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The Stargazer figurine was carved from marble around 5,000 years ago. (Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art / Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; John L. Severance Fund 1993.165 (Public Domain)) QUICK FACTS Name: The Stargazer What it is: A marble figurine Where it is from: Kırşehir, Turkey When it was made: Circa 3000 B.C. This…

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New York governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday enacting a one-year pause on the development of hyperscale data centers, effecting the nation’s first statewide data center moratorium. The executive order comes as opposition to data center construction sweeps across the country, putting elected officials under intense pressure to take action. The order specifically…

Rocket Lab has completed a major qualification test for its formidable Archimedes engine, which will power the company’s next-gen Neutron launch vehicle. As Rocket Lab continues with regular launches of its workhorse small-lift Electron rocket, development of Neutron has carried on in the background, progressing toward a possible debut later this year. The company recently…

Bright flares are visible near the event horizon of Sagittarius A* Photo by NASA/CXC/MIT/F.K.Baganoff/Getty Images The centre of our galaxy is a strange and chaotic place, but we may finally have an explanation for the unusual stars that orbit there. Our supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, is surrounded by three populations of stars, all strikingly…

Ophthalmology care providers report that they serve a significant population of patients with disabilities and most reported the use of devices that at least marginally meet the needs of patients with disability. There was a range of reported device-related and clinic-related barriers to providing appropriate devices, including unfamiliarity with device options, difficulty of patient use,…