By David Zhang Ross 128 b is a planet found orbiting the red dwarf star Ross 128. The planet was discovered by a European telescope, using the radial velocity method, or using the wobble in stars caused by planets to deduce the …
Read More »Tesla’s Big Electrical Rig
By Roger Kim On Thursday, November 16, Tesla finally revealed its electric semi-truck. However, analysts are unsure of its impact on the commercial trucking industry. Potential buyers are concerned about its performance and efficiency, with Elon Musk claiming that the vehicle can …
Read More »The World Watches as Trump Visits China
By Zou Hanjie of Chengdu, China At the invitation of Chinese President Jinping Xi, President Donald Trump of the United States of America will pay a state visit to China from November 8th to 10th during his visit to Asia. So what …
Read More »Black Licorice: Trick or Treat
By Vincent Huang Halloween is the time of year where every young person goes around from house to house asking for candy. For most, candy would be your primary motive, but hey, walking around the neighborhood is a good exercise too. Either way, …
Read More »The Manhattan Truck Incident
By Vincent Huang Halloween is the time for spooks and terror, but is a truck accident the kind of horror people are expecting? During a sunny afternoon in Lower Manhattan, a white pickup truck driven by a 29-year old man drove down …
Read More »Jeff Bezos is the Richest Man; Amazon HQ2
By Roger Kim Jeff Bezos and Amazon made the headlines recently. On Friday morning, October 27, 2017, Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world with his net worth valued at $90 billion. The surge in Amazon stock’s price to $1067 …
Read More »Alphabet’s Balloon Turns on Internet in Puerto Rico
By Roger Kim On October 20, Google’s parent company Alphabet officially deployed two high-altitude balloons delivering the LTE internet services to areas of Puerto Rico where cell towers were knocked out by Hurricane Maria. Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory since making …
Read More »Deadliest Fire Season in California
By Megan Tjandrasuwita and Kevin You Early dawn on October 14, 2017, hundreds of emergency personnel woke up residents of Santa Rosa, California, urging them to evacuate from a rapid approaching and intense wildfire that started six days ago and had already …
Read More »Las Vegas: Deadliest Shooting in Modern History
By Patrick Xu On October 1, a gunman opened fire onto a country concert from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel, killing 59 and injuring hundreds of others, making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern history. The shooter has …
Read More »Earthquakes Rattle Mexico
By Eileen Guo On September 23, 2017, two more earthquakes shook Southern Mexico, further rattling the country’s recovering efforts from the devastation of powerful earthquakes that happened earlier in the month. According to the US Geological Survey, a 6.1 and a 4.5 …
Read More »