A computer-generated starlet unveiled in Zurich has set off one of the sharpest debates yet over artificial intelligence in film.
Tilly Norwood, an AI creation presented as a rising talent, is being touted by its producers as the “next…
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Comet C/2025 R2 SWAN: How to view rare celestial visitor in October
A new comet was discovered last month. Now, as we go through this month, the comet may become easier to view.
The new comet was discovered by a sky imaging instrument called SWAN. SWAN stands for Solar Wind Anisotropies camera. The SWAN camera is…
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My son’s favorite after-school counselor is his greatest role model. I can’t believe what I just caught him doing.
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here.
We’re excited to welcome A.J. Daulerio, author of Slate’s Ask A.J. column, to Care and Feeding, where the father of…
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Starlink-compatible radios sought for Golden Dome interceptor satellite demo
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force’s procurement arm has opened a competition for companies to design a compact radio-frequency (RF) communications terminal that would allow a satellite to connect directly to SpaceX’s Starlink…
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Lasers show how much land Earth is losing land to the seas
Lasers have confirmed the big driver behind today’s rapidly rising sea levels. A new study reports that global mean sea level (GMSL) has climbed about 3.5 inches since 1993.
What’s even more concerning is that the pace has increased…
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Quantum entanglement offers clues to nature’s fast energy flow
Photosynthesis and other natural processes depend on energy moving quickly and efficiently across molecules.
When sunlight strikes a leaf, energy races across protein structures before it can be stored and used.
For decades, scientists…
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Soil fungus discovered to grow hydrogels for tissue regeneration
What looks like ordinary mold could transform biomedical science.
Researchers at the University of Utah have found that a common soil mold, Marquandomyces marquandii, may be the foundation for future biomedical materials.
This fungus,…
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When To See The ‘Harvest Supermoon’ Rise
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The full harvest moon — the first of fall in the Northern Hemisphere — will turn full on Monday, Oct. 6, but in North America it will be best seen at moonrise on Tuesday, Oct. 7. It’s called the harvest moon because it’s the…
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Private mission study a step toward offering Orion as a service
SYDNEY — An agreement to study a private astronaut mission using an Orion spacecraft is one of the first steps by Lockheed Martin in its efforts to offer the spacecraft as a service.
At the International Astronautical Congress here…
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The Growing Threat Of Actual Layoffs
Keith’s note: The news stories are piling up about the growing threat of actual layoffs – on top of furloughs – across the Federal government. Of course, NASA HQ has plans for this – ready to be implemented – quickly. But it you try and get some…
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