Because it has no source of energy, a dead star — known as a white dwarf — will eventually cool down and fade away. But circumstantial evidence suggests that white dwarfs can still support habitable planets, says Prof. Dan Maoz of Tel Aviv University's School of Physics and Astronomy.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Anchorage Museum Association has begun an international search for a new director and chief executive officer of the association and the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center. The new director will replace current Museum Director James Pepper Henry, who recently accepted a position as director of the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
The small community of Manchester, Illinois, about 50 miles outside of Springfield, was the scene of deadly violence early this morning as a gunman killed five people on the first floor of an apartment complex there.
Bangladesh was the scene of another disaster involving the garment industry there on Wednesday as an eight-story commercial building collapsed killing close to 90 people.