You can simplify it as a big tank feeding engines."

Ars Technica

Rocket Report: Starship set for historic test flight; a century of Electron - Ars Technica

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Quantum computers have the potential to perform calculations more quickly than supercomputers, but they could be even faster and more energy-efficient if they were built with photons as their basic u… [+10240 chars]

Quantum computers have the potential to perform calculations more quickly than supercomputers, but they could be even faster and more energy-efficient if they were built with photons as their basic units, called qubits.

Phys.Org

Research advances quantum computing that harnesses speed of light - Phys.org

Both male and female kelp were shown to be capable of reproduction without fertilization.Credit: Madelein_Wolf/Getty
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Insights into the reproductive modes of brown algae could help in the fight to protect them in warming climate.

Nature.com

Who needs sex? Kelp reproduce asexually when no mate is nearby - Nature

German shepherd dogs bred for working are more curious and less neurotic than German shepherds bred for show. A new study from Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences h… [+4568 chars]

German shepherd dogs bred for working are more curious and less neurotic than German shepherds bred for show. A new study from Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has shown that the differences are not only apparent in the d…

Not afraid of ghosts: Curiosity and fearlessness apparent in German shepherd genes - Phys.org

DULUTH Five three-story-tall metal towers sat along the port Tuesday as crew members strung exercise-ball-sized photosensors from them like ornaments on a Christmas tree.
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With specialized sensors, scientists hope to intercept a beam of particles shot through the earth from Chicago. If successful, it would be the first time artificial neutrinos are detected underwater.

Duluth News Tribune

Researchers seek ghost-like particles deep in Lake Superior - Duluth News Tribune

A new analysis of Neanderthal fossils suggests that their feet worked differently from ours, shaped by heavy bodies, long days on uneven ground and, possibly, a distinct inheritance from earlier huma… [+3304 chars]

A new analysis of Neanderthal fossils suggests that their feet worked differently from ours, shaped by heavy bodies, long days on uneven ground and, possibly, a distinct inheritance from earlier human relatives.

Sci.news

Neanderthals Walked with Flatter, More Flexible Feet, Researchers Say - Sci.News

On July 1, 2023, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Euclid space telescope into space. Its mission: to create the largest and most detailed map of the universe ever made.
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On July 1, 2023, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Euclid space telescope into space. Its mission: to create the largest and most detailed map of the universe ever made.

Space telescope Euclid sets the new standard for cosmology - Phys.org

New research published in the journal Icarus discusses 1998 KY26, a near-Earth asteroid that orbits the Sun, and what's behind the unusual movement of the space rock. 
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New research published in the journal Icarus discusses 1998 KY26, a near-Earth asteroid that orbits the Sun, and what's behind the unusual movement of the space rock.

Foxweather.com

Mysterious space rock near the Earth sparks research about its identity following unusual movement - FOX Weather

WASHINGTON (TNND) NASA announced its plan to build a $20 billion moon base over the next seven years and to start sending astronauts to the moon every six months after the Artemis V mission in 2028.… [+2983 chars]

NASA announced its plan to build a $20 billion moon base over the next seven years and to start sending astronauts to the moon every six months after the Artemis V mission in 2028.

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NASA announces plan to build $20 billion moon base - The National Desk

Pumpkin season is about more than cute décor. The squash contains lots of seeds with a high protein content, but they're usually discarded. Researchers reporting in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and F… [+3547 chars]

Pumpkin season is about more than cute décor. The squash contains lots of seeds with a high protein content, but they're usually discarded. Researchers reporting in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found another way to use the seeds, extracting…

Pumpkin seed protein puts a twist on nondairy coffee creamer - Phys.org

An exoplanet seems to have stopped transiting in front of its host star.

The amazing disappearing exoplanet - Ars Technica

The universe could be 26.7 billion years old, almost twice as old as scientists generally believe, according to a researcher at the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) who says his model also works withou… [+2476 chars]

The universe could be 26.7 billion years old, almost twice as old as scientists generally believe, according to a researcher at the University of Ottawa (uOt...

Geekspin.co

Scientists claim the universe is twice as old as believed - Yahoo

People along the Upper Tigris River were shaping clay into containers long before pottery spread across Southwest Asia. A new study in Antiquity looks at fragments about 11,000 years old from Çemka H… [+3204 chars]

Clay fragments from Çemka Höyük in Turkey reveal how people tested ceramic containers 11,000 years ago, before pottery spread

Archaeologymag.com

11,000-year-old fired clay fragments point to early pottery-making experiments - Archaeology News Online Magazine

Her team reported, in a series of recent studies, that a reduced alphabet of just 10 amino acids could support the kinds of protein structures that were likely found early in lifes development, the m… [+8611 chars]

After decades of bickering about which molecules came first, a new generation of scientists is rethinking what life was, is, and could be.

Quanta Magazine

The Evolving Story of How Chemistry Became Biology - Quanta Magazine

Navigation is easy these days, as we’ve entire complex computerized mapping systems and radio-based positioning systems to find ourselves anywhere on Earth. It might seem simple to use GPS these days… [+6344 chars]

Navigation is easy these days, as we’ve entire complex computerized mapping systems and radio-based positioning systems to find ourselves anywhere on Earth. It might seem simple to use GPS th…

Hackaday

The Sextant: Navigating The Old Way - Hackaday

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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the oldest pair of black hole-powered quasars ever seen. There's just one problem: they sho...

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Astronomers stunned after James Webb Space Telescope discovers the earliest pair of black hole-powered quasars - Yahoo Tech

One of the most important molecules in the Universe has been hiding its light for decades.
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Predicted 40 years ago. Never seen... 'til now.