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Researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have found a new way to measure the mass of neighbouring galaxies using pulsars. Using the universe's most precise natural clocks it’s possible to detect tiny gravitational disturbances rippling through the Milky Way. By analysing 54 millisecond pulsars, the team directly measured the gravitational pull of both the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy, including their dark matter. The same technique could eventually map dark matter across the entire Galaxy bringing us closer to understanding what it actually is.

Every byte of data a spacecraft collects, every image, every reading, every scientific measurement has to survive one of the most hostile environments imaginable. Space is awash with radiation, and that radiation is the silent enemy of conventional data storage. Now, a team of researchers have built a new kind of memory chip that doesn't just tolerate radiation, it laughs in its face. Using a quirk of physics called ferroelectricity, this technology can withstand radiation levels equivalent to 100 million X-rays, and it could transform how we store data on missions heading deeper into the Solar System than we've ever ventured before.

We live in a golden age of astronomical imaging. Telescopes are capturing billions of galaxy images, painting the universe in breathtaking detail. But there's a problem, and it's a big one. A photograph tells you what something looks like but it doesn't tell you what it's made of, how fast it's moving, or how far away it really is. For that, you need spectroscopy. And right now, astronomy has a catastrophic imbalance, billions of images and nowhere near enough spectra to match them. A new telescope currently under construction in the mountains of western China is about to change that quite dramatically.

Badge approved for the US Army Air Corps Ferrying Command, 14 Nov 1941 (US Army Institute of Heraldry) 85 Years Ago—May 29, 1941: US Army Air Corps forms the Ferrying Command to deliver Lend-Lease aircraft overseas and to deliver aircraft from factories to airfields (renamed Air Transport Command in June 1942). Disney animators begin a four-month strike.The post Today in World War II History—May 29, 1941 first appeared on Sarah Sundin.

On Wednesday, a list of nine performers was announced for the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C. By Thursday, several had announced they would no longer be participating in the festivities, including the singer scheduled to perform the first night, country singer Martina McBride. The fair was part of the America 250 celebration and is scheduled for June 25 to July 10 at the National Mall in the nation’s capital.  McBride announced she was no longer performing at the event in a social media post on Thursday night, claiming she was misled about things. “I would like to talk to you and clear the air,” McBride said in her social media message. “I will not be participating at the Great American State Fair on June 25th. I was presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading. I asked lots of questions and was assured this was a nonpartisan event that was meant to celebrate ALL 50 states. In my mind I thought this was a great way to celebrate the states and also bring people together in the way that only music can. I saw it as just a bigger version of so many state fairs I have performed at over the years, celebrating community and what makes each state special.” pic.twitter.com/Ono3zPi54Z— Martina McBride (@martinamcbride) May 29, 2026 The country singer explained that her understanding of the details of the event “changed” on Wednesday and that she felt she was misled on things when she agreed to the performance. “Sounds fun, right? Wholesome even. Yesterday things started changing and what we were told is, in fact, not what is happening,” McBride said.  However, she did not elaborate on the information she learned that caused her to change her mind about performing. She was not the only scheduled performer to cancel. C+C Music Factory, Milli Vanilli, Morris Day and the Time, The Commodores, and Young MC, popular musical performers from the 1980s and early 1990s, also announced they would not be performing at the event. Several performers cited the association of Freedom 250, the organization responsible for the Great American State Fair and other festivities for the nation’s semiquincentennial, to President Donald Trump as the reason for canceling their performances. Young MC also announced his departure from the program in a social media post, claiming he was never told about “political involvement in the event.” Like McBride, he, too, did not elaborate on his reasoning, and failed to specify what he meant by “political involvement.” “I have informed my agents that I will not be performing at the freedom 250 event,” read Young MC’s Facebook post. “The artists were never told about any political involvement with the event. And despite the claims by the organizers that the event is non-partisan, Spin Magazine describes it as Trump-backed. I hope to perform in d.c. in the near future at an event that is not so politically charged.” Freedom 250 was tasked with leading the planning and organization of the festivities this year. Keith Krauch, the Freedom 250 CEO appointed by Trump, touted the president’s role in developing the organization in a previous statement. He applauded Trump’s leadership in establishing Freedom 250. FREEDOM 250 UNVEILS ENTERTAINER LINEUP FOR NATIONAL MALL FAIR, WITH SOME DROPPING OUT “President Donald J. Trump pledged that our nation’s 250th birthday would be celebrated in a way worthy of our history, our values, and our future,” said Krach. “To help realize that vision at national scale, he launched Freedom 250 — the nonpartisan organization created to lead this historic effort. I am grateful to President Trump for the opportunity to execute his vision for Freedom 250. At its core, Freedom 250 is a national movement — bringing states, businesses, organizations, and citizens together to honor our history, cherish our God-given freedoms, and help build a golden age of opportunity for the next 250 years.” As of Friday morning, the only scheduled performer who confirmed his participation was Vanilla Ice, a hip-hop artist whose popularity peaked in the early 1990s with his hit song “Ice Ice Baby.” No update was provided regarding the other cancellations, nor have any replacement acts been announced. 

Constitutionally protected speech critical of Israel may be considered incitement of violence. Gabrielle Cuccia, a MAGA influencer and former chief Pentagon correspondent for One America News (OAN), was hired earlier this year to write a script for Vine & Fig Tree Institute (VFT), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization “that combats antisemitism and hate.” The image of “vine …

The speaker claims that the history of Islam in America didn’t begin in 1965 (when immigration laws changed, allowing for much more immigration from non-European countries) or anytime in the 20th century. She claims Islam is “woven into the very tapestry of this nation.” Yet where is it? Where are the Muslim Founding Fathers? Where …

Commissioners in Lake County, Florida, adopted a “Bill of Rights” ordinance protecting the God-given, constitutionally protected rights of citizens from unconstitutional mandates, statutes, or decrees from Tallahassee or D.C., explained Commissioner Anthony Sabatini in this interview on Conversations That Matter with The New American magazine’s Alex Newman. Sabatini, who previously served in the state legislature …

Well, many will certainly see this as an “end times” scenario and fail to see the antichrist spirit behind it.  However, it is now becoming clear what Israel and the US have planned with regard to the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the Dome of the Rock that houses the area (rock) where Abraham was ready …