Para ice hockey’s mixed-gender status at Paralympic Games translates into limited access for women

According to the International Paralympic Committee, women’s participation has skyrocketed from effectively near zero to about 20 per cent of the global player base in para ice hockey programs since ...

US presidents gather to honour Jesse Jackson at memorial service

Former US presidents, celebrities and thousands of members of the public have gathered to honour civil rights leader, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died last month. Former presidents Joe Biden, ...

Like father, like son: Lucas Ramirez hits 2 homers for Brazil in WBC with dad Manny Ramirez watching

HOUSTON (AP) — Manny Ramirez hit plenty of home runs in his 19-year major league career — 555, to be exact. On Friday night ...
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NASA changed an asteroid’s orbital path around the sun, a first for humankind

Smashing a spacecraft into a binary asteroid system has managed to alter its path around the sun, a new analysis reveals ...

Gymnast Yul Moldauer’s 16-month suspension tested his resolve and reinforced his love for the sport

U.S. men's gymnast Yul Moldauer is returning to major competition at the American Cup. The international event in Nevada ...

In a first, NASA changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun—by accident

A new study shows that, not only did the agency’s 2022 DART mission shift the orbit of the moonlet Dimorphos, it also changed the path of its parent asteroid around the sun.

NASA’s DART mission shifted the orbits of two asteroids

Overall, Didymos is nearly 200 times more massive than its smaller companion, which explains why shifting the larger asteroid ...