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How the Space Shuttle completed a final, daring Hubble repair 15 years ago
nasaspaceflight.com

How the perils of space have affected asteroid Ryugu
arstechnica.com

Did Earth’s Multicellular Life Depend on Plate Tectonics?
universetoday.com

NASA-funded pulsed plasma rocket concept aims to send astronauts to Mars in 2 months
space.com

PCI Slot History: A Success Story Rooted In Corporate Deception
tedium.co

More than a million people die on roads every year. Meet the man determined to prevent them
bbc.com

The British Royals’ Huge Staff Once Included Exotic Cat Wranglers, Rat Killers and Toilet Attendants
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Why a giant ‘cold spot’ in the cosmic microwave background has long perplexed astronomers
space.com

40 years ago today Michael Larson pressed his luck
damninteresting.com

Helium-3: Mining the fuel of the future on the Moon
english.elpais.com

After 124 Years, One of Canada’s Oldest Independent Newspapers Dies
thewalrus.ca

OpenAI’s Long-Term AI Risk Team Has Disbanded
wired.com

James Webb Telescope Detects Earliest Known Black Hole Merger, Just 740 Million Years After the Big Bang
smithsonianmag.com

The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
nytimes.com

Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy
techcrunch.com

Carbon pricing works, major meta-study finds
phys.org

Archie, the Internet’s first search engine, is rescued and running
arstechnica.com

Solving the Mystery of the Dancing Honey Bees
lithub.com

Military rank affects medical care, offering societal insights: Study
phys.org

On the Front Lines with Ukraine’s Night Bombers
esquire.com

Falling in Love with a Fly
nautil.us

Google Is About to Change Everything—and Hopes You Won’t Find Out
slate.com

China Uses Giant Rail Gun to Shoot Smart Bomb Nine Miles Into the Sky
futurism.com

This enzyme is responsible for life on Earth. It’s a hot mess.
grist.org

Journey Into the Fiery Depths of Earth’s Youngest Caves
smithsonianmag.com

Europa’s Icy Crust Is ‘Free-Floating’ Across the Moon’s Hidden Ocean, New Juno Images Suggest
gizmodo.com

Video: Why Everyone’s Talking About the Houthis Lately [22:08]
youtube.com

The Jessie Scouts: America’s Original Special Forces Unit
crimereads.com

Psychedelics could treat some of the worst chronic pain in the world
vox.com

MeerKAT: The South African Radio Telescope That’s Transformed Our Understanding of the Cosmos
daily.jstor.org

D-Day changed Omaha Beach’s sand in astonishing way, researchers found
localsyr.com

Voice Actors Sue Company Whose AI Sounds Like Them
nytimes.com

On this day 1899, Nikola Tesla arrived in Colorado Springs to conduct groundbreaking wireless electricity experiments
damninteresting.com

7 Antarctica Photos That Capture the Continent’s Remote Transantarctic Mountains
atlasobscura.com

What fire ants can teach us about making better self-healing materials
phys.org

Experience: ‘my fiance died on our wedding day – and then I discovered his secret life’
theguardian.com

The universe may have a complex geometry — like a doughnut
sciencenews.org

Creating a Bacteria Painting Is an Elegant But Dangerous Art
atlasobscura.com

Human hair: A surprisingly effective way to soak up oil spills
newatlas.com

Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones
theguardian.com

Robotic “SuperLimbs” could help astronauts who trip on the Moon
cosmosmagazine.com

The Drawing the Art Institute Won’t Give Back
chicagomag.com

Directed energy weapon replaces million-dollar missiles at 13 cents a shot
newatlas.com

Video: The Soviet Obsession With Venus Revealed [16:14]
youtube.com • (see also)

Artemis 2 astronauts simulated a day in the life on their moon mission. Here’s what they learned
space.com

Researchers build AI-driven sarcasm detector
theguardian.com

2024 Comedy Pet Photo Awards finalists
newatlas.com

This Doctor Pioneered Counting Calories a Century Ago, and We’re Still Dealing With the Consequences
smithsonianmag.com

Who Were the Real Pirates of the Caribbean?
smithsonianmag.com

We Came from Lowly Mud
nautil.us

Scientists Say Our Universe Might Be a Hall of Mirrors
popularmechanics.com

Pacific squid flashes its huge attack ‘headlights’
bbc.com

How did an ancient shark parasite end up fossilized in tree resin?
sciencenews.org

U.S. spacecraft snap stunning views of auroras encircling Earth
mashable.com

Video: How Much of the Periodic Table is in YOU? [10:24]
youtube.com

In the Milky Way, 3 intruder stars are ‘on the run’ — in the wrong direction
space.com

Legendary Hermit’s Long-Lost Treasure Uncovered in Poland
popularmechanics.com

Lab-Grown Meat Is on Shelves Now. But There’s a Catch
wired.com

Video: Why can’t prices just stay the same? [7:30]
youtube.com

The Genome of a Gigantic Bacterium Reveals Odd Metabolic Properties
the-scientist.com