Makenna Sievertson covers the daily drumbeat of Southern California — events, processes and nuances making it a unique place to call home. With our free press under threat and federal funding for ...

West Hollywood is considering adding to L.A.'s list of unique structures with a nearly 50-foot glass sphere hovering over Sunset Boulevard. Why it matters: City officials said in a memo they expect ...

One day, we might see glowing cities of glass scattered across the Moon's surface, shining softly under Earth's light. NASA is teaming up with Skyeports, a California-based company, to explore how ...

A glittering moon. A giant, rolling eyeball. A smiling emoji. These are just a few forms the Sphere’s outer shell has taken since the groundbreaking entertainment venue debuted earlier this year near ...

Space weather can interfere with spaceflight and the operation of satellites, but the phenomenon is very difficult to study on Earth because of the difference in gravity. Researchers effectively ...

Ok, say I have many pentagons. <BR><BR>I want to build an orb or sphere or whatever a 3 dimensional ball out of pentagons.<BR><BR>Is there a predetermined limit to the # of pentagon shaped pieces I ...

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Solar flares and other types of space weather can wreak havoc with spaceflight and with telecommunications and other types of satellites orbiting the Earth. But, to date, scientists’ ability to ...