Anya Wassenberg

Cannes 2016: Woody Allen Opens Festival As Son Ronan Farrow Resurrects Controversy #Cannes2016

Cannes 2016 opened with Woody Allen’s Cafe Society, a film that encompasses his usual blend of comedy and drama. Wednesday evening’s gala screening was attended by Blake Lively, Kristen Stewart and the film’s other stars, but was overshadowed by son Ronan Farrow’s scathing guest column in The Hollywood Reporter.

NASA Kepler Mission Finds 1284 New Exoplanets – Maybe Earth 2?

NASA’s Kepler Mission has just boosted the exoplanet count to a hefty 1,284 in an unprecedented feat. The collection of alien planets verified by NASA’s Kepler team is the largest number discovered so far.

Iron Man Vs Captain America: A Win For Civil War, Marvel And Disney At The Box Office

Iron Man and Captain America battle head to head in the latest blockbuster film from the Marvel comics stable but it’s really the box office – and parent company Disney – that won this opening weekend. Captain America: Civil War raked in $181.8 million, topping fellow Marvel movie spinoff Iron Man 3, which garnered $174 million on its opening weekend in 2013.

SpaceX Rocket Launch: JCSAT-14 Elon Musk’s Biggest Triumph To Date

Elon Musk’s SpaceX just delivered another win with the flawless launch of the JCSAT-14 satellite in the early morning hours of May 6. Thousands watched the live broadcast that followed the thrilling launch of the Falcon 9 rocket from a Florida launchpad.

Game Of Thrones Season 6: Jon Snow’s Back – What’s Next for HBO Blockbuster?

Game of Thrones Season 6 began with a bang, but now that Jon Snow is back, what can viewers expect from the hit HBO series? From revelations about Jon Snow’s true parentage to the aftermath of Ramsay Bolton’s ruthless familial massacre, there is plenty of fuel for rumors about episode 3.

FLINT WATER CRISIS: OBAMA TO VISIT AS RESIDENTS TALK ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AT CIVIL RIGHTS HEARINGS

President Obama will visit Flint, Michigan this week as the city continues to grapple with the fall out from its ongoing water crisis. The presidential visit comes just after the first public hearing into racism and its role in the Flint water crisis was held this past Thursday.

PROTOPLANETARY DISK: STUDY LOOKS AT LIGHT FOR CLUES TO EXOPLANET MYSTERIES

Study of a protoplanetary disk about 400 light-years from earth yields clues to the development of exoplanets. For the first time, scientists were able to use a technique called light echo to analyze the distance between the disk and the young star at its center.

The ‘Other Earth?’ A Look At The Exoplanet Hunt Beyond Our Solar System

Is the “other earth” among the thousands of exoplanets that have already been discovered outside our solar system? New technology being developed by NASA aims to find that out.

Global Warming: For Americans The Pleasant Phase Of Climate Change Will End Soon Study Says

Climate change has meant global warming for most Americans, making them less inclined to see the need for action on the issue – so says a new study by researchers at two U.S. universities. By the time the public feels the sting of climate change later this century, it will be too late to put policies in place that will have any effect.

Zika Virus: MLB Players Balk At Games Scheduled For Puerto Rico As CDC Issues New Guidelines For Worker Protection

Fears over the Zika virus may put a hold on Major League Baseball games in Puerto Rico according to published reports. The news comes as the CDC issued new guidelines on protecting workers from exposure to the troubling mosquito-borne infection.