- Associated Press
Massive cradle of baby stars revealed in new space telescope images
A massive cradle of baby stars has been observed in new detail by a European space telescope, adding to its celestial collection of images. The European Space Agency released the photos from the Euclid observatory on Thursday. From its perch 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth, Euclid will spend the next several years observing billions of galaxies covering more than one-third of the sky.
- Reuters
EU reports no bird flu cases in humans or cows as virus spreads in US
There have been no reports in the European Union of bird flu infecting a human or cow but research is ongoing on the virus's transmission, an EU official said on Thursday, one day after U.S. officials confirmed that country's second human case. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly called bird flu, has killed millions of birds around the globe in recent years. Its spread to humans and other mammal species, including U.S. dairy cattle in March, is raising concerns that the virus could mutate into one easily transmissible between humans and spark a pandemic.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
New Arizona State athletic director Graham Rossini quietly introduced on Thursday
Arizona State University president Michael Crow announced the hire of Graham Rossini as the school's athletic director on Thursday.
