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Let’s Talk About Sex (In Space), Baby
Last week, SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission got us thinking about the future of space tourism and the possibility of us common folk one day having a vacay among the stars. But this week, a sex toy maker wants us to think about sex in space. Although we all thought Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket New Shepard…
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Astronomers Find Massive Space ‘Cavity’ Possibly Left Behind by Explosion
Astronomers measuring the shapes and sizes of two gas clouds in space have discovered a big gap between them, leading them to believe that the clouds are what’s left of a series of stellar explosions or a single massive one.
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Australia’s New Supercomputer Has Been Unveiled and Its Name Is Adorable
Australian researchers have caught a glimpse of a new mega-powerful computing system described as the fastest public supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere and named after one of the country’s cutest little guys: the quokka. The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Western Australia has unveiled Setonix, a high-performance computer boasting the scientific name for WA’s quokka. The…
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Australia’s Eastern Barred Bandicoot Has Clawed Its Way Back From Extinction
The conservation status of Australia’s Eastern Barred Bandicoot has officially changed from extinct in the wild to endangered.