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11/24/2024 07:51:48 am

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ROS in space!

Russia Plans All-Russian Space Station Called ROS to Replace the ISS

Plans call for ROS to initially include three modules with two more probably added in the future.

Welcome, Pfizer

Pfizer to Build Global Biotechnology Center in Hangzhou, China

The Hangzhou facility will be Pfizer's third biotechnology center globally and the first in Asia.

Sea warriors

Amid China Tensions, US Marines to Stage First Big Mock Beach Assault in Decades

There's still a need to train for these missions, especially as Marines test new high-tech tactics and gear.

Jamming ISIS

US Navy EA-18G Electronic Warfare Jets Sent to the Philippines Ahead of Arbitration Decision

PACAF, which is overseeing the deployment, won't say how long the Growlers will be in the Philippines.

Both winners

Jeff Bezos Beats Elon Musk for the Heinlein Prize

The prize for 2016 went to Bezos for his leadership in commercial space activities that have led to historic firsts.

Welcome to Jove!

Juno Probe Successfully Enters the Orbit of Jupiter

Juno will orbit Jupiter 37 times over the next 20 months.

See the sky

Prehistoric Stone Tombs might have been the First Telescopes

Ancient humans might have believed this lighting caused their ancestors to give them special powers.

Life-and-death

‘Protozoan Pac-Man’ Game Shows Microscopic Animals Fighting to Survive

The game was developed to better study real-life hunting conditions among single-celled animals.

Hot head

Restive Pavlof Volcano in Alaska set to Erupt this Year but When?

During its last eruption on March 27, Pavlof hurled an ash plume 37,000 feet into the atmosphere

Fast and furious

China Might Have Operational Hypersonic Missiles by 2020

DF-ZF is a hypersonic missile delivery vehicle that has been flight-tested by the Chinese seven times.

Hole-y cow!

Dangerous Antarctic Ozone Hole has Gotten Smaller and is Healing

The ozone hole is a severe depletion of the ozone layer above Antarctica.

Bad ass Whiskey

First Airborne Laser Weapon to be Tested by US Air Force Special Operations Command

The Whiskey is normally used for close air support, air interdiction and force protection.

Smart?

Plants Seem Better Able to Judge Risks Than Humans

"We have a very fancy brain, but maybe most of the time we're not using it."

Human genius; machine genius

Stephen Hawking and COSMOS to Map the Known Universe in 3D

COSMOS Mk IX is the largest shared-memory computer in Europe.

turn, baby, turn

Canadian Invents First Bolt-on, Omni-Directional Wheels for Cars

The wheels are also bolt-on, meaning they can be fitted to existing vehicles.

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