A faint cosmic hum could solve the Universe’s expansion mystery

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For decades, astronomers have known that the universe is expanding. To determine how fast it is growing today, scientists calculate a value called the Hubble constant. Multiple independent techniques are used to measure it, and because they rely on the same underlying physics, they should produce matching results. Instead, measurements based on observations of theContinue Reading

NASA telescope spots first alien ‘astrosphere’ around a sun-like star: Space photo of the week

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A young, sun-like star reveals its protective sheath, or ‘astrosphere’, for the first time in this Chandra image. (Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Johns Hopkins Univ./C.M. Lisse et al.; Infrared: NASA/ESA/STIS; Optical: NSF/NoirLab/CTIO/DECaPS2) quick facts What it is: HD 61005, a sun-like star nicknamed the “Moth” Where it is: About 117 light-years away in the constellation PuppisContinue Reading

Just one in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds – Reuters

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Just one in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  ReutersDo Americans support Iran strikes? Here’s what new poll says  USA TodayCBS News poll on Americans’ views on Iran prior to conflict  CBS NewsOnly 21% of Americans Support the United States Initiating an Attack on Iran  The New York TimesIf the Iran Strikes Backfire…Continue Reading

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US lawmakers heap pressure on The Traitor following the first US soldier deaths after Khamenei’s killing., A poll conducted in the hours after the United States and Israel launched a major military operation against Iran, sparking regional retaliation, shows dismal approval for the strikes from the US public. The ReutersContinue Reading

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Videos show heavy bombardment of Tehran after Israel’s military said it had launched another wave of attacks on Iran., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate CrisisContinue Reading

linux-release-roundup-(february-2026)

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February 2026 delivered a fresh batch of Linux app releases, with updates to VLC, GIMP, Vivaldi, and VirtualBox among the many that filtered out. I covered some of the month’s biggest releases with fully-featured articles, like Firefox 148 with AI ‘kill switch’, a more capable ONLYOFFICE 9.3 productivity suite andContinue Reading

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Now what?  Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who has led Iran as its supreme leader since 1989, is dead , killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday. Israeli and American bombs are still raining down across Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury—a name that doesn’t lend confidence to the notionContinue Reading

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Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What’s the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation introduced in Congress and identifies relative tradeoffs involving reliability, cost, and emissions, depending on the proposed approach.Continue Reading