The JUICE spacecraft (white dot at the center of the picture) was imaged on Aug. 10, nine days before its flyby past the moon. (Image credit: Gianluca Masi/The Virtual Telescope Project) For avid skywatchers around the world, this week begins with trying to get a glimpse of the Jupiter-bound JUICE spacecraft that’s set to swing...
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Flash carts are the ultimate retro gaming accessory
Flash carts offer a solid way to play your favorite retro games. Image: Justin Pot/Popular Science We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Retro gaming is trendy at the moment, and for most people that means emulators. Whether it’s playing Nintendo’s official emulated...
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Which animals can and can’t fart?
Who amongst us hasn’t wondered if a snake can fart? Dani Rabiotti, a quantitative ecologist, posed that question to Twitter in 2017. Her inquiry into animal flatulence went viral, of course. From there, #doesitfart spread quickly (much like a, well, you know). Rabiotti and her co-author Nick Caruso turned the subject into a book that...
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The US says it now supports a more ambitious plastics treaty. Industry groups are furious.
In a significant reversal, the Biden administration announced during two closed-door meetings this week that U.S. negotiators will support limits on plastic production as part of the United Nations’ global plastics treaty. The news was first reported by Reuters and confirmed to Grist on Thursday by the State Department. It represents a major shift for...
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These countries banned music—but artists still found a way
Banning songs from the airwaves is one thing, but some nations have outlawed music entirely. Music’s power to provoke and unite has long been a double-edged sword. Whether for religious, political, or moral reasons, songs that challenge the status quo are often silenced. The BBC refused to play the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen,”...
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SpaceX to launch 4 people on historic Fram2 mission over Earth’s poles in late 2024
The four astronauts of SpaceX’s planned Fram2 mission, which will travel over Earth’s poles for three to five days in late 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX plans to make spaceflight history later this year by launching the first crewed mission to explore Earth’s polar regions. That four-person flight, which SpaceX announced today (Aug. 12), is...
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Rocket Lab launches sharp-eyed private radar satellite to orbit
A Rocket Lab Electron vehicle launches a synthetic aperture radar satellite for the California company Capella Space on Aug. 11, 2024. (Image credit: Rocket Lab) Rocket Lab launched its 10th mission of the year on Sunday (Aug. 11), sending aloft an Earth-observing radar satellite for the California company Capella Space. An Electron vehicle lifted off...
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Boost your IQ with daily Babbel lessons (77 percent off)
Sponsored Content Practice a new language a little every day and slowly rewire your brain. Posted on Aug 10, 2024 7:00 AM EDT Stack Commerce We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Wanna hear something totally insane? Not only does learning a new...
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Researchers worry about AI turning humans into jerks
Applying the logic of chatbot conversations to humans could make a person awkward, impatient, or just plain rude. Credit: DepositPhotos It has never taken all that much for people to start treating computers like humans. Ever since text-based chatbots first started gaining mainstream attention in the early 2000’s, a small subset of tech users have...
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First rocks recovered from Earth’s mantle
Researchers say the rocks recovered from the mantle bear a closer resemblance to those that were present on early Earth rather than the more common rocks that make up our continents today. Professor Johan Lissenberg For the first time, an international team of scientists recovered a long section of rocks that originated in the Earth’s...