projections on Thursday that hovered below Wall Street targets and said it would reduce the amount of information it discloses on viewing hours as the streaming video pioneer seeks new avenues of growth in a competitive media landscape. Shares of Netflix fell nearly 8% in after-hours trading…

‘This was one of the most arduous expeditions I’ve ever done’: Scientists confirm that 15-mile-wide pit found on Google Maps is ancient meteor crater

A large pit discovered by an amateur astronomer on Google Maps in 2024 is actually a 390 million-year-old meteor impact crater, scientists have confirmed.Joël Lapointe was planning a camping trail through Quebec’s Côte-Nord region when he stumbled upon a large indentation in the terrain, CBC reported at the time. The…

Lakers targeting elite 3-and-D player in addition to Jonathan Kuminga

General manager Rob Pelinka has retooled the Lakers roster this summer, but it appears he’s looking to make two more moves before calling it complete. It’s common knowledge that the Lakers are targeting free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga. The 23-year-old has expressed interest in donning the purple and gold, but…

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