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Monstrous building next to highway in NJ is first of its kind in North America

Under the artificial sun, the snow never melts away in a climate-controlled winter wonderland. The wind never blows, keeping away any concerns of biting winds at Big SNOW American Dream, North America's first indoor ski park.The park opened in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during December, and holds inside its walls 4 acres of skiable area with a 160-foot vertical drop. The graduated degree of...

Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash previously violated weather-related FAA rules

Ara Zobayan, the pilot of the helicopter that crashed into a California hillside, killing retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, himself, and seven others, was disciplined for violating weather-related flight rules in 2015, according to records from the Federal Aviation Administration obtained by the Los Angeles Times. FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2020, file photo, firefighters work the scene of a helicopter...

Snow levels to drop as storm pummels Northwest this weekend

Following a drier stretch in the Northwest, another storm is poised to bring rain and snow to the region before the end of the month.After spotty wet weather started off the weekend, a more potent storm tracked into the region Saturday night.After midnight, the storm spread wet weather into the western parts of Washington, before expanding south and east through Sunday morning.Areas west of the...

SETI and other alien-hunting strategies are dealing with new tools — and new troubles

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence, better known as SETI, is taking advantage of a widening array of strategies — ranging from sophisticated laser searches, to a new type of wide-angle optical observatory, to arrangements to conduct the search simultaneously with other scientific efforts. But new technologies are also bringing new challenges: For example, how will radio astronomers...