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Mekotronics is known for its unusual Rockchip devices , and the R57-5S is a Rockchip RK3576 mini PC for kiosks and digital signage applications with a built-in, inclined 5-inch touchscreen display. The system ships with up to 16GB LPDDR5, up to 128GB eMMC flash, or up to 1TB UFS flash. It also featu…

454: Things We're Looking Forward To Astronomy Cast 454: Things We're Looking Forward To by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Share: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share using Native tools Share Copied to clipboard A rather controversial gameplay patent from Nintendo has hit a major barrier in the US, following a non-final rejection issued by a patent examiner that chall…

Robert P Crease reports from a conference at CERN on particle physics in the 1980s and 1990s
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Artemis 2 is gearing up for a critical engine burn this evening (April 2), which will send the mission's four astronauts on a looping journey around the moon.

Bluey is now in residence at Disneyland.

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 697: Mission Roll Call Part 6: The Outer Solar System and Beyond by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live November 4th, 2023.. Finally, we reach the end of our tour through the missions in the Solar System. Out beyond Mars, to Jupiter, the Kuiper Belt and Beyond. This video w…

AstronomyCast 419: DragonCon 2016 Live: Rocket Girls by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

President Trump issued a warning to Iran to make a peace deal on Thursday evening, saying the U.S. military has not begun “destroying” the Middle East nation and reupping his vow to “finish the job.” “Our Military, the greatest and most powerful (by far!) anywhere in the World, hasn’t even started d…

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556: Multi Messenger Astronomy Astronomy Cast 556: Multi Messenger Astronomy by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay For the longest time astronomers could only study the skies with telescopes. But then new techniques and technologies were developed to help us see in different wavelengths. Now astronomers c…

Astronomy Cast Ep. 712: How Peer Review Fails by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Mar 11, 2024. You've probably heard that the best kind of science is peer-reviewed research published in a prestigious journal. But peer review has problems of its own. We'll talk about that today. This vi…

A new materials-based approach is offering insight into one of the most persistent environmental challenges. PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” have quietly spread through groundwater, rivers, and even treated drinking water, exposing millions of people worldwide. These compounds are prized in …

Astronomy Cast Ep. 709: Space Weapons by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Feb 19, 2024. [My apologies for Fraser's audio dropouts. We're not sure how it happened as it wasn't happening at his studio. Audio is a black art, IMHO. Rich) Last week we learned that Russia might be planning nu…

Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough machine may be built much sooner than previously thought

President Trump on Saturday warned Iran that “time is running out” before the U.S. rains “all hell” down on the Middle East country. “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell…

The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is launching a new corporate political action committee, becoming the latest technology firm to start an employee-funded PAC for election season.  Anthropic PBC filed a statement of organization Friday to form “AnthroPAC.” The Hill has learned it will be fu…

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 647: Best Sci Fi Beach Reading by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Summer's here! And that means finally tackling that huge list of books piled up on your bedside table and filling up your Kindle. What books do we recommend for some fun reads this summer? - The Kaiju Preservation Soci…

Animal life is extraordinarily diverse and complex, having colonized almost all environments on Earth—from hostile hydrothermal vents in the deep sea to the skies across our continents. But the planet was not always teeming with complex animal life. For the first 3.7 billion years after it originate…

Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures that took over the world and would eventually lead to us.

These are only a few of the more than 600 artifacts used as dice tools by Indigenous hunter-gatherer communities. Credit: American Antiquity Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Humans have gambl…

Mechanism could pave the way for more robust quantum computation, but questions remain over scalability
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Heads of almost 60 physics departments sign letter saying UK funding cuts are causing “reputational risk”
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AstronomyCast 365: Gaia by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

471: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover – Part 3: Human Computer Relations Astronomy Cast 471: Best Modern Sci Fi for the Science Lover – Part 3: Human Computer Relations by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Austria is rejecting a request from the U.S. to use its airspace for military flights related to the war against Iran, with the Austrian government reaffirming its neutral stance and separating itself from President Trump’s war.  “We want nothing to do with Trump’s policy of chaos and his war, which…

AstronomyCast 383: Approaches to Absolute Zero by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Tom's Hardware Verdict The GameStop NVMe SSD is a decent gamer-oriented drive with good performance and a nice heatsink at an affordable price. Pros + Good all-around performance + Heatsink, cool-running + Decent price at all capacities Cons - Lack of full specifications - No direct support Why you …

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The former daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump posted on her Instagram for the first time since Tiger Woods' arrest.

Accurately predicting how a system responds to sudden changes is a major challenge across fields like climate science, finance, and epidemiology. Now, a team of researchers has developed a powerful new mathematical framework to do just that, using a generalized linear response theory.
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Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Red Mars Terese Loeb Kreuzer/Alamy 2026 marks the dawn of a momentous era: humankind taking our first steps towards colonising Mars. Later this year, NASA’s ESCAPADE probes will fly to the surface of the Red Planet, capitalising on its proximity to Earth and paving th…

AstronomyCast 389: Roundtable with Paul M. Sutter by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Astronomy Cast 585: Super Earths, Mini-Neptunes & Gas Dwarfs by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Astronomers are finding even more new extrasolar planets and they're starting to discover entirely new categories. There are classes of planets out there that we just don't have any analog here in the solar …

AstronomyCast 343: The Universe is Trying to Kill You by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

Former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday said the recent attacks by Iran on two U.S. fighter jets has likely placed President Trump in “panic mode.” The Iranian military downed an F-15E Strike Eagle over the Islamic Republic’s airspace on Friday — marking the first known instance of Te…

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1 min read Illuminated in Orion Monika Luabeya Apr 04, 2026 Image Article NASA NASA astronaut Christina Koch reads on a tablet in the dimly lit Orion crew capsule in this April 3, 2026, photo. To the right of the image’s center, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile …

Astronomy Cast Ep. 656: Smashing Asteroids for Science! by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live Oct 3rd. This week we saw the incredible image of DART smashing into asteroid Dimorphous. Beyond avenging the dinosaurs, what can we learn scientifically from this and other asteroid/comet impact mi…

AstronomyCast 282: Seasons, by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

AstronomyCast: 354: Comet Siding Spring vs. Mars by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

NASA is joining international partners to hunt for ice on the moon in support of future human exploration. The agency is providing a water-detecting instrument, the Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS), to the Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission led by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and …

Students of researcher Marco Hatch collect scientific samples on Russell Island, British Columbia, in 2017. Photograph: Marco Hatch View image in fullscreen Students of researcher Marco Hatch collect scientific samples on Russell Island, British Columbia, in 2017. Photograph: Marco Hatch Braiding kn…

Harassing bots with “funny violence.” Confiding about a broken heart. Chatting with a block of cheese. Filling a void of loneliness.

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Christian Jarrett, Science Focus If you've ever had the feeling that you aren't as sharp as you used to be - perhaps you get frustrated that you can't put a name to an actor or politician...

The butternut tree, a close relative of black walnut prized for its pale wood and wildlife value, is on the brink of disappearing from North American forests. A new study from Virginia Tech offers hope that the species could regain its foothold with help from modern data science. By mapping climate …

We need to consider the need for a 28th Amendment to reaffirm the meaning of citizenship.

Astronomy Cast Ep. 777: The Eddington Limit By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Dec 29, 2025. How big can a star get? This is a calculation made by one of the original pioneers of modern astronomy, Sir Arthur Eddington. And it's named after him, the Eddington Limit. Now, astronomers are…

Astronomy Cast Ep. 764: Cleared For Launch! By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live September 17, 2025. This week, we look at the process behind rockets getting licensed to launch, and everyone around the pad getting notified to stay away as T-0 approaches. (Can you say "errant boat"?) We have…

474: Predictions for 2018 Astronomy Cast 474: Predictions for 2018 by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

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499: What is the proposed Hubble-Lemaitre Law? Astronomy Cast 499: What is the proposed Hubble-Lemaitre Law? by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay

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Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) said Wednesday he will not support the U.S.-Israeli military offensive in Iran after the conflict reaches 60 days without congressional approval. Curtis wrote in the Salt Lake City-based media outlet Deseret News that the War Powers Resolution of 1973 limits the president’s…

NASA shared a flurry of never-before-seen comet 3I/ATLAS images on Wednesday. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Sign u…

A Hawaiian day octopus ( Octopus cyanea ) floats in shallow water. (Image credit: Douglas Klug via Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Sign up for the Live …

Science News from research organizations Scared of spiders? Scientists say the real nightmare is losing them Scientists discovered that nearly 90% of North America’s insects and arachnids have no conservation status—revealing a huge blind spot in protecting the tiny creatures that keep ecosystem…

Astronomy Cast - Ep. 613: Pluto's Demotion: 15 Years Later by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay It's been 15 years since Pluto was kicked out of the planet club. It also happens to be the topic of our very first episode of Astronomy Cast more than 600 episodes ago. Are there any updates? Does Pluto have …

A retro computing connoisseur has bare-metal installed and booted Microsoft Windows 3.1X on a Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti PC system.

540: Weird Issues: How Do (or Don't) Planets Form? Astronomy Cast 540: Weird Issues: How Do (or Don't) Planets Form? by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay As astronomers started to discover planets orbiting other stars, they immediately realized that their expectations would need to be tossed out. Hot jup…

Life experience comes in really handy when learning a new game. Tatiana Maksimova via Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Ask someone to chart the progression of artificial intellig…

New 'Unifying Theory' May Explain How Alzheimer's Emerges in The Brain Health 05 April 2026 By Ivan Farkas (Maciej Frolow/Stone/Getty Images) The origins of Alzheimer's remain contentious, but a new study suggests the disease may emerge as two key proteins compete inside brain cells. Alzheimer's dis…

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has departed Croatia after receiving repairs during a five-day port visit, the Navy announced Thursday, a sign the warship could be poised to rejoin U.S. military assets in the Middle East. The ship sailed out of the region early last wee…

Graduate degrees pay off for doctors, pharmacists and lawyers, but others may want to think twice.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Thursday he will not support any nominee for attorney general if the candidate makes excuses for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. President Trump dismissed Pam Bondi from the attorney general post before Tillis’s comments, which is expected to set up a confirmation battle on h…

Philadelphia's Ministry of Awe is a multilevel art installation and immersive house of oddities that uses AI in subtle and fascinating ways. I took a visit, and I'm totally coming back.

Compost worms can make quick work of food scraps and other waste Rob Walls/Alamy Worms. I’ve got a few. I split my time between a small inner-city apartment in Sydney, Australia, and a wild property that was once a farm, before it was abandoned in the 1970s, four hours to the south. They are opposit…

Epistemic status: romantic speculation.The core claim: I accidentally thought that compute growth can be rather neatly analogized to natural resource abundance.Before compute curse, there was resource curseCountries that discover oil often end up worse off than countries that don't, which is known a…

COBRA We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Walk onto the green with a COBRA LIMIT3D flat stick in hand and, unless the per…

KPop Demon Hunters fans, get to McDonald's fast. For a limited time, you can nab a meal that might seem like an April Fool's Day joke, but isn't. Participating McDonald's restaurants are offering both the HUNTR/X meal, named for the girl group from Netflix's Oscar-winning animated film, KPop Demon H…

When paper dries and is subsequently rewetted, its properties change permanently. This phenomenon is known as hornification. New research now shows that the process is more complex than previously assumed, and that temperature, humidity, and fiber type all play decisive roles. During hornification, …

Iridium is a key component in many electrochemical technologies used for chemical transformations. These include producing hydrogen fuel from water, manufacturing chlorine from seawater for use as a disinfectant and extracting metals from their ores. Yet scientists still know surprisingly little abo…

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 609: Volcanos With Benefits: Lava Tubes, Hydro Thermal Vents & More by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Volcanos can be some of the worst natural disasters that we can experience here on Earth. But life wouldn't even exist without them. So, what are volcanos good for anyway?

In this episode of the Weekly Space Hangout, we're joined by special guest Robert Nemiroff from Astronomy Picture of the Day. We also talked about the return of the SpaceX Dragon capsule, a manned mission to Venus, nomadic planets and the announcement of the Square Kilometer Array. Our team included…

Two U.S. military helicopters were hit by Iranian fire on Friday while engaging in a search-and-rescue mission for the crew of a downed fighter jet. A U.S. Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a second search-and-rescue helicopter were struck but were able to escape, a source familiar with the …

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday he did not know if convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein spied for anybody before adding that there was no evidence in the Epstein files that the disgraced financier was a spy. Fox News’s Jesse Watters, the host of “Jesse Watters Primetime,” asked …

Some of the hardest airports in recent weeks are now seeing security lines under 10 minutes.

Science News from research organizations This cow uses tools like a primate—and scientists are stunned Date: March 26, 2026 Source: Cell Press Summary: A cow named Veronika has stunned scientists by using tools in a flexible and purposeful way. She chooses different ends of a brush depending on th…

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. Sign up for our free newsletters 5 Fixes for Carbon Cleanup To have any chance of not busting through 2°C of global warming, we need to permanently remove from the atmosphere much of the carbon that we have already put in. Planting trees—the current strategy…

Fake fur brings real conservation benefits for African leopards Fake fur brings real conservation benefits for African leopards A campaign to substitute synthetic leopard skins during cultural ceremonies has won support in Zambia and boosted cat populations.  Warren Cornwall

You can finally get your desk in order and grab some backup power for your devices during UGREEN's limited time sale.
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It's easy to take our eyes for granted. But our recent research shows they took an incredible evolutionary journey to reach their current familiar form.

Ryan sits down with Shireesh Thota, CVP of Azure Databases at Microsoft, to discuss the evolution of databases at Microsoft; Azure’s comprehensive portfolio that includes SQL Server, CosmosDB, and Postgres; and the challenges that come with database architecture, from the importance of cost governan…

The iconic arcade shooter is 45 in 2026, but 'Defender' needs preserving if it's going to see 50.

In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, there are painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.

Astronomy Cast Ep. 706: China's Space Program by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Jan 30, 2024. We're so familiar with NASA's exploration efforts in space, but you might be surprised to learn that China launches almost as many rockets as the US. They've got their own space exploration p…

Astronomy Cast Ep. 173: Herschel Space Observatory - REMASTER By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay From January 18, 2009. Last week we talked about Herschel the people – William Herschel, his sister Caroline, and his son John. This week we look at the Herschel Space Observatory, a mission launched in 200…

TOI-4616 b is an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting an M-dwarf that offers a strong benchmark for studying atmospheric loss and planetary evolution. Astronomers have identified a rocky exoplanet that may become an important reference point for future research. The planet orbits an M-type star, a class o…

Scott Stein takes you inside the Ministry of Awe, Philadelphia's immersive six-story art experience. Go on a journey with him as he explores how technology and art meet in this space. Hear from the founders of Spatial Pixel, who explain what inspires them to combine AI with this physical art experie…

On paper, the character of Rocky in Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary sounds like a nightmare: a dog-sized, five-legged rock spider with no face. Yet, in the 2026 film adaptation, he has become one of the most beloved characters in modern sci-fi. In this installment of How It Hits, writer Belen Edwards …

If you are unlucky enough to have been bitten by a snake, you are unlikely to want to repeat the experience. Not so for Tim Friede, who intentionally exposes himself to deadly bites in the hope of developing a treatment for the 5 million people who are bitten each year

After the passing of physicist Anthony Leggett, columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan remembers their personal connection with this giant of quantum physics, and explores the legacy of his enduring recipe for testing the edges of the quantum world