CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Three stars circling the Milky Way's halo formed 12 to 13 billion years ago. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News MIT researchers, including several undergraduate students, have discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and they happen to live in our own galactic neighborhood. The team spotted the stars in the Milky Way's "halo" -- the cloud of stars that envelope more PR

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, May 15 -- The U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan issued the following news release: On May 11, the Dashoguz Velayat Library was full of visitors for the U.S.-Turkmen Book Fair. Jointly organized by the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan, the Government of Turkmenistan and the American Corner of Dashoguz, the event highlighted the unifying role of literature and celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of Magtymguly Fragi. Ambassador Klimow traveled to Dashoguz to open the even more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 15 -- The Washington State Board of Natural Resources issued the following news: The Washington State Board of Natural Resources has approved a recommendation by the Committee on Geographic Names to name a previously unnamed creek after an Okanogan County resident and newspaper columnist. The change was formally adopted at the Board's regular meeting on May 14, 2024. The name commemorates Elizabeth (Barta) Widel, who wrote a newspaper column, "Exploring the Okanogan," more PR