The Gemini Planet Imager, an exoplanet-hunting telescope, is set to go online this fall. The Gemini Planet Imager is heralded as being far more advanced than the current array of telescopes tasked to search for planets orbiting distant suns. The technology which makes this new telescope a step above the current technology in use is
Westford, MA – At a meeting of the town council on Wednesday night, over 400 residents of the Massachusetts town of Westford packed into an auditorium to listen to one of the town’s selectmen discuss a proposed restriction to ‘assault weapons’ in the township. Vice Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Robert Jeffries said, “This
Kabul, Afghanistan – NATO and Afghan forces killed 25 Insurgents and at least three of their commanders in separate incidents around the country according to Coalition leadership on Wednesday. According to the Associated Press , an Afghan security operation on Tuesday in Mehterlam, the capital city of eastern Laghman province, killed 15 insurgents. According to
In a move sure to please die-hard original Star Wars fans, Mark Hamill confirmed Star Wars talks with George Lucas. Director J.J. Abrams is set to head up the next three films in the Star Wars universe with a tentative release date set for 2015, and, if the job he did with the Star Trek