Virtual assistants are known to boost performance, reduce mental workload, and improve situational awareness during complex tasks, but few studies have explored how they can help astronauts quickly and safely resolve problems during…
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Look for the ‘Other Dipper’ this summer: How to find the Little Bear with the North Star
Earlier this month, we spoke of Ursa Major, the Big Bear, so this week we take a look at the Little Bear, Ursa Minor. Astronomy neophytes sometimes mistake the Pleiades star cluster for the Little Dipper because the brightest Pleiades stars…
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Predatory snakehead fish poses invasive threat after sighting in Sri Lanka reservoir
- The giant snakehead (Channa micropeltes), a predatory fish native to Southeast Asia, has been found in Sri Lanka’s Deduru Oya reservoir, raising concerns over the invasive species’ potential impact on native…
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Stars Passing Near the Sun Could Cause Planets to Collide or Be Ejected, Paper Says – The New York Times
- Stars Passing Near the Sun Could Cause Planets to Collide or Be Ejected, Paper Says The New York Times
- Could the Solar System Lose a Planet to a Passing Star? Scientific American
- Earth might get kicked out of the solar system; scientists sound…
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Satellites keep breaking up in space, insurance won’t cover them.
Airplane passengers crossing the Indian Ocean who peered out their windows on Oct. 19, 2024, might have seen what looked like a fast-moving star suddenly flash and fade. Above their heads, a $500 million satellite was exploding.
Operators
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SpaceX scores $81.6 million Space Force contract to launch weather satellite
WASHINGTON — SpaceX has secured an $81.6 million contract to launch a U.S. military weather-monitoring satellite in 2027.
The contract for the mission designated USSF-178 was awarded on June 27 by the Space Systems Command and…
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Eggshell waste turned into sustainable ceramic glaze by Yale team
A New Haven ceramic artist and Yale University material scientist have teamed up to turn eggshells into a sustainable ingredient for ceramic glaze. The waste egg glaze, they found, is just as good as traditional glaze made from mined calcium…
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The World Is Producing More Food than Ever—but Not for Long
This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Globally, humanity is producing more food than ever, but that harvest is concentrated in just a handful of breadbaskets.
More than one-third of the world’s wheat…
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US strikes delayed Iran’s nuclear ambition by years, confirms Tehran
U.S. and Iranian officials have now confirmed that Iran’s nuclear infrastructure has been severely damaged following recent Israeli and U.S. airstrikes. The damage is so extensive that US intelligence agencies assert that Iran’s nuclear…
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The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger
Before Duolingo wiped its videos from TikTok and Instagram in mid-May, social media engagement was one of the language-learning app’s most recognizable qualities. Its green owl mascot had gone viral multiple times and was well known to younger…
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