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Virgin Orbit just earned the orbit part of its name

January 18, 2021 wp-bot Ars Technica

Enlarge / LauncherOne heads to orbit after dropping from its carrier aircraft on Sunday. (credit: Virgin Orbit) On Sunday afternoon, Virgin Orbit joined the rare

Study Investigates Mystery of People ‘Hearing’ the Dead

January 18, 2021 wp-bot Interesting Engineering

Researchers say their findings might explain paranormal encounters over the years.

‘We need answers’: why are people living near Dutch goat farms getting sick?

January 18, 2021 wp-bot The Guardian - Environment

A decade after an outbreak of Q fever killed 95 people in the Netherlands, scientists fear the emergence of a new disease In early 2008,

A curious observer’s guide to quantum mechanics, pt. 2: The particle melting pot

January 17, 2021 wp-bot Ars Technica

One of the quietest revolutions of our current century has been the entry of quantum mechanics into our everyday technology. It used to be that

AI-powered text from this program could fool the government

January 17, 2021 wp-bot Ars Technica

Enlarge (credit: Elena Lacey | Getty Images) In October 2019, Idaho proposed changing its Medicaid program. The state needed approval from the federal government, which

After a decade, NASA’s big rocket fails its first real test

January 17, 2021 wp-bot Ars Technica

At 4:27pm central time, the SLS rocket core stage ignited its four RS-25 engines at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. The test was to last up