Swansea City sack Luke Williams one month after being forced to apologise to fans for lack of commitment

Luke Williams, Swansea City manager, at a football match.

Swansea City have sacked manager Luke Williams. The Swans’ decision comes two days after a 3-1 loss away to Stoke City. 3 Williams’ time as Swansea City manager is overCredit: Getty The loss to Stoke ensured Williams departed after a ten-game winless streak. “Swansea City can confirm the club has parted ways with head coach … Read more

The Winter Triangle meets the ‘Mars Triangle’ in the night sky this month

an illustration of the night sky showing a triangle formed from the two stars castor and pollux and mars

We’re now just past the midpoint of astronomical winter — that moment marking the midway point between December’s winter solstice and March’s vernal equinox. That moment took place at 4:11 p.m. Eastern Time on Feb. 3. And as darkness falls this week, we have what many refer to as the “Winter Triangle” dominating the southeast … Read more

Crater-diving hopper ‘Gracie’ launching to the moon aboard private Athena lander this month

a rectangular spacecraft with four legs sits upright on a grey, dusty landscape

A SpaceX launch later this month will send a new type of lunar explorer to the moon. IM-2, the second moon mission by Houston company Intuitive Machines, will lift off from Florida’s Space Coast during a four-day window that opens on Feb. 26. If all goes to plan, Athena will land on a plateau just … Read more

NASA’s launching a satellite constellation this month to study the solar wind in 3D

The sun, for all its glitz, tends to hide behind a veil of mystery. For instance, its outer atmosphere, the corona, appears to be hotter than its surface — like, way hotter — and scientists aren’t sure why. There’s also a big puzzle concerning how the solar wind, which is a stream of charged particles … Read more

Jack Draper: British No 1 voices injury fears ahead of Australian Open in Melbourne next month | Tennis News

Jack Draper has revealed his preparations for next month’s Australian Open have been adversely impacted by his recent hip injury. The British No 1 took the decision to cancel a week-long training camp with Carlos Alcaraz in Spain in early December due to “a little niggle” in his hip area. Draper was optimistic the injury … Read more