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Melting Ice Caps May Delay World Clock Adjustment Until 2029.

Melting ice caps from climate change may delay a 'leap second' in UTC, impacting global timekeeping systems.

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Artemis III Will Mark The First Crewed Moon Landing Mission Since Apollo 17 In 1972

Flying to the moon is getting back on trend: NASA's astronauts are preparing to land on the South Pole, where they will hunt ice, grow plants and will listen to moonquakes. The post Artemis III Will Mark The First Crewed Moon Landing Mission Since Apollo 17 In 1972 first appeared…

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OPINION - Is Britain doomed to terminal decline? It all depends on how you feel

Are we in a state of irreversible decline? What’s the reason, what can be done about it and, if there is a solution, who in earth is going to put into action?” So begins episode six of Chris Morris’s magisterial satire Brass Eye, filmed in 1996 and broadcast on Channel…

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WRC Safari Rally: Neuville edges Tanak to grab early lead

The most gruelling event on the WRC calendar began with its traditional Kasarani side-by-side super special [4.84km] in the centre of the Kenyan capital city Nairobi. Neuville came out on top with a 0.1-second margin over Tanak.Neuville took on Toyota title rival Elfyn Evans in their heat, which resulted in…

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Climate Change Is Messing With How We Measure Time: Study

Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savings? If the need for an "unprecedented" negative leap second was delayed, that would be "welcome news indeed," Patrizia Tavella, the head of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, which is responsible for UTC, commented in Nature.

International Business Times

Stardust particle locked in meteorite holds secrets of a star's explosive death

A tiny grain of dust sealed within an ancient meteorite weaves together the story of the solar system's creation and reveals a much older tale of a rare star's explosive supernova death.

Space

Supermassive black hole’s mysterious hiccups' likely caused by neighboring black hole's 'punches'

A black hole may be punching through the disk of gas and dust surrounding a supermassive black hole, causing its giant neighbor to "hiccup."

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Earth's Rotation Speeding Up, Leap Second To Be Removed

Study shows melting polar ice due to global warming will require a negative leap second in 2029, impacting Earth's rotation.

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NASA is super stoked for the 2024 total solar eclipse and hopes you are, too.

NASA is using the total solar eclipse on April 8 to increase public knowledge of science while encouraging safety during what could be a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Space

“These Milestones Are Critical”: Jeff Bezos-Backed Company Passes NASA Test

"These milestones are critical to ensuring that a commercial destination can support human life." The post “These Milestones Are Critical”: Jeff Bezos-Backed Company Passes NASA Test first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Climate change and polar ice melting could be impacting the length of Earth's day

Humanity's activities and climate change are impacting the polar ice sheets, causing excessive melting, and this is slowing Earth's rotation, challenging official timekeeping standards.

Space

Enjoy the eclipse, even if blind

On April 8th, many people will view an eclipse over North America. But even visually impaired folks can take part

Salon

Telemundo Station Group Addresses Climate Change With Month-Long Initiative

‘Our Planet’ venture features documentary, specials, news segments

Broadcasting & Cable

The challenges that await on Formula E’s long-overdue visit to Tokyo

Since Formula E was founded 10 years ago, organisers of the all-electric championship have tried for over a decade to race in Japan’s capital, now the most populous city on earth with a population of more than 37 million.

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New view of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way hints at an exciting hidden feature (image)

Astronomers have for the first time imaged the powerful magnetic fields that dwell around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*.

LiveScience

Future quantum computers will be no match for 'space encryption' that uses light to beam data around — with the 1st satellite launching in 2025

Quantum computers will break encryption one day. But converting data into light particles and beaming them around using thousands of satellites might be one way around this problem.

Space

Artemis astronauts will carry plants to the moon in 2026

NASA has selected three experiments, including a plant-growth study, to be deployed by astronauts on the moon on the Artemis 3 mission in 2026.

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Sir David Attenborough's Mammals: how to watch, trailer, interview and everything we know

Sir David Attenborough's Mammals profiles the most successful animal group on Earth.

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The 22 best sci-fi movies on Netflix in April

If you're feeling like an out-of-this-world experience, check out our picks for the best sci-fi movies on Netflix right now.

PC Gamer

The latest Helldivers 2 order finally gives us a break from squashing bugs and turns us west to stop the Automatons enacting 'the reclamation' and... oh, oh no

"Cy-ber-stan. Can't keep 'er down."

Total Film

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire director talks drawing influences from the Showa era and '80s toys for the new sequel

They’ve fought each other and they’ve punched out Mechagodzilla, but now clashing titans King Kong and Godzilla must face the world-ending threat of Skar King, the most malevolent monster we’ve ever seen...

Space

SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts share the good and bad of spending 6 months in space

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa spoke about their six months on the space station.

International Business Times

Europe Space Telescope's Sight Restored After De-icing Procedure

The vision of the Euclid space telescope has been restored following a delicate operation that successfully melted a thin layer of ice that had been clouding its sight, the European Space Agency announced on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m not profiting from misery. I’m averting more’ – Thales’s UK boss on making missiles for Ukraine

Whether manufacturing drones or printing British blue passports, the defence contractor is flying high in a geopolitically risky climate

Space

How long will April's total solar eclipse last?

The duration of April's total solar eclipse will depend on where you are watching it from along the path of totality. Here we explain why.

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