NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch. Here’s why it’s so cool.

For the last few decades, the nutrient content of our crops has been declining. In the late 90s, the US Department of Agriculture found the vitamin C content of lemons had decreased by almost a third over the previous 22 years. Calcium in carrots, an important source especially for non-meat eaters, had reduced, on average,…

Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence powered simulation that could significantly improve our understanding of how the universe creates many of its heaviest elements. Created by an international team at GSI/FAIR, the machine learning model allows scientists to simulate the complex nuclear reactions that occur during neutron star mergers and other violent stellar events…

SpaceX’s Starship — the rocket NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the Moon — is lifting off tonight on its thirteenth test flight. But the engineering problems Starship cannot solve on its own are the ones 37 American companies just got recruited to crack, according to Starship Flight 13 launch details. NASA selected…

Stock Market Today, July 27: D-Wave Surges on Nasdaq Debut and Expanded AT&T Deal  The Globe and Mail

Percy Jackson and the Olympians has always tried to be the definitive adaptation of Rick Riordan’s massively popular YA series, and so far, that’s been a success. Season 1 adapted the entire first book, The Lightning Thief, based on the original Greek myth of Perseus. Season 2 adapted Sea of Monsters, which was loosely based…

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