ubuntu-confirms-the-26.10-codename,-and-it-sounds-strange

Ubuntu has announced the codename for Ubuntu 26.10 is… “Stonking Stingray”. As codenames go it’s certainly unique. The distro gives each release a codename: an alliterative pairing of adjective and animal, the latter of which becomes the release mascot. The tradition dates back to the first Ubuntu release in 2004Continue Reading

new-nasa-views-of-earth,-from-(s)pace

Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Agriculture Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at Work Technology and Innovation Powering Business Multimedia Image Collections Videos Data For Researchers About Us 1 Min Read New NASAContinue Reading

nasa-invests-in-small-businesses-innovating-for-space-and-earth

Continuing NASA’s longtime support of American industry, the agency announced its selection of more than 30 companies to develop innovative technology through its  Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. With these awards, NASA is investing approximately $16.3 million in seed funding of technology solutionsContinue Reading

swerv:-high-impact-historical-case-study

Explore This Section Home Framework for Heliophysics Education About Helio Big Idea 1.1 Helio Big Idea 1.2 Helio Big Idea 1.3 Helio Big Idea 2.1 Helio Big Idea 2.2 Helio Big Idea 2.3 Helio Big Idea 3.1 Helio Big Idea 3.2 Helio Big Idea 3.3 Helio Missions Helio Topics EducationalContinue Reading

russian-police-raid-book-publisher-accused-of-pushing-‘gay-propaganda’

Raid is part of Moscow’s hardline social conservatism and clampdown on political life., Raid is part of Moscow’s hardline social conservatism and clampdown on political life. Russian police have raided the country’s top publishing house on suspicion that it has been disseminating “homosexual propaganda”, local media report. Police reportedly seizedContinue Reading

4d-topology-is-weird-#math-#science

Mathematician Maggie Miller explains the concept of manifolds — spaces that resemble flat Euclidean space when viewed up close, but that can have very a different global structure. To hear more about this topic, and about the particular weirdness of 4D space, check out out the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURzTFRRuJQ ———Continue Reading