2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Stephen A. Smith makes major new career announcement after signing $100 million ESPN contract
STEPHEN A. Smith has revealed a major bit of career news.
After signing his $100 million contract with ESPN, Stephen A. is now launching two new shows.
GettyStephen A. Smith is launching two new shows on SiriusXM[/caption]
GettyStephen A. will air a daily sports show and a weekly politics show[/caption]
Stephen A. is returning to SiriusXM with a new daily show on Mad Dog Sports Radio.
The show will debut in September.
Stephen A. revealed the news on Wednesday morning during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show.
The multi-year partnership with SiriusXM includes his show on Mad Dog’s channel and a weekly social commentary show on a non-sports channel.
The sports show will air on weekdays from 1 to 3 pm ET as a lead-in to Mad Dog’s show.
His political commentary show has yet to be scheduled, but Stephen A. said it will likely be on SiriusXM’s POTUS channel.
“To say that I’m excited would be an understatement,” Stephen A. said.
“I’ve been on Mad Dog before, had the time of my life. So I’m loving the fact that I get to reunite with my guy, Mad Dog, on his turf.
“That, in itself, is a beautiful thing. But to then add a weekly show where I have a potent platform to discuss riveting subjects in the world of Pop Culture, Politics and Social Commentary… let’s just say it doesn’t get any better than that.
“September can’t come soon enough. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in radio… especially going back and forth with the callers.
“Can’t wait to get re-started. Buckle Up! I’m coming!”
This will be the first time Smith has a radio show since stepping away five years ago.
He previously had a daily show on Mad Dog Sports Radio in 2014 that moved to ESPN Radio in 2017.
The show ended in 2020.
Stephen A. will be pumping out tons of content starting in September.
Stephen A. Smith's journey through media
STEPHEN A. Smith is now the face of ESPN and an executive producer on First Take having initially started working for the company back in 2003.
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Teen Mom Kailyn Lowry breaks silence on new boyfriend Isaac Knighton and ex Javi Marroquin’s furious rant
TEEN Mom star Kailyn Lowry has broken her silence on her new boyfriend Isaac Knighton.
This comes after her ex-husband Javi Marroquin, 32, hit out at a furious rant online.
Instagram/kaillowryTeen Mom star Kailyn Lowry has broken her silence after her new relationship was revealed[/caption]
TikTok / theflyestfishermanShe is now dating fishing enthusiast Isaac Knighton[/caption]
The US sun previously revealed that Kailyn, 33, is now in a relationship with Isaac Knighton who refers to himself as ‘The Flyest Fisherman.’
The pair split in April after he was accused of cheating on theTeen Mom 2alum.
Kailyn also shares son Lincoln, 11, with her former husband Javi and he previously took to Instagram Live to slam the new relationship.
While she will care for their son during the school year, he will have him in the summer and for holidays.
This week, the former reality star recorded a new podcast with her son Elliot.
In a video on her Instagram story, although she noted the unfolding scandal, she was more keen to keep the focus on her young son.
She admitted: “I’m seeing the comments, I see everything that’s being posted right now.
“I’m going to address it at a later time, but this week was dedicated to Elliot.
“It’s super important to him and to our family to keep things as planned and I’m not going to take this moment away from him.”
Kailyn added: “So I would just love for everyone to support my son, and what he has to say and let him share his story this week.
“I will address everything else at a later time.”
However, her ex-husband is not pleased about the information that he has recently found out.
On the social media platform he fumed: “My heart is pounding, I am so mad right now.
I’m seeing the comments, I see everything that’s being posted right now. I’m going to address it at a later time.
Kailyn Lowry Instagram
“Tell me how this person took me to court to claim Lincoln was better off with this person and she wasn’t going to miss time… This is when they were with Elijah so things were different.
“Not that they’re not with Elijah, I’ve had my concerns… Shows up this past weekend with a new boyfriend.
“When Elijah moved out, Lincoln cried to me… Now knowing that as a mother, how can you bring another man into his life [after] two months?
“I know him. We have mutual friends. Word on the street, allegedly, is this man is moving in. He might not be moving in yet, but soon enough he’s moving in.
“My son can’t come with me because he’s better off with you? How does that make sense? I’m sick of it!”
Instagram/kaillowryShe was keen to pivot to the podcast recording with her son[/caption]
Instagram/kaillowryAfter three years and three kids together Kailyn split from her fiance Elijah Scott[/caption]
Instagram/javim9Her ex-husband Javi Marroquin went on a furious rant on Instagram live slamming the new relationship[/caption]
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Incredible video shows how US will mine the MOON to help humans establish new home in space
INCREDIBLE scenes show NASA testing a vehicle designed to extract vital resources that could help humans live in the lunar environment or even on Mars.
Engineers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida are experimenting with RASSOR (Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot) on a simulated lunar surface.
SWNSMoon mining could become a multibillion-dollar industry[/caption]
SWNSRASSOR uses spinning drums to scoop up loose moon-like soil from the surface[/caption]
RASSOR’s counter-rotating drums dig up simulated moon dust to extract regolith, the loose, fragmental material found on the Moon’s surface.
The opposing motion of the drums helps RASSOR grip the surface in low-gravity environments like the Moon or Mars.
“With this unique capability, RASSOR can traverse the rough surface to dig, load, haul, and dump regolith that could later be broken down into hydrogen, oxygen, or water-resources critical for sustaining human presence,” NASA said Tuesday.
The space agency is using the foundation of RASSOR’s development to inform IPEx (In-Situ Resource Utilisation Pilot Excavator), a newer vehicle being prepared for a potential technology demonstration mission on the Moon.
IPEx is still in the advanced development and testing phase.
Improvements on RASSOR with refinements in scale, modularity, and mission capability are being made to support future lunar resource extraction missions.
Mining the Moon is shaping up to be a high-stakes space race, with billions of dollars and future survival on the line.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has pegged the value of untapped lunar resources in the hundreds of billions.
Those include frozen water, which could support life or be converted into rocket fuel for deep space missions.
The surface is also believed to hold rare earth metals used in electronics and defense tech.
But the Moon’s most promising payload might be helium-3- a clean, non-radioactive isotope that could fuel future nuclear reactors.
The substance was fetching around $2,500 per liter last year, according to the Edelgas Group.
“That’s a huge market, in principle, and something is coming along very fast,” Martin Elvis, a senior astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, told Business Insider.
Elvis warned that with no strict global rules, the Moon is becoming a lawless frontier.
What is Moon Mining?
Moon mining refers to the extraction and utilization of natural resources found on the Moon’s surface and subsurface. These resources include water ice, helium-3, rare earth elements, and regolith (lunar soil), which can be used to support lunar habitation, generate energy, and facilitate further space exploration.
Scientists at NASA and the US Geological Survey are using their Earthly expertise to identify and catalog resources on the celestial body to look for valuable materials – from minerals and crushed rock that can be used to make dwellings and equipment, to ice that can be turned into drinking water and even rocket fuel.
Key resources of interest include:
Water Ice: Found in permanently shadowed lunar craters, water ice can be converted into drinking water, oxygen for breathing, and hydrogen for rocket fuel.
Helium-3: A rare isotope on Earth, helium-3 is abundant on the Moon and holds promise for future nuclear fusion energy generation.
Rare Earth Elements: The Moon may harbor significant quantities of rare earth elements, essential for electronics and other technologies.
Regolith: The Moon’s soil, or regolith, contains oxygen bound in minerals, which can be extracted for life support and fuel.
He compared the current push for space mining to a “Wild West,” where speed and land grabs beat cooperation and sustainability.
CHINA’S RACE TO MOON
NASA, China, and several private firms are racing to claim pieces of the lunar surface in the coming decade.
But some scientists worry that quick-and-dirty extraction could wipe out decades of astronomical opportunity.
Lunar zones rich in resources also happen to be gold mines for science.
The far side of the Moon offers an ultra-quiet location perfect for peering into the early universe.
Its permanently shadowed craters, ideal for water collection, are also key studying the birth of galaxies.
Elvis said even minor human activity, like mining vibrations, could disrupt delicate instruments and lunar research.
“Mining for water is probably the worst,” he said.
Some protections do exist, such as the Artemis Accords, a non-binding agreement from 2020 signed by over 50 nations.
The pact permits space mining if it follows the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and is done “safely and sustainably.”
But Robert Massey, deputy director of the Royal Astronomical Society, said that’s not enough.
He argued that future space rules must prioritize science alongside profits.
“There should be more stakeholders than just the wealthy and companies that want to do this,” Massey said.
He called for planetary “parks” and preservation zones to shield key lunar sites from commercial drilling.
SWNSThe Moon contains valuable materials such as water ice, helium-3, and rare earth metals[/caption]
SWNSScientists say large-scale lunar mining could be bad news for scientific research[/caption]
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The Grammy nominee took to Instagram to share the news because she "wanted to be open and share it” partly because “because selfishly I do not talk about it enough.”
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