The new moon occurs on Friday (Oct. 16), at 3:31 p.m. EDT (1931 GMT), on the same day that our natural satellite reaches perigee, or the closest point to Earth in its orbit, according to NASA’s SkyCal site.
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Department of Energy picks two advanced nuclear reactors for demonstration projects
Hoping to revive the moribund U.S. nuclear power industry, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week it will help build two radically new nuclear reactors within 7 years. Funded by DOE’s new Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, the designs include exotic features such as cooling by sodium or helium instead […]
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Double whammy doomed Madagascar’s giant birds and mammals
Madagascar was once home to towering elephant birds, giant tortoises, and even giant lemurs. Today no animal heavier than a car tire exists, and researchers have long debated whether humans or climate change were to blame. Now, a study of cave deposits on another Indian Ocean island has helped provide […]
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Ducati Multistrada V4 Granturismo engine launched: Key specs and details
The Ducati Multistrada V4 Grantiurismo engine is unveiled ahead of the motorcycle itself with key specs and details now confirmed
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Turkey reportedly conducts live fire test of Russian-made S-400 missile system
Turkey has tested for the first time its Russian-made S-400 air defence missile system in the Black Sea province of Sinop, Turkish and Russian media reported on Friday.
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Chevrolet Camaro to take on revamped Mustang in 2022 V8 Supercars season
American muscle replaces Australian staples, astride a new control chassis.
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WFH has kept us productive. But it may have made us less creative, too
New research from Microsoft shows that productive employees won’t be enough for businesses to remain innovative.
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How a rural Mexican village built its own phone network
IN 2013, the world’s news media fell in love with Talea de Castro, a Mexican village (population around 2400) in a remote corner of northern Oaxaca. América Móvil, the telecommunications giant that ostensibly served their area, had refused to provide them with a mobile phone service, so the Taleans built […]