NASA set to test mega-rocket that will take humans back to the moon

By Charlotte Edwards, NY Post

NASA is getting ready to test out its mega-rocket in a “wet dress rehearsal” for an upcoming moon mission. Continue reading NASA set to test mega-rocket that will take humans back to the moon →

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VR Is Here to Stay. It’s Time to Make It Accessible

By Wired

With the recent unveiling of the PlayStation VR2, Sony brings its virtual reality system to current console generations, proving that VR is here to stay. Continue reading VR Is Here to Stay. It’s Time to Make It Accessible →

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This upside-down skyscraper would be one of the tallest buildings in NYC

By Anna Rahmanan, Time Out

It’s just a proposal for now, but it surely looks striking. Continue reading This upside-down skyscraper would be one of the tallest buildings in NYC →

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identical twin siblings Jeremy and Briana (on the left, we're pretty sure) are parents to Jax, and Josh and Brittany are parents to Jett.salyerstwins / Instagram

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Identical twin sisters marry identical twin brothers: Meet their babies

By Kait Hanson, TODAY

Identical twins Briana and Brittany, 35, married identical twins Josh and Jeremy Salyers, 37, and now they’re introducing the world to their babies, who are so genetically similar that the cousins are more like brothers. Continue reading Identical twin sisters marry identical twin brothers: Meet their babies →

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A family of chimpanzees photographed in the Congo basin. An AI algorithm enables analysis of up to 3,000 camera trap images an hour

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Five ways AI is saving wildlife – from counting chimps to locating whales

By The Guardian

There’s a strand of thinking, from sci-fi films to Stephen Hawking, that suggests artificial intelligence (AI) could spell doom for humans. But conservationists are increasingly turning to AI as an innovative tech solution to tackle the biodiversity crisis and mitigate climate change. Continue reading Five ways AI is saving wildlife – from counting chimps to locating whales →

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Mega Moon Mission. An aerial view of Launch Complex 39B with Exploration Ground Systems’ mobile launcher for the Artemis 1 mission on the pad. The mobile launcher, atop crawler-transporter 2, made its final solo trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building on June 27, 2019, and arrived on the surface of pad B on June 28, 2019, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mobile launcher will remain at the pad over the summer, undergoing final testing and checkouts. Its next roll to the pad will be with the agency’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft in preparation for the launch of Artemis 1.

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NASA Invites Media to Launch of New Mega-Moon Rocket and Spacecraft

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Media accreditation is now open for launch and prelaunch activities related to NASA’s Artemis I mission, the first mission in exploration systems built for crew that will travel around the Moon since Apollo. Continue reading NASA Invites Media to Launch of New Mega-Moon Rocket and Spacecraft →

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Russian Film Crew Returns to Earth Safely After 12 Days of Shooting on the ISS

By Jody Serrano, Gizmodo

The Russian film crew that traveled to the International Space Station to film scenes for the first movie shot partially in space returned to Earth safely on Sunday. Continue reading Russian Film Crew Returns to Earth Safely After 12 Days of Shooting on the ISS →

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Geena Davis: Standing Up for Gender & STEM

By Sarah Mosqueda

Geena Davis has played several complex characters, but the actress, gender and STEM advocate, producer and model is hesitant to call them role models.

For example, take Thelma Dickinson from the iconic 1991 movie, Thelma & Louise. She was characterized as the ditzy wife of an insensitive, bullying, unfaithful carpet salesman. Continue reading Geena Davis: Standing Up for Gender & STEM →