
An ancient fireball turned miles of the world's driest desert into glass
CNN
About 12,000 years ago, intense heat turned the Atacama desert's sandy soil into vast areas of glass stretching for 46.6 miles, but researchers weren't sure what caused it. Now, they believe it was the site of an ancient comet explosion.
The research published Tuesday in the journal Geology.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











