Stay updated with breaking news from Usawv. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
ScienceHow long is the solar system s longest day? Venus has the answer. Will Dunham 1/3 Handout image courtesy of NASA shows the planet Venus at the start of its transit of the sun, June 5, 2012. Venus passed directly between the sun and Earth, a transit that won t occur again until 2117. REUTERS/NASA/AIA/Solar Dynamics Observatory/Handout Read More Data obtained by bouncing radio waves off Venus - treating it, as one scientist said, like a giant disco ball - is providing new insight into Earth s closest planetary neighbor, including a precise calculation of the duration of a Venusian day. The study also measured the tilt of the Venusian axis and size of the planet s core, allowing for a deeper understanding of an enigmatic world sometimes called Earth s evil twin. ....
United StatesU.S. census hands more House seats to Republican strongholds Texas, Florida Joseph Ax 1/2 A sign encouraging participation in the U.S. Census lies on a sidewalk in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Read More Texas, Florida and North Carolina are among the states that will gain congressional seats based on new population data from the U.S. census, a shift that could boost Republican chances of recapturing the U.S. House of Representatives from Democrats in next yearâs midterm elections. The overall U.S. population stood at 331,449,281, the Census Bureau said on Monday, a 7.4% increase over 2010 representing the second-slowest growth of any decade in history. ....