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History-making probe achieves closest-ever approach to the sun

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5 mn readThe Parker Solar Probe zoomed by the sun on Tuesday during a record-breaking flyby, coming within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface during humanity’s closest approach to a star. The mission operations team, located at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, was able to confirm the success of […]

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January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

Art,Business,Culture,Design,Education,Lifestyle,Personal,Technology,Travel

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Peter Thiel warns young Americans of US real estate ‘catastrophe’ — but also sees ‘giant windfall’ for some boomers

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3 mn readAs a co-founder of PayPal and the first outside investor in Facebook, Peter Thiel is widely recognized for his expertise in the tech world. But lately, the billionaire venture capitalist has been sounding the alarm on an entirely different sector: real estate. During a recent interview with The Free Press, Thiel drew upon the insights […]

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January 17, 2025January 17, 2025

Business,Culture,Education,Lifestyle,Personal,Self

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Massive 1,400-pound great white shark pings off Florida beach 4 times in 1 day

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< 1 mn readShark trackers recently reported that a 1,400-pound, 13-foot great white shark pinged off a Florida beach four times in one day. The enormous adult shark, nicknamed “Breton,” surfaced off Daytona Beach four times on Thursday, according to data from OSEARCH, a global nonprofit that collects data for research purposes. After first “pinging” at 10:51 a.m. […]

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January 15, 2025January 15, 2025

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New images of Mercury captured by UK spacecraft

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< 1 mn readA spacecraft built in the UK has captured new images of Mercury as it made its sixth and final flyby ahead of entering the planet’s orbit in 2026. BepiColombo was built by the Stevenage-based company Astrium, now Airbus, and launched in 2018. The spacecraft comprises two satellites that will gather data for at least a […]

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January 11, 2025January 11, 2025

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Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says

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3 mn readThe co-chair of the independent body that reviews Facebook and Instagram content has said she is “very concerned” about how parent company Meta’s decision to ditch fact-checkers will affect minority groups. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, from Meta’s oversight board, told the BBC she welcomed aspects of the shake-up, which will see users decide about the accuracy of […]

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January 8, 2025January 8, 2025

Business,Culture,Education,Personal,Photos,Self,Technology

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Shrinking Colorado River will take a toll on the nation’s food supply

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2 mn readThe shelves and prices at your local grocery store could look a little different soon. The Colorado River, which provides water for about 15% of our country’s agriculture, is shrinking, and the current agreement that divvies up the water usage ends in 2026. The Imperial Valley in Southern California relies 100% on the Colorado River for […]

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December 30, 2024December 30, 2024

Business,Culture,Education,Food,Health,Lifestyle,Technology

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Angela Stephens

History-making probe achieves closest-ever approach to the sun

Peter Thiel warns young Americans of US real estate ‘catastrophe’ — but also sees ‘giant windfall’ for some boomers

Massive 1,400-pound great white shark pings off Florida beach 4 times in 1 day

New images of Mercury captured by UK spacecraft

Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says

Shrinking Colorado River will take a toll on the nation’s food supply

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