Mysterious Rock Formation in Jezero Crater Reveals Mars’ Complex Watery Past

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Using data collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover, planetary scientists have revealed that a geologically puzzling formation in Jezero crater experienced multiple distinct episodes of water-related alteration. The post Mysterious Rock Formation in Jezero Crater Reveals Mars’ Complex Watery Past appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News…Read MoreContinue Reading

2026-2027 DWU: Middle School Design Challenge

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The 2026-2027 challenge theme is, “Fueling Flight Design Challenge: New Energy Systems.”  As more and more aircraft are a part of the US’ National Airspace System (NAS), NASA and partners at the FAA, at universities, and in the aviation industry are searching for ways to increase safety, make flight more affordable, find new fuels forContinue Reading

2026-2027 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge

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Engineering Notebook Template Scoring Rubric The 2026-2027 challenge theme is, “Fueling Flight Design Challenge: New Energy Systems.” As more and more aircraft are a part of the US’ National Airspace System (NAS), NASA and partners at the FAA, at universities, and in the aviation industry are searching for ways to increase safety, make flight more affordable, findContinue Reading

New global maps chart 40 years of ocean heat and acidification extremes

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Between 2src14 and 2src15, a marine heatwave known as “The Blob” warmed an area of the Pacific Ocean larger than the United States and Mexico combined. The massive event fueled toxic algae blooms, collapsed fisheries, killed off millions of emaciated seabirds, sent dead fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) and sea otters washing up on Alaska andContinue Reading

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Common Cause condemned the Supreme Court’s ruling today allowing the federal government to continue using the flawed SAVE system. Statement from Common Cause President & CEO Virginia Kase Solomón: “The Supreme Court’s decision to allow DHS and states to use an error-ridden system is completely unacceptable and didn’t need toContinue Reading

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Microsoft’s Copilot “super app” has arrived, two months after CEO Satya Nadella confirmed it was in development. It combines conversational Chat, the autonomous Cowork agent, a redesigned coding environment named Code, and Autopilot, the persistent agent formerly known as Scout, into a single Copilot experience. The idea is to makeContinue Reading

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Adobe is preparing for a future where users increasingly interact with its software through AI assistants, rather than always going directly to its applications. That’s the idea behind its expanded integration with Anthropic’s Claude, as well as the first connector for Google’s Gemini, announced Thursday. The updated Claude integration addsContinue Reading

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Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, trying to refute corruption allegations, may have just proven them.  Earlier this week, ProPublica exposed Collins’s involvement in an alleged illegal pay-to-pay scheme with a defense contractor. Collins has denied the allegations. “The Biden-led Justice Department and FBI totally cleared my office, my campaignContinue Reading