New research from a team at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics suggests that the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy neighboring the Milky Way, hosts a gravitational structure hundreds of thousands of times the mass of the sun: a potential supermassive black hole. The most widely accepted theory of galactic evolution holds that supermassive black…
Monica Retamosa was in the middle of changing the batteries of a tape recorder when she heard a bellbird for the first time. Standing on a forest floor, she looked up into the trees, scanning for the source of its metallic and powerful sound, searching for the bird for half an hour to no avail….
Vehicles recalled: BMW X3 SUVs manufactured between Aug. 11, 2021, and Aug. 27, 2024. The problem: These SUVs were built with rear seat door locking modules that may not fully conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard 206 Section 4.3.1. As such, rear passengers may be able to open the doors in a single motion…
Engine and transmission options are now simpler, too. The new A5 is powered by a 268-horsepower, 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, while the sportier S5 boasts a turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 with 362 hp. The entry-level 201-hp engine is no longer available. Unlike the BMW 3-Series, there’s no plug-in hybrid version. Every A5 and S5 gets standard…