Louisville punter Brady Hodges skips Sun Bowl over NIL controversy
Even investors are caught up in the NIL controversy. Louisville senior punter Brady Hodges was conspicuously absent from Tuesday's Sun Bowl, demanding an explanation from X for not being paid as promised by the university's NIL group. “I have not been with the team since December 10th,” Hodges wrote. “@502_Circle told me on September 6th […]
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby to sun
Icarus has nothing on NASA. The space agency's Parker Solar Probe survived its latest attempt at a mission to “touch” the Sun, flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the star on Christmas Eve, its closest approach ever. NASA's Parker Solar Probe survived its latest attempt at a mission to “touch” the Sun […]
NASA probe attempts historic Christmas Eve approach to the sun
NASA's parker solar probe will make a historic attempt to orbit the sun at 6:53 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, making it the closest attempt in history if successful. The agency plans to lose contact with the spacecraft until Friday, when the spacecraft will send beacon sounds to scientists on Earth to confirm its […]
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe breaks speed record as it flies close to the sun
NASA's spacecraft flew closer to the sun on Christmas Eve than any other spacecraft in history, circling at incredible speeds and becoming the fastest spacecraft in human history. Just before 7 a.m. on Dec. 24, the Parker Solar Probe passed within 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface. It got seven times closer to a […]
Sun general manager discusses WNBA free agency, whether stars will re-sign: “It’s very open”
Few WNBA teams have a more unpredictable future than the Connecticut Sun, who entered the offseason with five unrestricted free agents, including Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Breonna Jones. The Sun have a new coach, a new general manager, and only three returning players under contract for next season. While it's plausible that the team […]
Blast of energy from the Sun triggers ongoing geomagnetic storm
An ongoing geomagnetic storm warning has been extended until Tuesday after a burst of high-energy particles from the sun reached Earth. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued a geomagnetic storm warning Monday night through Tuesday, then extended it until Tuesday night. The warning was triggered by a coronal mass ejection (CME), in which charged […]
Former Knick Dick Van Arsdale, the ‘Original Sun,’ dead at 81
Dick Van Arsdale, the Knicks' former second-round pick who later became known as the “Original Sun,” has died, the Suns announced on social media Monday. He was 81 years old. The cause of death has not been disclosed. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Suns legend Dick Van Arsdale, an 'Original Son' and […]
FACT CHECK: Are ‘Strange Experiments’ Causing Optical Rings To Be Seen Around the Sun?
A post on X claims that a “bizarre experiment” has made a ring visible around the sun in a photo of the Arizona sky. 🇺🇸Saguaro National Park, Arizona November 24th Strange experiments in the atmosphere produce strange results. pic.twitter.com/2F4gZqT0ij — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) November 21, 2024 Verdict: False This is called a “solar halo.” This […]
Arizona State fans storm field with time on clock, causing lengthy delay; Sun Devils post last-second win
Saturday's game between Arizona State and BYU took nearly 15 minutes to play in the final seconds as fans stormed onto the field thinking the game was over. Leading 28-23 and with seven seconds left on fourth down, ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt stepped back and fired the ball wide to kill time. The clock initially […]
Bill Gates’ insane plan to ‘save’ us: Block out the sun
Bill Gates has more money than most of us can imagine. If he wanted, he could disappear into some remote paradise, live in absolute comfort, and never have anything to do with us again. But for the bespectacled billionaire, it's never just about money. It's a question of power. That man has a god complex. […]