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Artemis II broke Fred Haise's distance record, but he is happy to pass it on
"It wasn't a big deal. It just coincided with the fact that Moon was farther away from the Earth."
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This is who's developing Golden Dome's orbital interceptors—if they're ever built
"If boost-phase intercept from space is not affordable and scalable, we will not produce it."
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Meet the 19-meter Cretaceous kraken that swam with mosasaurs
Layer by layer, researchers revealed the jaws of an ancient predator.
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Carbon nanotube wiring gets closer to competing with copper
While this material degrades over time, it could point to better ones.
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We still don't have a more precise value for "Big G"
Such experiments bring "order to the universe, whether or not the number agrees with the expected value.”
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US Space Command: Russia is now operationalizing co-orbital ASAT weapons
"They’re putting operational systems up within orbit reach of our high-value satellites."
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Eight months early and under budget, the Roman Telescope is ready to launch
Spy satellite hardware has been repurposed to scan the Universe in the infrared.
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Physicists think they've solved the muon mystery
Results dash hopes for a fifth force but provide very precise proof of Standard Model and QFT.
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New court ruling blocks many of the government's anti-renewable policies
Added layers of review singling out renewable energy have little legal basis.
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Global growth in solar "the largest ever observed for any source"
The International Energy Agency says we've entered the Age of Electricity.
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Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military's most troubled space programs
Problems with the ground system would have "put current GPS military and civilian capabilities at risk."
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Meet Bruce, the "beak-jousting" parrot
Kea parrot missing his upper beak "has rewritten what disability means for behaviorally complex species."
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Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure
Blue Origin's reused first stage hit its targets, but New Glenn's upper stage did not.
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I’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers—here’s what a shot day looks like
The laser was used to study the physics of stellar interiors and fusion energy, among other things.
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Great white sharks are overheating
The sharks might also be the most physiologically vulnerable to warming waters.
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Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch
Blue Origin will soon launch the third flight of its New Glenn rocket, this time with a reused booster.
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After a saga of broken promises, a European rover finally has a ride to Mars
Europe's first Mars rover mission is now on its fourth rocket: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy
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OpenAI starts offering a biology-tuned LLM
GPT-Rosalind is an LLM trained on biology workflows, available in closed access.
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Meet the Quantum Kid
Nine-year-old Kai's podcast explores how quantum technologies can transform our daily lives.
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New 3D map of Universe could solve dark energy mystery
Latest data must still be analyzed but could help determine if dark energy is constant or varies over time.
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