The Nysterious Origins of Universe’s Biggest Black Holes

Halfway between the belly of Delphinus the Dolphin and the hind hoof of Pegasus the flying horse, a pristine pinwheel tumbles through space. For billions of years, the flocculent spiral arms of galaxy UCG 11700 have wheeled in peace, undisturbed by the collisions and mergers that have deformed so many other galaxies. But while a […]

Piano: The Triumph of Goodness

  Shih-Yeh Lu Young pianist from Taiwan, graduate from Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, won both the Best Rendition Award & Outstanding Performance Award in the 2019 NTD International Piano Competition (New York).

Envy of Chang’an: Women’s Soccer of the Tang Dynasty

Cuju, an ancient Chinese form of soccer, can be traced back as far as the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). It became increasingly popular in the Tang Dynasty (618–907), to the point that there were even professional women’s teams. The similarities between Cuju and modern soccer are uncanny, and FIFA recognizes it as the oldest […]

NASA’s Artemis Accords: Charting An Optimistic Vision of Humanity’s Future

Amidst all of the chaos and uncertainty enveloping our planet Earth at the present moment, NASA, along with space programs from twelve countries have laid the foundation for humanity’s sojourn into the vast realms of our Sol solar system and beyond in the Artemis Accords. The accords plan to set humankind on the moon’s surface […]

Astronomers See Galaxies in Ultra-High Definition

Astronomers have captured some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies in deep space. They are in much higher definition than normal and reveal the inner workings of galaxies in unprecedented detail. Many of the images could yield insights into the role of black holes in star and planet formation. The researchers say […]

Baby Handed Over to the US Soldiers in Kabul

The heartbreaking scene played out at the wall around the Kabul airport — where thousands of Afghans are trying to flee from the Taliban-controlled country. “The mothers were desperate, they were getting beaten by the Taliban. They shouted, ‘Save my baby!’ and threw the babies at us. Some of the babies fell on the barbed […]

George Washington’s Prayer at Valley Forge

Open Pleas to Mr. Biden From European Allies

After the Taliban entered Kabul, the Afghan capital, on August 15th, 2021, the Afghan military has shown that they are no longer capable of stopping the Taliban’s advance alone. Because of Kabul’s access to Hamid Karzai International Airport, one of the key airfields connecting Afghanistan and other countries not under Taliban control, Western countries, such […]

UK Defense Minister: No Nation Will Be Able to Get Everyone Out

As August 31, the deadline for the U.S.-led withdrawal from Afghanistan. approaches, U.S. president Mr. Biden had planned to leave Washington D.C. on Friday for his holiday home in Delaware, though these plans were later canceled. He has only spent four out of  the last 15 days in the White House since the Taliban have […]

How Costly was America’s Intervention in Afghanistan?

At the two ends of the two-decade war in Afghanistan, the American public held very different viewpoints toward US military actions. Back in 2001, after the 9/11 attack, 8 in 10 Americans supported the US military to engage in ground war in Afghanistan, according to a Gallup poll. Already in a poll in 2018, nearly […]