Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold harsh interstellar clouds 2 million years ago
A lot of people assume space is just that, a big empty void sprinkled with stars and planets. We forget
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Toxic lead showing up in Ontario school and daycare drinking water as evidence of serious health dangers grows – Investigative Journalism Bureau
As someone who currently has two children in school in Ontario right now, this is utterly infuriating. https://ijb.utoronto.ca/news/toxic-lead-showing-up-in-ontario-school-and-daycare-drinking-water-as-evidence-of-serious-health-dangers-grows/
Ars Technica: Boeing’s Starliner finally soars, but mission control reports more helium leaks
Currently leaks on 4 of 12 thrusters. Way to go, Boeing. Lolol. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/after-a-successful-launch-boeings-starliner-runs-into-more-helium-leaks/
What is the Batagaika crater?: Earth’s growing ‘Gateway to Hell’ | Popular Science
Having one of these is scary enough, but the fact that they are starting to pop up like potholes through
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The Milky Way’s black hole is warping space-time
Ok, so the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is spinning so fast, it’s basically warping space
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Mathematicians Attempt to Glimpse Past the Big Bang | Quanta Magazine
Pretty heavy stuff, but makes for some great reading if you’re a physics nerd, as I am. https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-attempt-to-glimpse-past-the-big-bang-20240531/
AI saving humans from the emotional toll of monitoring hate speech | Waterloo News | University of Waterloo
I would bet that 88% accuracy is relatively on-par or better than humans perform at the job. Pretty fucking cool
James Webb telescope sees ‘birth’ of 3 of the universe’s earliest galaxies in world-1st observations | Live Science
Even with the relatively short time it’s been online, the JWST has been revolutionizing our understanding of the universe, opening
Mysterious Soviet Era Radio Signal Transmitting For 40 Years Baffles Scientists
Oh, those crazy Russians…. 😁. Seriously though, this is pretty interesting. https://www.ndtv.com/feature/mysterious-soviet-era-radio-signal-transmitting-for-40-years-baffles-scientists-5757595/amp/1
TSMC’s Lithography Machines Have a Remote Kill Switch in Case China Invades | Extremetech
Holy shit!! Talk about burying the lead. The quote at the end of the article – “I can’t imagine them