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These 'failed stars' orbit so closely it took 29 years to tell they were a pair

The first and most famous "failed star" discovered by humanity isn't one brown dwarf, but two! The duo comprising Gliese 229B are so tightly bound they orbit each other in 12 days.

Space

4 futuristic space technologies — and when they might happen

All four technologies are grounded in reality, but some are more feasible than others.

Space

Pair of huge plasma jets spotted blasting out of gigantic black hole

Streams are the largest ever seen, measuring 23m light years and with combined power of trillions of suns

The Guardian - UK

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Dark matter ghosts its way through powerful (and messy) collision of galaxy clusters

Using data from the Hubble and Chandra space telescopes, scientists have determined that dark matter ghosted through the wreckage of two colliding galaxy clusters over 5 billion light-years away.

Space

Neural network learns to make maps with Minecraft — code available on GitHub

Neural networks are taught to create cognitive spatial maps of environments using Minecraft and predictive coding.

Tom’s Hardware

LA may be spared 'horrifying' fate of the 'Big One' from San Andreas, simulation suggests

A new simulation of the shaking from a magnitude 7.8 south San Andreas earthquake suggests that Los Angeles might avoid a worst-case scenario.

LiveScience

Exclusive: Holoclara raises $16 million Series A to develop therapeutics—with worms

Holoclara has raised $16 million for its Series A, Fortune has exclusively learned. Bold Capital Partners led the round, with participation from Horizons Ventures, Tarrasque, Endurance28, Freeflow Ventures, and a number of angel investors.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says a gardener provided one of the most “profound learnings” of his life: It’s why he can be on top of every detail at the $3.2 trillion chip giant

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told Caltech students a conversation with a Japanese gardener changed his outlook on life.

Fortune

Jensen Huang tells Caltech grads to pursue 'zero-billion-dollar markets' — hopes to inspire the next big tech leaders

'I hope you believe in something. Something unconventional, something unexplored. But let it be informed, and let it be reasoned, and dedicate yourself to making that happen.'

Tom’s Hardware

Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?

Astronomers have been scouring the outer solar system for signs of a hypothetical ninth planet for almost a decade, without success. However, we may finally be on the cusp of finding it, experts say.

LiveScience

Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88

Ed Stone, who for 50 years served as the project scientist for NASA's iconic Voyager mission, died June 9 at the age of 88.

Space

Is it time to put a dimmer switch on the push for space solar power?

The thought of beaming power to an energy-hungry Earth from space has long been studied. It was first proposed over 80 years ago in science fiction.

Space

Jupiter's violent moon Io has been the solar system's most volcanic body for around 4.5 billion years

Jupiter's moon Io is the solar system's most volcanic body thanks to a gravitational tug of war that rages below its surface. But now scientists know the violent moon has always been this way.

Space

‘Eat the future, pay with your face’: my dystopian trip to an AI burger joint

If the experience of robot-served fast-food dining is any indication, the future of sex robots is going to be very unpleasant

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Why are some supermassive black hole jets so short? Astronomers may have cracked the case

New observations provide an intriguing window into what happens when a slumbering black hole awakens to devour a star.

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Billions Donated to Universities, Scientific Research, and Racial Justice

Discover the biggest charitable donations of 2023! From Warren Buffett's generous gift to James Simons' support for education and research, philanthropy is...

The Independent UK

Warren Buffett, James Simons and Phil Knight are among the top charity donors of 2023

Investment guru Warren Buffett topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of the biggest charitable donations in 2023, with his $541.5 million gift to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his first wife, who died in 2004

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NASA outlines plan to deploy burrowing 'cryobots' on icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter

The subsurface oceans of the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter remain our best bet for finding life elsewhere in the solar system. NASA is developing a roadmap for cryobots that could investigate these ocean worlds.

Tom’s Hardware

New 3D Printed Metal is as Small as a Virus and Super Strong

Caltech researchers have found a method of fabricating metal components nearly as small as a flu virus.

The Hindu

Relics of huge primordial collision reside in Earth's deep interior

Seismologists have recognised since the 1970s that two mysterious continent-sized blobs reside in the deepest part of Earth’s mantle, one under Africa and the other under the South Pacific region

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