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Read more about the article UK ‘not in favor’ of dimming the Sun
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UK ‘not in favor’ of dimming the Sun

Really? The government hasn't ruled out the possibility of discussing the use of Solar blocking technology. Not a great idea as what could go wrong is well worth discussing. More…

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December 2, 2025
Read more about the article Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize
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Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize

Fascinating article about the effects of AI on students. Seems like effects are exactly the opposite of the skills needed for an AI world! More here

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December 2, 2025
Read more about the article New Smart Telescopes and Binoculars at CES 2024
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New Smart Telescopes and Binoculars at CES 2024

My new blog article over at BINTEL! 10th Jan 2024: Some amazing new products launch in recent days at the CES event in the USA – and they’ll be arriving at…

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January 10, 2024
Read more about the article Notches on a stone disk called an ancient star map
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Notches on a stone disk called an ancient star map

Italian scientists investigated the arrangement of incisions in a stone disk discovered at the ancient site of Lupine Piccolo and concluded that the object could be a star map. The…

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December 29, 2023
Read more about the article NASA scientists say images from the Webb telescope nearly brought them to tears
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NASA scientists say images from the Webb telescope nearly brought them to tears

Six months have passed since a European rocket lofted the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit. Since that time, the ultra-complex telescope has successfully unfolded its expansive sunshield, commissioned its…

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June 30, 2022
Read more about the article Liquid mirror telescope opens in India
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Liquid mirror telescope opens in India

A unique telescope that focuses light with a slowly spinning bowl of liquid mercury instead of a solid mirror has opened its eye to the skies above India. Such telescopes…

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June 18, 2022
Read more about the article In a pair of merging supermassive black holes, a new method for measuring the void
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In a pair of merging supermassive black holes, a new method for measuring the void

Three years ago, the first ever image of a black hole stunned the world. A black pit of nothingness enclosed by a fiery ring of light. That iconic image of…

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May 10, 2022
Read more about the article Sunspots are increasing at an unexpected rate
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Sunspots are increasing at an unexpected rate

Weather on the Sun is always tricky to predict accurately, however it's looking like the upcoming Solar Maximum could be worth keeping an eye on! In fact, sunspot counts have…

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April 12, 2022
Read more about the article Vast satellite constellations are alarming astronomers
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Vast satellite constellations are alarming astronomers

On may 24th 2019 a Falcon 9 rocket built by SpaceX launched 60 communication satellites into a low orbit around the Earth. That evening they appeared as a string of…

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November 27, 2021
Read more about the article Operations Underway to Restore Payload Computer on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope
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Operations Underway to Restore Payload Computer on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope

Not looking good! NASA is continuing to diagnose a problem with the payload computer on the Hubble Space Telescope after completing another set of tests on June 23 and 24.…

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June 28, 2021
Read more about the article Molecular Clouds All the Way Down
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Molecular Clouds All the Way Down

Gas to Stars Each of the many hundreds of stars we can see with our naked eye, or the many thousands we can see with the aid of telescopes, has…

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February 27, 2021
Read more about the article The Milky Way’s Double Bubble
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The Milky Way’s Double Bubble

The Milky Way’s Double Bubble When it comes to blowing bubbles, never go toe-to-toe with a galaxy. Ten years ago, astronomers were astonished to discover large bubble-like structures emerging from the heart…

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December 20, 2020
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