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11/24/2024 01:43:23 pm

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Embraced by gravity

Planet 9 Probably ‘Stolen’ from Another Star

The existence of Planet 9 was first broached in 2014.

Surprise!

DARPA’s VirtualEye will Allow U.S. Troops to ‘See’ Inside Buildings

VirtualEye will create an on-the-spot 3D image of a room

Too big to measure

Scientific Discovery Hints Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Might be Wrong

In effect, the discovery questions the accuracy of the Theory of Relativity

Band-aged planet

New Map Shows Jupiter in Greatest Detail Yet

The research team was able to construct a better global picture of the massive gas giant.

Fatastic visionary

Jeff Bezos’ Fantastic Vision: ‘millions of people living and working in space’

That dream for Bezos will begin by relocating the Earth's heavy industries into orbit above the planet.

Space Man

Elon Musk Advances SpaceX’s First Manned Landing on Mars to 2024

Musk, however, said the plan to send the company's uncrewed Red Dragon spacecraft to land on Mars will proceed as planned in 2018.

Space sword

King Tut’s Golden Dagger was Made from Meteorite Metal

When discovered in 1925, the blade was quite well-preserved.

Cool space stamps

New Postal Service Stamps Honor Pluto, the Planets, the Moon and Star Trek

The four "Star Trek-themed" stamps are a tribute to 50 years of the immortal franchise.

Too fat

‘Too fat to fight;’ Communist Party Again Eases Weight Requisite for PLA recruits

The problem of overweight and obese teenagers derided as being "Too fat to fight" has remained intractable.

The birth of a new era

World’s First ‘Robot Baby’ is Born and Yes, Its Parents had ‘Robot Sex’

The world's first "robot baby" was "born" on Feb. 19, 2016.

Oldies but goodies

40 year-old IBM Minicomputer will help direct any US Nuclear Missile Attack

The Air Force operates some 450 Minuteman-III missiles.

Star struck

SpaceX Confirms Capability to Send Cargo to Mars

SpaceX has the capability to transport up to four metric tons of cargo to Mars.

Calling John Carter.

SpaceX will Beat NASA to Mars

SpaceX should land humans on Mars by 2028. NASA plans to accomplish this feat by 2035.

Relics

Asteroid that Exterminated the Dinosaurs also Wiped-out Life in Antarctica and the Arctic

New data reveals there was about a 70 percent reduction of the animal population in Antarctica 66 million years ago.

Endangered World Heritage sites

Climate Change Threatens to Swamp 31 Iconic World Heritage Cultural Sites

Iconic tourism sites are becoming more vulnerable to sea level rise and steadily hotter temperatures.

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