Star Field Found By NASA’s Hubble Telescope

On March 29, 2024, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) revealed that the Hubble Space Telescope has found not just one star, but 120 light-years worth of them. How the telescope captured the stars 160,000 light years away is not the usual method of zooming in. In one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies 162,000 light-years away, the star field the Hubble Telescope found … Continue reading Star Field Found By NASA’s Hubble Telescope

Lindsey SmithMarch 29, 2024Leave a comment

International, National, News, Sports

How Technology Affects Sports

The world of sports, teams, and individuals, has been expanding in every direction. That expansion has seen many technological innovations specifically for sports. An innovation used by 60 soccer leagues around the world and the National Football League (NFL) is the Video Assisted Refereeing (VAR). Created by the Royal Netherlands Football Association, the VAR is a system of 30 cameras around the stadium ranging from … Continue reading How Technology Affects Sports

Lindsey SmithDecember 20, 2023December 20, 2023Leave a comment

International, News

NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory

As something usually heard in science-fiction movies. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) might have opened the possibility of having quantum tools in space. The Cold Atom Laboratory at NASA on the International Space Station (ISS) is used to freeze atoms to around -400 degrees Fahrenheit, which sets the atoms in the fifth state of matter, Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC). This allows the astronauts to … Continue reading NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory

Lindsey SmithNovember 23, 2023Leave a comment

Analysis

History of; Miami MetroRail

Written by Shane Miller Miami Metrorail is (currently) the only urban rapid transit system in the state of Florida, and, as the name suggests, is based in Miami, providing 25 miles of dual-tracked rail service from Dadeland to Palmetto. Being a relatively small transit system for a city of Miami’s size, it is a unique example of urbanism in a city that, similar to Los … Continue reading History of; Miami MetroRail

smillersnapNovember 9, 2023Leave a comment

International, Opinion

Why Space is Fascinating

From the beginning, humankind has been studying space, whether from a telescope on Earth or one in deep space. We have found planets in other solar systems “habitable zones” but still have numerous theories on whether extraterrestrial life could be possible. Many other theories go hand-in-hand while several others repel each other. If you go back even just 65 years ago when the Sputnik 1 … Continue reading Why Space is Fascinating

Lindsey SmithOctober 15, 2023Leave a comment

Analysis

What is “Gonzo” Journalism?

Written by Shane Miller “Gonzo” Journalism, a term that often confuses or befuddles many people. The concept of a Gonzo journalist has been around since the 1970s, during the beginning of the New Journalism movement. Championed by famous figures like Hunter S. Thompson and popularized with the film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, being a Gonzo journalist is being a character in your own … Continue reading What is “Gonzo” Journalism?

smillersnapOctober 13, 2023October 13, 2023Leave a comment

News

Brightline opens Orlando expansion

Recently, the Brightline high-speed rail company announced that their long-anticipated (and delayed) expansion to the city of Orlando would be opening this Friday. The project is phase 2 of an even more ambitious plan to extend high-speed rail service to connect South and Central Florida together, with round trip tickets between Orlando and Miami being $79 (in the lowest tier of business class). CGI Mockup … Continue reading Brightline opens Orlando expansion

smillersnapSeptember 22, 2023October 29, 2024Leave a comment

Opinion

Urbanism is Good, actually

Written by Shane Miller Nowadays, many cities across the world are investing heavily in new public transport systems. The best example of this investment is the opening of the REM Metropolitan Light Rail line in Montreal, Canada. The new line on the pre-existing Montreal metro has seen a huge expansion in recent years of service frequency and new rail cars being built. Another example is … Continue reading Urbanism is Good, actually

smillersnapSeptember 5, 2023Leave a comment

International, News

Libyan Foreign Minister forced to flee country after meeting with Israel

(Featured Image provided by Ryad Kramdi/AFP/Getty Images) Recently, the Foreign Minister for Libya’s Tripoli-based government, Najla el-Mangoush, was forced to flee to Türkiye after it was leaked that she had met with an Israeli diplomat. Israel’s own Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen, announced on Sunday that he had secretly met up with Mangoush in Rome, Italy to discuss normalizing relations. To Israel, this was a monumental … Continue reading Libyan Foreign Minister forced to flee country after meeting with Israel

Alan DomagalaSeptember 1, 2023Leave a comment

Opinion

How is it being a full time Driver?

Shane Miller Key West, Florida- Recently, I have become a new driver in the state of Florida. Specifically, on August 7th of this year, I became a class E driver in the state after taking a (shockingly easy) driver’s test. Funnily enough, I had been panicking about the test for pretty much the entire preceding week. I was up for nights at a time in … Continue reading How is it being a full time Driver?

smillersnapAugust 28, 2023Leave a comment

The Snapper

Volume 103

Tag: 2023