Astronomy
Why Google’s custom AI chips are shaking up the tech industry
Why Google’s custom AI chips are shaking up the tech industry
Upheavals to the oral microbiome in pregnancy may be behind tooth loss
Upheavals to the oral microbiome in pregnancy may be behind tooth loss
How to Really See the Stars
A technique called interferometry can greatly magnify tiny objects on the sky, and is powerful enough to reveal the surfaces of nearby stars
Nancy Grace Roman Has Been Shaken, Frozen, and Screamed At. Now It's Ready For Its Next Round of Tests
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope continues its inexorable march toward launch. It recently completed another series of tests that brings it a few steps closer to a launch pad in Florida. This time, the telescope was split into two separate parts - an inner portion and an outer portion, each of which went through separate tests throughout the fall.
Africa’s forests are now emitting more CO2 than they absorb
Africa’s forests are now emitting more CO2 than they absorb
Plastic can be programmed to have a lifespan of days, months or years
Plastic can be programmed to have a lifespan of days, months or years
This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 28 – December 7
Saturn remains super-thin-ringed high after dark. The interstellar comet, 11th magnitude, is now nice and high in the dark before dawn. Don't wait; moonlight approaches.
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