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☆ NASA missions spy celestial features that resemble a ghostly hand and eerie face
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The cosmos is full of mysteries waiting to be solved, and some of them appear especially eerie with the arrival of Halloween. A haunting “face” on Jupiter and a ghostly, skeletal hand-shaped nebula are just a couple of creepy celestial features recently spotted by NASA missions. Jupiter's swirling atmosphere appears to include a face in this image taken by JunoCam. The nebula, known as MSH 15-52, is located about 16,000 light-years from Earth. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory observed the pulsar, known as PSR B1509-58, for the first time in 2001.

Persons: Vladimir Tarasov, Juno, Wilhelm Röntgen, Chandra, ’ ”, Roger Romani Organizations: CNN, NASA, JunoCam, JPL, Caltech, Astrophysical, Stanford University in Locations: —, Stanford University in California

☆ Crab Nebula glows in a new light in Webb telescope image
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Crab Nebula is a well-studied supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the Taurus constellation. The Crab Nebula has been studied by other space observatories like the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble's Crab Nebula — Hubble's Crab Nebula NASA/ESA/J. Loll Webb's Crab Nebula — Webb's Crab Nebula NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Tea TemimCapturing aspects of the ever-expanding Crab NebulaHubble captured the celestial object using an optical wavelength in 2005 (above left), while Webb’s latest infrared image (above right) revealed more of its structural details and inner workings. Yellow-white and green filaments, made of dust grains, appear in the Webb image for the first time.

Persons: James Webb, ”, Hester, Hubble, Webb Organizations: CNN, Telescope, Hubble, Princeton University, NASA, ESA, CSA, Webb Locations: China, Japan, New Jersey

☆ Apollo 17 astronauts collected rocks that reveal the moon’s true age
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The moon’s gravitational pull is also the force behind ocean tides and partly why our planet has a 24-hour day. Geologist and astronaut Harrison Schmitt used an adjustable sampling scoop to retrieve lunar samples during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Zircon crystals formed as the moon cooled 4.46 billion years ago, and a new analysis traced them in the Apollo 17 samples. NASAAn ancient landscape has been discovered beneath the East Antarctic ice sheet, thanks to ice-penetrating radar. Understanding the hidden, well-preserved landscape could help scientists predict the evolution of the ice sheet and how it may fare as temperatures warm in the climate crisis.

Persons: Harrison Schmitt, Eugene Cernan, ”, Jennika Greer, Nick Gray, James Webb, Stewart Jamieson, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, NASA, Apollo, University of Glasgow, JBA Consulting, Environment Agency Engineers, Environment, Durham University, CNN Space, Science Locations: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, England's Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Orkney Islands, Denman, East Antarctica, Belgium, North Wales, Iraq, Syria

☆ Earth’s core may have been leaking helium for millions of years
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

They wanted to investigate the rocks that may contain insights about the contents locked within Earth’s core and mantle, the mostly solid layer of Earth’s interior located beneath its surface. Helium inherited from the solar nebula likely became locked in Earth’s core as the planet formed, making the core a reservoir of noble gases. “So, the helium we measured in these rocks would have escaped the core perhaps 100 million years ago or possibly much earlier.”Helium leaking from Earth’s core doesn’t affect our planet or have any negative implications, he said. If so, have fluxes of these elements from the core over (Earth’s) history influenced planetary evolution? I am excited to investigate links between helium and other light elements,” Horton said.

Persons: ”, Forrest Horton, ” Horton, It’s, Solveigh Lass, Evans, Finlay Stuart, Horton, “ Organizations: CNN —, Oceanographic, University of Edinburgh, Qikiqtani Inuit Association, Nunavut Research Institute, NASA Locations: Nunavut, Canada, Nature, Baffin, Greenland, North America

☆ Massive cosmic explosion creates rare elements in space
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The James Webb Space Telescope and other observatories witnessed a massive explosion in space that created rare chemical elements, some of which are necessary for life. Tracking stellar explosionsAstronomers have long believed that neutron star mergers are the celestial factories that create rare elements heavier than iron. What was unusual about this burst is that it lasted for 200 seconds, making it a long gamma-ray burst. One of the pair exploded as a supernova, leaving behind a neutron star, and then the same thing happened to the other star. Finding cosmic elementsAstronomers have been trying to determine how chemical elements are created in the universe for decades.

Persons: James Webb, ”, Andrew Levan, Levan, Webb, Fermi, Neil Gehrels, “, Dmitri Mendeleev, ” Levan, it’s, supernovas, Eric Burns, Om Sharan Salafia, Nancy Grace, “ Webb, Ben Gompertz, ” Gompertz Organizations: CNN, James Webb Space Telescope, Way Galaxy, Telescope, Radboud University, Observatory, Royal Society of Chemistry, Astronomers, Louisiana State University, National Institute for Astrophysics, Institute, Gravitational, School of Physics, University of Birmingham Locations: Netherlands, Italy, United Kingdom

☆ Microsoft just shut down 'industrial metaverse' product Project Airsim, and laid off its team, as it shifts its AI strategy to OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft just shut down Project Airsim, its AI-based drone simulation software that was part of its vision for an "industrial metaverse," Insider has learned. Both projects were considered part of Microsoft's "industrial metaverse." Project Airsim was originally launched as an open-source project in 2017, though it later shifted focus into a product for industrial customers. Microsoft kept Project Airsim around because it believed there were large prospective customers for the product, the person said. Gurdeep Pall, previously head of product incubations and business AI who at one point ran Project Bonsai and most recently ran Project Airsim, left last month after 33 years with the company.

Persons: Airsim, Kevin Scott, Scott, OpenAI ramped, Gurdeep Pall Organizations: Microsoft, Microsoft Chief, OpenAI, Amazon Web Services, Airsim Locations: OpenAI

☆ Visa profit beats estimates on post-pandemic travel boost
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Manya Saini | Thomson Reuters | Manya Saini Reports On Prominent Publicly Listed U.S. Financial Firms Including Wall Street S Biggest Banks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Visa credit and debit cards are seen in this picture illustration taken August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies Cross-border volumes surge on steady travel demandStrong results signal consumer resilienceVisa Q4 adjusted EPS $2.33 beats estimate of $2.24Oct 24 (Reuters) - Card giant Visa (V.N) sailed past estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday as consumers on a post-pandemic travel rebound shrugged off worries of a looming economic slowdown and cost-of-living crisis. Visa's CFO Chris Suh said U.S. inbound travel recovery accelerated in the quarter, while travel into Asia also continued to improve. Visa's payment volumes rose 9% in the quarter, while cross-border volumes excluding transactions within Europe, a gauge of travel demand, surged 18%. Visa posted adjusted profit of $2.33 per share in the three months ended Sept. 30, topping expectations of $2.24 per share, according to LSEG data.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Chris Suh, Suh, Michael Ashley Schulman, Logan Purk, Edward Jones, Manya Saini, Pooja Desai Organizations: REUTERS, Card, Running, Capital Advisors, Reuters, American Express, Visa, Thomson Locations: Asia, Europe, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Webb telescope spots never-before-seen jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The astronomers spied a high-speed jet stream in Jupiter’s lower stratosphere, an atmospheric layer about 25 miles (40 kilometers) above the clouds. “What we have always seen as blurred hazes in Jupiter’s atmosphere now appear as crisp features that we can track along with the planet’s fast rotation,” he said. Jet stream revelationsResearchers compared winds detected by Webb at high altitudes with those within the lower layers picked up by Hubble and tracked changes in wind speed. Both space observatories were necessary to detect the jet stream, as Webb spotted small cloud features and Hubble provided a look at the equatorial atmosphere, including storms not related to the jet. Future observations of Jupiter using the Webb telescope may uncover more insights into the jet stream, such as whether its speed and altitude shift over time, as well as other surprises.

Persons: James Webb, Webb, ”, Ricardo Hueso, Cassini, Imke de Pater, Hubble, Michael Wong, “, Leigh Fletcher, — it’ll Organizations: CNN, James Webb Space, University of, Hubble, University of California, University of Leicester Locations: Basque, Bilbao, Spain, Berkeley, United Kingdom

☆ How small-business owners can raise prices while keeping customer satisfaction high, according to founders who've done it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Raising prices is an inevitable part of owning a small business. This article is part of "Small Business Playbook," a series exploring leadership challenges and the solutions that can drive growth. "Our vendors were raising prices as well, so we had to go along with it." Raising prices is an inevitable part of owning a small business, Danielle Langton, a business consultant who works mostly with women-owned businesses, told Insider. Tucker said she explained to her customers that raising prices meant the company could maintain its high quality of service.

Persons: —, Hyacinth Tucker, Tucker, Danielle Langton, Langton, Ashley Steele, Steele, Sarah Oden, Laura Morsman, It's, it's Organizations: Service Locations: Washington , DC

☆ Microsoft shut down an internal employee discussion on the Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft shut down a discussion between employees about the Israel-Hamas war, internal messages show. "Amidst the ongoing Palestinian Israeli war, it saddens me to witness a company that so strongly promotes Diversity and Inclusion show such strong discrimination and marginalization," the person wrote. The post does not specifically reference which comments from senior leaders the employee viewed as biased. "We have Palestinian employees globally who are deeply concerned for the safety of their loved ones in the region and stand against these acts of terrorism." Are you a Microsoft employee?

Persons: Kathleen Hogan, Hogan, Innocent, Hamas's Organizations: Microsoft, Viva Engage, Microsoft Employee, Group, Hamas, Nvidia Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza

☆ Apollo 17 samples reveal that the moon is 40 million years older than previously thought
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Lunar dust collected by Apollo 17 astronauts in the 1970s has revealed that the moon is 40 million years older than previously believed. After landing on the moon on December 11, 1972, NASA astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt collected rocks and dust from the lunar surface. A new analysis of that sample detected zircon crystals and dated them to 4.46 billion years old. “When the surface was molten like that, zircon crystals couldn’t form and survive. A lunar zircon grain is shown under a microscope.

Persons: Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, ”, Philipp Heck, Robert A, Heck, Bidong Zhang, Zhang, Audrey Bouvier, Jennika Greer, Greer, they’re, ” Heck, “, ” Greer, Dieter Isheim Organizations: CNN, Apollo, NASA, Polar Studies, Field, Research Center, University of Chicago, University of California, Bayreuth University, University of Glasgow, Northwestern University, Field Museum, Northwestern University Center, Atom Locations: Chicago, Los Angeles, Germany, Evanston , Illinois

☆ How seaweed shaped the past and could shape our future
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Too often seaweed is portrayed as a slimy, smelly nuisance that disrupts beach trips and ocean swims. In fact, seaweed, officially a type of marine algae, is an untapped resource that could transform the planet and our health. Farmer Jean-Marie Pedron picks edible seaweed along a beach of Le Croisic in western France in March 2021, for a three-starred chef. As well as offering hope for the future, seaweed indelibly shaped our past, as a fascinating finding released this week has revealed. Hassanain Qambari & Jayden Dickson/Nikon Small World Photomicrography CompetitionCaffeine crystals in a kaleidoscope of color.

Persons: CNN —, Farmer Jean, Marie Pedron, Loic Venance, Vincent Doumeizel, Karen Hardy, —, James Webb, Luke Farritor, Salvatore Laporta, ”, papyrologist Michael McOsker, Farritor, Svante Pääbo, hominins, Hassanain Qambari, Jayden Dickson, Mona Lisa ”, Leonardo da Vinci, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Getty, United Nations, Telescope, National, AP, University of Nebraska, University College London, Diabetes, Nikon, Lions Eye Institute, CNN Space, Science Locations: Le Croisic, France, AFP, Orkney, Scotland, Mount, Naples, Italy, Europe, Altai, Central Asia, Australia, Alaska

☆ Mysterious fast radio burst traveled 8 billion years to reach Earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The fast radio burst is one of the most distant and energetic ever observed. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are intense, millisecond-long bursts of radio waves with unknown origins. Many FRBs release super bright radio waves lasting only a few milliseconds at most before disappearing, which makes fast radio bursts difficult to observe. “J-P showed that the (farther) away a fast radio burst is, the more diffuse gas it reveals between the galaxies. Astronomers said they hope that future radio telescopes, currently under construction in South Africa and Australia, will enable the detection of thousands more fast radio bursts at greater distances.

Persons: FRB 20220610A, ”, Dr, Stuart Ryder, Ryan Shannon, ” Shannon, “, Jean, Pierre Macquart, ” Ryder, you’re Organizations: CNN —, Macquarie University, Southern, Swinburne University of Technology, “ Locations: Western Australia, Australia, Chile, Australian, South Africa

☆ Quartz crystals detected swirling in atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-17b
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have for the first time detected tiny quartz crystals containing silica — a common mineral on Earth — within the atmosphere of a blazing hot exoplanet. An artist's concept depicts what the exoplanet WASP-17b could look like. What the quartz crystals reveal about WASP-17bWasp-17b takes 3.7 Earth days to complete one orbit around its star. Webb detected quartz crystals in the atmosphere of WASP-17b. While the clouds can drift around the planet, they likely vaporize on the hot day side, which could send the quartz particles swirling.

Persons: James Webb, Ralf Crawford, “, ”, David Grant, Hannah Wakeford, ” Grant, Wakeford Organizations: CNN —, NASA, ESA, CSA, University of Bristol, WASP, Minerals, “ WASP

☆ Microsoft is preparing to bring on Amazon as a customer of its 365 cloud tools in a $1 billion megadeal, according to an internal document
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft is preparing to bring on Amazon as a major customer of its 365 cloud productivity tools, a megadeal that would transform bitter rivals into business partners, according to an internal document and a person familiar with the situation. The e-commerce giant has committed more than $1 billion over five years to secure more than one million Microsoft 365 license seats, according to the document, which was reviewed by Insider. Amazon uses a local, on-premise version of Microsoft's Office products but plans to move to Microsoft's 365 suite of cloud based productivity tools, the person explained. That's around the time when Microsoft releases a new version of its 365 suite of applications with new AI capabilities. A person familiar with Amazon's operations said the company stayed off of the cloud version of Microsoft's 365 products because they didn't previously want to save anything on a competitor's cloud.

Organizations: Microsoft, Amazon, Microsoft's Locations: That's

☆ Get ready for the next solar eclipse in April 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Sky-gazers across North America are in for a treat in 2024 when a total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada. That’s likely because a total solar eclipse won’t be visible across the contiguous US again until August 2044. The total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Mexico, Canada and more than 10 US states, while a crescent-shaped partial solar eclipse is expected to appear in 49 states — weather permitting. During the 2017 total solar eclipse, a young woman was diagnosed with solar retinopathy, retinal damage from exposure to solar radiation, in both eyes after viewing the eclipse with what doctors believed were eclipse glasses not held to the safety standard. If you bought eclipse glasses to see the “ring of fire,” save your eclipse glasses and viewers for the total solar eclipse in April by storing them at room temperature in an envelope or their original packaging to avoid scratches.

Persons: Aubrey Gemignani, It’s, Prince Edward Island, Bruce Bennett Organizations: CNN, Americas, NASA, Planetary Society, American Astronomical Society Locations: North America, Mexico, United States, Canada, Oregon, Ocean, Texas , Oklahoma , Arkansas , Missouri , Illinois , Kentucky , Indiana , Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York , Vermont , New Hampshire, Maine, Ontario, Quebec , New Brunswick, Prince, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland

☆ Deer Are Everywhere, but We Barely Know Them
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Ashley Stimpson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On June 4, 2013, Buck 8917 did something weird, for a deer: He took a long, purposeful walk. Researchers from Penn State had captured and put a GPS collar on the adult male that spring in Bald Eagle State Forest, about 15 miles northeast of State College, Pa. Put a tracker on most deer and you’ll find they stick pretty close to their home range, which was true for 8917. Then, in 2015, after two mating seasons, two hunting seasons and thousands of laps around his home range, Buck 8917 died — unsurprising given he was about 4 years old. Now in its 10th year, the study has tracked more than 1,200 white-tailed deer around 100 square miles of Pennsylvania forest.

Persons: Buck, sauntered, he’d Organizations: Penn State, Bald Eagle State Forest, State College , Pa, U.S . Geological Survey, of Forestry Locations: Bald, American, Pennsylvania

☆ Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines reveal salary, hiring bonus, and stock award ranges by level
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines viewed by Insider provide insight into how much the company pays new hires by level, with ranges for base pay, hiring bonuses, and annual stock awards. Pay at Microsoft varies by field and location, so a company-wide standard for pay per level across all units doesn't exist. The highest pay package in the guidelines viewed by Insider was $361,500 in salary, $1.2 million as a hiring bonus, and about $1 million in annual stock awards. The lowest was a $42,500 salary, with no hiring bonus and no guaranteed stock award. Microsoft's pay guidelines for job offers:Level 70:Base pay: $231,700 to $361,500On-hire stock awards: $310,000 default to $1.2 million with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $945,000Level 69:Base pay: $202,400 to $316,000On-hire stock awards: $235,000 default to $1.1 million with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $750,000Level 68:Base pay: $186,200 to $291,000On-hire stock awards: $177,000 default to $1 million with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $490,600Level 67:Base pay: $171,600 to $258,200On-hire stock awards: $168,000 default to $700,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $336,000Level 66:Base pay: $157,300 to $236,300On-hire stock awards: $75,000 default to $600,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $160,000Level 65:Base pay: $144,600 to $216,600On-hire stock awards: $36,000 default to $300,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $90,000Level 64:Base pay: $125,000 to $187,700On-hire stock awards: $24,000 default to $250,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $60,000Level 63:Base pay: $113,900 to $171,500On-hire stock awards: $17,000 default to $200,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $44,000Level 62:Base pay: $103,700 to $156,400On-hire stock awards: $11,000 default to $125,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $32,000Level 61:Base pay: $92,600 to $138,100On-hire stock awards: $6,500 default to $75,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $24,000Level 60:Base pay: $83,500 to $125,000On-hire stock awards: $4,500 default to $50,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $16,000Level 59:Base pay: $74,400 to $110,800On-hire stock awards: $3,000 default to $30,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: $0 to $12,000Level 58:Base pay: $70,300 to $92,600On-hire stock awards: $2,500 default to $20,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: "By career stage"Level 57:Base pay: $63,800 to $83,000On-hire stock awards: $1,500 default to $10,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: "By career stage"Level 56:Base pay: $60,700 to $77,900On-hire stock awards: $1,500 default to $10,000 with approvalAnnual stock award range: "By career stage"Level 55:Base pay: $55,200 to $71,300On-hire stock awards: N/AAnnual stock award range: "By career stage"Level 54:Base pay: $51,600 to $67,000On-hire stock awards: N/AAnnual stock award range: "By career stage"Level 53:Base pay: $46,600 to $59,700On-hire stock awards: N/AAnnual stock award range: "By career stage"Level 52:Base pay: $42,500 to $54,600On-hire stock awards: N/AAnnual stock award range: "By career stage"Are you a Microsoft employee or do you have insight to share?

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☆ The celestial phenomenon of October’s solar eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A "ring of fire" can be seen around the moon during an annular eclipse visible from Chiayi in southern Taiwan on June 21, 2020. Alberto Buzzola/LightRocket/Getty ImagesSaturday’s annular solar eclipse will create a dazzling “ring of fire” across the Americas. Make sure you have certified eclipse glasses or solar viewers, and check out our tips to safely take in every aspect of the annular or partial eclipse, depending on where you are. Clouds may spoil the view for some, and the eclipse may even affect the weather, but never fear: NASA will share live streams from multiple locations within the path of the annular eclipse. They find wonder in planets beyond our solar system and discoveries from the ancient world.

Persons: it’s, Alberto Buzzola, Thyra, ”, Lisbeth, Erika Blumenfeld, Joseph Aebersold, REx, Dante Lauretta, Sriram Murali, Laurent Ballesta, Luke Skywalker, Jimmy Buffett, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, NASA, Viking, National Museum of Denmark, University of Arizona, London’s, Museum, Tiger, Wildlife, “ Star, Florida, CNN Space, Science Locations: Taiwan, United States, Oregon, Texas, Gulf, Nevada , Utah, New Mexico, California , Idaho , Colorado, Arizona, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Natal, Brazil, Denmark, Viking, Copenhagen, Norway, Tamil, California

☆ Solar eclipse: ‘Ring of fire’ appears over the Americas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Millions were within the path of the annular solar eclipse as it created a “ring of fire” in the sky over North, Central and South America. The moon completely crosses in front of the sun during the annular solar eclipse on Saturday in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sam Wasson/Getty ImagesDuring an annular solar eclipse, the moon is at the farthest point in its orbit from Earth, so it can’t completely block the sun. And if you missed out on seeing this year’s annular eclipse, sky-gazers across North America are in for a treat on April 8, 2024 when a total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada. So hold onto your certified eclipse glasses, solar viewers and solar filters for your camera — you can use them again in April to safely view another scintillating event.

Persons: Sam Wasson, Patrick T, Fallon Organizations: CNN, 51st, Getty Locations: Central, South America, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Oregon, Brazil, 51st Albuquerque, AFP, North America, Mexico, United States, Canada

☆ Strange Amazon job posting suggests the company is fishing for 'opportunistic' hires
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Ashley Stewart | Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon accidentally published a job posting for a director of security engineering for something called "Project Panda" with a strange description indicating the listing would be used to find "opportunistic candidates." "This posting was listed in error and we're working to remove it," Brad Glasser, an Amazon spokesperson said. "Pooling requisition for security," the now-deleted job posting repeatedly stated. The job posting, and the description in particular, fueled speculation among insiders over if Amazon is advertising positions the company doesn't intend to fill, one told us. Amazon laid off 27,000 employees over the past year, and has put a hiring freeze in many teams across the company.

Persons: Brad Glasser, that's, Eugene Kim Organizations: Amazon, LinkedIn, AWS Locations: Detroit

☆ How to watch the ‘ring of fire’ eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —On Saturday, a celestial spectacle will occur over North, Central and South America as an annular solar eclipse creates a “ring of fire” in the sky. The annular solar eclipse will begin in the United States at 9:13 a.m. PT (12:13 p.m. To view the annular eclipse safely, wear certified ISO 12312-2 compliant solar eclipse glasses or use a handheld solar viewer. Eclipse glasses allow for the safe viewing of all phases of an annular or partial solar eclipse. The small holes will reflect the sun’s crescent during a partial eclipse or a ring during the annular eclipse.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Mitzi Adams, Alberto Buzzola, you’ll, Kelly Korreck, David Gray, Bill Ingalls Organizations: CNN, NASA, Science, Marshall Space, American Eclipse, American Astronomical Society Locations: North, Central, South America, United States, Oregon, Gulf Coast, Texas, Nevada , Utah, New Mexico, California , Idaho , Colorado, Arizona, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Natal, Brazil, Taiwan, Alaska, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Kerrville , Texas, White Sands , New Mexico

☆ A Black student suspended over his locs hairstyle says he feels like he's falling behind at a disciplinary school the district sent him to
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Cheyanne Mumphrey | Annie Ma | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Darryl George says he was sent to a disciplinary school after refusing to cut off his locs. George's Texas high school suspended him in September, saying his hairstyle violated school policy. AdvertisementAdvertisementFor more than a month, Darryl George, a Black high school student in Texas, spent each school day sitting by himself in punishment over his hairstyle. George on Thursday attended his first day at the disciplinary school, where he sits in a cubicle and does schoolwork. "I hope I can start being a kid again, start living my life, start playing football again and enjoy my year, my last few years in high school," he said.

Persons: Darryl George, —, he's, George, Darresha George, Michael Wyke, Darryl, Candice Matthews, Greg Poole, Allie Booker, Renuka Rege, Rege, Ashley Sawyer, Booker, Darryl's Organizations: Service, Associated Press, Hill High School, Thursday, Advancement Locations: George's Texas, Texas, Houston, Mont Belvieu , Texas

☆ NASA launches a spacecraft to visit Psyche, an unseen metal world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Psyche mission lifted off at 10:19 a.m. The Psyche mission lifted off Friday morning. “This will be our first time visiting a world that has a metal surface. The Psyche spacecraft will arrive at Mars in May 2026 and use the planet’s gravity to effectively slingshot its trajectory to Psyche. Psyche may have little metal spikes, spires and even tiny pieces that resemble a type of metal sand within the crater, said Elkins-Tanton.

Persons: NASA’s, Chandan Khanna, David Oh, ”, Lindy Elkins, Tanton, ” Elkins, “, Joe Skipper, Henry Stone, Oh, Elkins, Ben Weiss, Psyche, Weiss, It’s, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, NASA, SpaceX, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Falcon, Getty, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Arizona State University’s School of Earth, Exploration, JPL, Caltech, ASU Scientists, Hubble, Reuters, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Mars, Optical Communications, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Locations: Florida, Pasadena , California, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, California, Elkins, Tanton

A pair of shoes is pictured in a window of a Birkenstock footwear store in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2021. The company's IPO raised $1.48 billion after its 32.3 million shares were conservatively priced at $46 apiece, positioning the 250-year-old brand for a smooth market debut. "Arguably, this should position Birkenstock more favorably in an environment where real interest rates are high and still rising. Birkenstock had disclosed a 21% jump in revenue to 1.12 billion euros ($1.19 billion) for the nine-month period ended June 30. The brand has partnerships deal with luxury fashion brands, including Dior, Stüssy, Manolo Blahnik and Rick Owens.

Persons: Fabrizio Bensch, Susannah Streeter, Hargreaves Lansdown, Birkenstock, Javier Gonzalez Lastra, France's Bernard Arnault, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, Margot Robbie, Barbie, Michael Ashley Schulman, Tommy Tranfo, Tranfo, Dior, Stüssy, Manolo Blahnik, Rick Owens, Manya Saini, Niket, Anil D'Silva Organizations: REUTERS, New York Stock Exchange, Hargreaves, Arm Holdings, Tema, Reuters Graphics, Running, Capital Advisors, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Langen, Bengaluru

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