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A $30 million rescue mission launched on 3 July to grab NASAs ageing Swift telescope and lift it into a safer orbit. When its LINK spacecraft began spinning at nine degrees per second, engineers regained partial controlbut not enough for a safe capture
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The rescue craft reached orbit. It survived a serious loss of control. Engineers even slowed its spin and rewrote part of its flight software from the ground. But the missions decisive act, taking ho ...[Continue Reading]
Space Daily
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Fantasy football cheat sheet: Which bad teams could actually be good?
Jacob Camenker, USA TODAY
Welcome to USA TODAY Sports' fantasy football cheat sheet column, where each week I'll provide you with plenty of tips, tricks and strategies about how to win your fantasy league and also regale you ...[Continue Reading]
USA Today
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Why the AI boom has become an election problem
Peter Kafka
Natalie Behring/Getty Images; BI <ul><li>It was easy to predict that data centers might become the unpopular symbol of the AI boom.</li><li>Still: A stunning percentage of Americans now say they opp ...[Continue Reading]
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Were 163 missing children found in Florida law enforcement operation? What we know
Anna Rascout-Paz
<ul><li>The claim that authorities in Florida rescued 163 missing children is still under investigation pending the release of more detailed information.</li><li>The offices of Florida Attorney Gene ...[Continue Reading]
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A newly found star circles the Milky Ways central black hole every 8.7 years and passes it at about 25,000 kilometres a second, more than 8 percent of the speed of light, and the pass is so close that its discoverers say there is a fair chance of measuri
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A faint point of light showed up 15 milliarcseconds northwest of Sagittarius A* in the spring of 2023, not in a raw frame but in an image reconstructed from interferometry data. Its position and the ...[Continue Reading]
Space Daily
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Are Centrist Democrats Too Racist to Compete in Michigan?
Ryan Cooper
I have a question about the critical Michigan Senate race: Are centrist Democratic officials and pundits going to spend the next 60 days loudly making the Republican Partys arguments for them? The l ...[Continue Reading]
The American Prospect
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