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How space weather forecasting keeps astronauts (and satellites) safe
BOULDER, Colorado – The sun’s volatile outbursts, such as storms, flares and other space weather, can cause serious harm to astronauts like the Artemis 2 crew who recently came home, and to satellites. That’s why the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, Colorado — part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — is
Space Command classified wargame to include 25 commercial players
Military units from allied countries participate in Global Sentinel 2025 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, an annual exercise hosted by U.S. Space Command. Credit: U.S. Space Command This story was updated March 19. A previous version said the wargame would include 25 commercial firms. A U.S. Space Command spokesperson in an update said about
Best space board games to play this Christmas
(Image credit: Ian Stokes) With the holidays upon us, a great space board game makes for great entertainment and a terrific gift for the family, or just for you. Games are classified as heavy, medium or lightweight, depending on their complexity and the amount of time required to play. All of the games in this
‘Space hurricane’ caught raging over North Pole during one of the sun’s quietest days
A rare "space hurricane" that swirled over Earth's North Pole in 2014 caused intense space weather effects despite unusually quiet solar conditions, a new study reports...
Space Force selects five firms for ‘Protected Tactical Satcom’ design contracts
Astranis is one of five firms selected to design PTS-G spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force Credit: Astranis WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has awarded contracts to five companies to develop satellite communications concepts for a new geostationary constellation, the service announced July 28. To continue reading this article: Register now and get 3
Tickets and Ad Space Now Available for the Black in Business Awards Gala
Gaithersburg, MD, August 27, 2025 --(PR.com)-- The Black Business Council and MBA Growth Partners are pleased to announce that tickets and advertisement space are officially on sale for the Black in Business Awards, honoring outstanding Black-owned businesses and visionary leaders across Montgomery County and beyond. This premier awards gala will take place at the DoubleTree by
CAS Space performs Kinetica-2 first stage hot fire test ahead of first launch and cargo demo
Aerial view of CAS Space's Kinetica-2 first-stage hot fire test, showing flames and thick smoke rising from a test stand nestled in forested hills. Credit: CAS Space HELSINKI — China’s CAS Space has completed a hot fire test of the first stage of its Kinetica-2 kerosene rocket as it targets a first orbital launch in
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Hotfix 8.1 Addresses Crashes, Disconnects, and Rewards Problems in Response to Siege Mode Complaints
Xenos spotted. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 got its hotly anticipated Siege Mode update last week, and while fans are enjoying it, crashes and disconnects have marred the experience. Siege Mode is Space Marine 2’s take on the classic video game Horde mode. It sees teams of three players fight against increasingly difficult waves of
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Former Angels Top Prospect Jordyn Adams, 26, Commits To SMU Football
The 2018 wide receiver recruiting class was spearheaded by top prospects Amon-Ra St. Brown and Ja’Marr Chase. Both elite talents lived up to the immense hype and have since become All-Pro receivers in the NFL. Lost in that group was the player who sat between Brown and Chase in the rankings — a once highly-touted
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College football rankings by returning production: Notre Dame ready for revenge tour
Returning production used to be one of the most important predictors of success in an upcoming college football season. Before the transfer portal ushered in a new era of player movement, replacing starters was a lot more difficult — and identifying which teams had the fewest holes to fill was a surefire why to identify which
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What Is Actually Different This Season About Houston Football?
In just the second year under head coach Willie Fritz, Houston football finished with a 10-3 overall record, and the Cougars were one of the best teams in the Big 12 Conference. While the Cougars lost a lot of talent in the offseason, Houston reloaded through the transfer portal and 2026 recruiting class. Now, one
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Martin Scorsese has officially joined the AI camp and it’s not what anyone expected
Martin Scorsese has partnered with AI startup Black Forest Labs to use generative AI for storyboarding Martin Scoresese Everett Collection / Shutterstock.com Hollywood’s complicated romance with artificial intelligence just got a whole lot more interesting. Martin Scorsese, the 83-year-old director behind Goodfellas, Raging Bull, and The Departed, has signed on as a partner and adviser
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Trump quietly signs a downsized AI executive order asking companies to voluntarily submit models for review 30 days before release
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday establishing a voluntary framework for government review of frontier AI models before public release, ending weeks of internal White House conflict over how aggressively to regulate the technology. The order, titled “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security,” was signed privately without the usual livestream or public ceremony, a