just now (253+ words) Updated - November 25, 2025 09:17 am IST - Washington The executive order directs to set in motion a process by which certain chapters or other subdivisions of the Muslim Brotherhood shall be considered for designation as Foreign Terrorist Organizations" under section 219 of the INA, and as SDGTs under IEEPA and Executive Order 13224. The Muslim Brotherhood, founded in Egypt in 1928, is described in the order as a "transnational network with chapters across the Middle East and beyond." The document cites activities by chapters in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, stating they "engage in or facilitate and support violence and destabilization campaigns that harm their own regions, United States citizens, and United States interests." "These activities threaten the security of American civilians in the Levant and other parts of the Middle East, as well as the safety and stability of our regional partners," the order states. Trump…...

just now (643+ words) Brookline Town Meeting overwhelmingly approved an article last week calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office after "increasingly frequent and serious violations of the Constitution," the petitioners wrote. Article 19, a resolution regarding the removal of Trump from office, passed 141-27-20 Wednesday, the second and final day of Brookline's Special Town Meeting." The article pointed to Trump firing the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the general of the Defense Intelligence Agency after disagreements with the president. It also criticized Trump's tariffs and his "demeaning our closest allies in personal terms unrelated to any policy objective." It also addressed 79-year-old Trump's "unsoundness of mind," listing him twice making the error that Alaska is part of Russia and him failing to locate the Finnish president sitting in front of him during a meeting, the article said. Jonathan Margolis,…...

just now (618+ words) Mohamed Abdel-Kareem is a Research Physicist at Global Quantum Intelligence, LLC, where he plays a pivotal role in tracking and synthesizing developments across the quantum computing industry. With a keen eye for detail, Mohamed specializes in gathering and analyzing quantum industry data, monitoring investment trends, and extracting critical insights from press releases and corporate announcements. His work provides high-level investors and stakeholders with accurate, unbiased, and actionable information on the latest advancements in quantum technologies, market dynamics, and strategic opportunities. Mohamed's contributions have been instrumental in shaping the company's quantum market research and strategic content. By maintaining a strong focus on technical accuracy and vendor neutrality, he ensures that the insights delivered are both reliable and relevant to the rapidly evolving quantum ecosystem. His expertise supports decision-makers in navigating the complexities of the quantum industry, enabling them to make informed,…...

just now (242+ words) The Long March-2F rocket carrying Shenzhou-22 lifted off shortly after midday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed. Recent Shenzhou missions have been used to crew China's Tiangong space station, exchanging teams of three astronauts every six months. Shenzhou-22 was originally slated for a crewed launch in 2026. But it was launched early after a suspected space debris strike to the Shenzhou-20 return capsule made it unsafe for re-entry to Earth, leaving its crew briefly stranded. The Shenzhou-20 team returned aboard Shenzhou-21 on November 14 -- nine days later than planned -- leaving their relief crew without a reliable return vehicle. The accelerated launch ensures Shenzhou-21 astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang have a safe return option. The three were "working normally and in good condition", the China Manned Space Agency said Monday before…...

just now (172+ words) Modern sharks trace their origins to the Age of Dinosaurs, with the oldest known lamniform fossils dated to about 135 million years ago. These early sharks started small, around 1 meter in length, but later produced larger species including the Megalodon, which may have reached lengths up to 17 meters, and the Great White shark, now reaching about 6 meters. Because sharks have cartilaginous skeletons, their fossils mainly consist of teeth. Fossil shark teeth are common in ancient seabed sediments and are found alongside remains of bony fish and marine reptiles. To estimate the shark's true size, a team including paleontologists and tomographic experts from Sweden, the U.S.A., South Africa, and Australia collaborated on the reconstruction. The study is published in Communications Biology, and fossil specimens from the Age of Dinosaurs are exhibited at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Research Report: Early gigantic lamniform…...

just now (304+ words) The latest ACT measurements confirm the value of the Hubble constant - a critical parameter indicating the present rate of cosmic expansion - by observing distant cosmological epochs. This confirmed rate differs from estimates derived using nearby astronomical objects, reinforcing the ongoing "Hubble tension" and challenging the standard cosmological framework. ACT's expanded analyses decisively rule out many extended theoretical models proposed to address this tension. These independent tests, led by Erminia Calabrese of Cardiff University, demonstrate that about thirty alternative models do not fit the newly available data. Calabrese stated, "We assessed them completely independently. We weren't trying to knock them down, only to study them. And the result is clear: the new observations, at new scales and in polarization, have virtually removed the scope for this kind of exercise." The result is a streamlined theoretical landscape, directing future efforts toward new…...

just now (607+ words) Projects selected for funding span a range of applications, from satellite refuelling and logistics to advanced 5G and optical communication systems. These initiatives are part of the UK's strategy to strengthen capabilities in satellite communications, positioning, navigation and timing, in-orbit servicing, space domain awareness, and the use of space data for Earth applications. The European satellite industry is projected to generate GBP 40 billion in revenue by 2033. The UK could secure up to GBP 800 million from just 2% of this market. Space Minister Liz Lloyd emphasized that "Space technology and especially satellites, are essential to our daily lives. From the sat nav in your car to your mobile phone, from weather forecasts to your online banking - space is where it all happens. By backing our UK sector, we're not only cementing our position as a European space leader - we're creating high-skilled jobs, attracting…...

just now (484+ words) Aksoy, who joined UAlbany's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2017 and directs the Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory, is leading the development of machine-learning algorithms for NOAA that can detect and remove radio frequency interference from its satellite measurements, improving the accuracy of weather forecasts and climate monitoring. Because this portion of the spectrum is finite, only so many users can operate on a specific frequency at a specific time. And because radio waves are foundational to wireless communications, which have experienced exponential growth in recent decades, a growing number of users are now competing for a limited number of radio frequencies. "There are plenty of interference sources, and they change from country to country and region to region because different countries may give different licenses to different users at different frequencies," Aksoy said. UAlbany's Mustafa Aksoy is leading the…...

just now (229+ words) Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The ESA and JAXA BepiColombo mission is entering its final year of approach to Mercury, on track to reach orbit in November 2026 after launching in October 2018. The dual-spacecraft mission has already completed one flyby of Earth, two of Venus, and six of Mercury, collecting solar activity and magnetosphere data en route. Throughout its cruise, BepiColombo measured planetary magnetic envi BepiColombo nears Mercury orbital arrival after seven year journey Throughout its cruise, BepiColombo measured planetary magnetic environments, monitoring the Sun's influence on radio signals as well as Mercury's changing magnetic bubble. The mission has produced the first magnetic measurements from low over Mercury's southern hemisphere and reconstructed a magnetic field map. These are compared with data from the Earth flyby in 2020 and Venus in 2021. The spacecraft also sent back recordings that capture its passage past planets, including…...

just now (783+ words) The flares triggered R3 (strong) radio blackouts across Africa and Europe, with several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) fueling a major geomagnetic storm and aurora at unusually low latitudes. The cluster of explosive events originated from a single active region on the Sun, AR4274. "It's somewhat unusual to see four X-class flares in just a few days from the same region," said Bin Chen, NJIT-CSTR professor of physics and director of the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA). "An X1.7 flare on Nov. 9, an X1.2 on Nov. 10, an X5.1 on Nov. 11 and an X4.0 on Nov. 14 - that's a very productive stretch. What really stood out were the ripple effects right here on Earth." Though the flares occurred during nighttime in California - out of view of NJIT's Big Bear Solar Observatory - the center's radio telescopes at the Owens Valley site in the Eastern Sierra recorded the flares' aftermath…...