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2 years ago+14 14 0Sun's crazy active cycle could mess with NASA's Artemis moon mission
The sun is ramping up for Solar Cycle 25's solar maximum at a faster rate than previously expected, which could have knock-on effects on future space missions, experts say.
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2 years ago+12 12 0All systems go in Houston as NASA prepares return to Moon
Rick LaBrode has worked at NASA for 37 years, but he says the American quest to return to the Moon is by far the crowning moment of his career. LaBrode is the lead flight director for Artemis 1, set to take off later this month—the first time a capsu ...
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2 years ago+15 15 0Sky Orders Second Season of ‘The Lazarus Project,’ Starring Paapa Essiedu
The Lazarus Project, the time-twisted action and espionage series from Comcast’s European TV giant Sky and starring I May Destroy You‘s Paapa Essiedu in the lead, is set to return for a second stint. Sky announced Thursday that the drama, written by ...
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2 years ago+17 17 0Guy Fieri can't stop going to Rage Against the Machine concerts
Guy Fieri just can’t seem to get enough of seeing Rage Against the Machine live on their long-anticipated reunion tour (grab your tickets here) and who can blame him? Just days after a video of him rocking out at the July 27th Cleveland concert went ...
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2 years ago+4 4 0Earth Is Suddenly Spinning Faster. Why Our Planet Just Recorded Its Shortest Day Since Records Began
What did you do with the extra 1.59 milliseconds on Wednesday, June 29, 2022? As reported by TimeAndDate.com, on that date our planet set a new fastest record—as far as scientists can tell—for completing one rotation. Hang on! Earth takes exactly 24 ...
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2 years ago+15 15 0Biden Administration Plans for Legal Psychedelic Therapies Within Two Years
AS TWIN MENTAL HEALTH and drug misuse crises kill thousands of people per week, the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapies “must be explored,” urges a federal letter on behalf of the U.S. health secretary and shared with The Intercept.
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2 years ago+4 4 0Optimism of a More Open Ethiopia Fades, Expelled Journalist Says
Drawn by its natural beauty and cultural heritage, British journalist Tom Gardner covered Ethiopia for more than five and half years. When he first arrived, Gardner said, there was “the feeling that it was on the brink of peaceful, epochal transforma ...
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2 years ago+14 14 0TV Rewind: Even for Fans of HBO, Oz Remains a Hard Watch
But in this genre of stories exploring toxic masculinity, HBO's Oz serves as a sort of Patient Zero.
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2 years ago+20 20 0Chip shortage may be coming to an end, TSMC is still king
The chip boom of the past two years that spurred a global shortage is coming to an end, and that shouldn't surprise anyone. Chipmakers, consumer tech companies, and retailers are expecting rockier months ahead, but consumers can finally hope for ...
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2 years ago+19 19 0Meta removes Facebook account mandate from Quest VR—but is that enough?
Credit where credit is due: The Meta Quest virtual reality platform, previously known as Oculus Quest, will soon remove its obnoxious Facebook account mandate. As announced on Thursday, starting in August, both new and existing Quest headset users wi ...
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2 years ago+13 13 0Meghan Markle Emphasizes the Importance of Voting in Every Election
In a new, wide-ranging interview in Vogue, Meghan Markle spoke with Gloria Steinem about the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade. The Duchess of Sussex shared, "I called Gloria immediately. Because in all of it, she reminds me that w ...
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2 years ago+16 16 0In NASA’s new video game, you are a telescope hunting for dark matter
There’s always something new to learn about space, whether it’s how scientists are planning to grow food in microgravity, or how new telescopes will illuminate dark energy. But NASA is adopting a fresh tactic to get people to discover the science beh ...
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2 years ago+4 4 0Physicists discover never-before seen particle sitting on a tabletop
Researchers have discovered a new particle that is a magnetic relative of the Higgs boson. Whereas the discovery of the Higgs boson required the tremendous particle-accelerating power of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), this never-before-seen particl ...
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2 years ago+10 10 0Men who wish to become fathers tend to be perceived as more desirable by women, study finds
According to a new study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science, men who wish to become fathers, or have prior relationship experience, are deemed more desirable as long-term mates. Female choosiness is a consequence of the high metabolic co ...
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2 years ago+13 13 0Amber Heard’s ex-PI claims she used Johnny Depp — but so did his friends
He blames Johnny Depp’s downfall on the Heard mentality. Following Wednesday’s explosive verdict in the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial, the “Aquaman” actress’ former private investigator, Paul Barresi, weighed in on the ex-flames’ relationship, sugges ...
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2 years ago+17 17 0What would a flying-free world look like?
Aviation has long been a pain in the neck for those working to cut human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. It is the pinnacle of a "hard-to-decarbonise" sector: energy-intensive, lacking in immediate technical options to make it lower carbon ...
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2 years ago+12 12 0Canada to lift restrictions on gay men donating blood
Health Canada on Thursday lifted restrictions on gay men donating blood, a move Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said was “good news for all Canadians" but had taken too long. Trudeau said at a news conference the ban should have ended 10 to 15 yea ...
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2 years ago+13 13 0This Is How Often Online Ads Are Auctioning Off Your Data Every Day
Advertisers—and shady ad middlemen—are paying to violate your privacy hundreds of times every day you're online.
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2 years ago+10 10 0The Steam Deck finally has Windows audio drivers
Two and a half months after our Steam Deck review, Valve has finally provided the drivers you’ll need for audio if you choose to install Windows on the gaming portable. Before today, you would have had to pair Bluetooth headphones or plug in USB-C ea ...
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2 years ago+14 14 0California just ran on 100% renewable energy, but fossil fuels aren't fading away yet
On a mild Sunday afternoon, California set a historic milestone in the quest for clean energy. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing and on May 8th, the state produced enough renewable electricity to meet 103% of consumer demand. That broke a rec ...