The proximity to the waning moon offers a good opportunity for spotting them. To the naked eye, they will appear as a small group of bright points next to the moon, as if they were diamonds. Binoculars will allow you to make out many more. The encounter will happen again on September 30, when the
Houses are partially submerged in muddy water following flash floods in Nepal.Credit: Prabin RANABHAT/AFP via Getty Around 350 people have died and more than 1,000 are missing, after a deadly deluge of rocks, mud and water hit villages along the border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. The US Geological Survey says the event was
Two major events are likely to drive financial markets this week: Nvidia’s second-quarter earnings report and the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Before diving into each of those, let’s take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Perhaps the biggest development in markets over the last week has been the surge in
for the second WIRED@NIGHT, WIRED presents a special screening of The oldest person in the worlda documentary that will not hit theaters until September. Appropriately, the location is Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. The oldest person in the worldDirected by Oscar nominee Sam Green, it is a decade-long global journey chronicling the ever-changing list of record
In an effort to prepare Washington, DC, the nation’s capital, for the anniversary, Trump initiated a series of beautification projects throughout the city. Some projects have been considered flashy or unnecessary, while others have been applauded by local residents. Among the sites is the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. In April, workers began painting blue the
