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Polaris Dawn crew shows off SpaceX’s new spacesuits for first private spaceflight (photos)

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Two astrologers, one in front, one behind, both facing left, leaning on white and black buckets, wearing white spacesuits.

This first-ever private space shuttle will bring serious style to space. SpaceX’s private crew mission, Polaris Dawn, is on track to launch sometime this summer. The four-person crew, which includes the mission’s sponsor, billionaire philanthropist Jared Isaacman, recently completed acceptance testing of SpaceX’s extravehicular activity (EVA) spacesuits, which they will wear during the the first … Read more

A NASA man has one of the most amazing jobs in the world and has been doing it for 50 years

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George Aldrich worked for NASA for more than 50 years, currently at its White Sands test site. In 2005, when ABC News visited the facility, his job was to sniff a pipe that NASA hoped to use in space. He sniffed the hole and nodded. But not everything passes his test. For example, when Sally … Read more

Netflix Analysts Praise Q2 Earnings, But Wary of Ad Growth: ‘Slower Than NFLX Planned’ – Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)

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Netflix Analysts Praise Q2 Earnings, But Wary of Ad Growth: 'Slower Than NFLX Planned' - Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)

The streaming giant Netflix Inc NFLX beat estimates for revenue and earnings in the second quarter, but analysts have questions about long-term subscriber growth and slower than ad revenue growth seen in Thursday’s report. Netflix reviewers: Macquarie analyst Tim Nollen maintained an Outperform rating on Netflix and raised the price target from $685 to $695. … Read more

How the sixth generation fighter jet will end the air war

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The next generation of fighter jets could bring greater speed, range and the ability to penetrate deep into enemy airspace – and may have a new type of engine, experts and a US Air Force official said. retired. The aviation world has seen five generations of fighters, from the subsonic F-86 Saber after World War … Read more

The 22 best Amazon Prime Day 2024 products are still available to buy today

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The 22 best Amazon Prime Day 2024 products are still available to buy today

Amazon’s latest Prime Day sale is over for a few days now, but a surprising number of the event’s best deals are still available. If there’s a gadget or two you’ve been hoping to get at a discount, we’ve picked through the rest and rounded up the best remaining tech deals below. While the selection … Read more

NASA-Sponsored Studies Explain How Climate Change is Changing Earth – NASA

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Researchers used more than 120 years of data to determine how melting glaciers, shrinking groundwater and rising seas are changing the planet’s orbit and lengthening days. Earth Days is getting a little longer, and that change is increasing. The reason is related to the same processes that caused the planet’s crust to move about 10 … Read more

‘We can’t answer these questions’: Psychologist Kenneth Kosik on whether lab-grown brains will acquire knowledge

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Computer image of brain organoids in a petri dish against a blue background. Organoids appear as small white blooms.

Brain organoids are 3D, lab-grown models designed to mimic the human brain. Scientists often grow them from stem cells, combining them to form a brain-like structure. In the last decade, they have become more sophisticated and are now able to reproduce many types of brain cellswhich can talk to someone. This has led some scientists … Read more