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With Union Rights Uncertain Under Trump, Higher Ed Workers Seek to Speed Up Bargaining

Newly unionized Caltech, Occidental workers got union rights under Biden. Trump’s inauguration has them seeking quick contracts.

20 years after crashing in the Utah desert, NASA's Genesis mission is still teaching us about solar wind

20 years after crashing in the Utah desert, NASA's Genesis mission is still teaching us about solar wind

Despite crashing in the Utah desert in 2004, NASA's Genesis mission is still helping scientists study the effects of solar wind.

Los Angeles fires leave NASA's Deep Space Network mission control empty for 1st time in 60 years

Los Angeles fires leave NASA's Deep Space Network mission control empty for 1st time in 60 years

Despite the evacuation of its Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, no space mission data has been lost, NASA says.

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NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Is About To Take One Small Step ... To Get Us Back To The Moon

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission is slated to return astronauts to the Moon no sooner than April 2026. First, Lunar Trailblazer needs to make a few measurements.

Three California Colleges Extend Campus Closures Due To Wildfires

Prominent California colleges extend campus closures in response to wildfires, prioritizing safety and well-being of students and staff.

NASA's JPL Evacuated Due To Eaton Fire In Pasadena Area

NASA's JPL, managed by Caltech, impacted by Eaton fire in Pasadena. JPL campus under evacuation, Caltech cancels classes.

Human thought runs at just 10 bits per second, say Caltech scientists — that's why we are mostly single-taskers

Humans process thoughts at just 10 bits per second, according to a recent paper from Caltech researchers.

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Air pollution caused by AI tech could lead to 1,300 U.S. deaths annually by 2030, researchers say

Air pollution caused by AI tech could lead to 1,300 U.S. deaths annually by 2030, researchers say

Air pollution already kills millions of people and more data centers could add to the burden, scientists warn

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Andrea Ghez Unlocks One Of The Universe's Biggest Mysteries

Andrea Ghez Unlocks One Of The Universe's Biggest Mysteries

Andrea Ghez can't stop asking questions about the universe — or trying to answer them.

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Over 10,000 exploding stars catalogued by groundbreaking Zwicky Transient Facility

Over 10,000 exploding stars catalogued by groundbreaking Zwicky Transient Facility

The Zwicky Transient Facility has reached an incredible milestone, classifying over 10,000 supernovas, cosmic explosions that mark the death of massive stars.

Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show

Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show

Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests

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Future passenger planes could use AI to eliminate turbulence and maintain a smooth in-flight experience

Future passenger planes could use AI to eliminate turbulence and maintain a smooth in-flight experience

Turbulence in airplanes could become a thing of the past with FALCON, a new AI system that helps vehicles learn how to adjust to turbulence within a matter of minutes.

These 'failed stars' orbit so closely it took 29 years to tell they were a pair

These 'failed stars' orbit so closely it took 29 years to tell they were a pair

The first and most famous "failed star" discovered by humanity isn't one brown dwarf, but two! The duo comprising Gliese 229B are so tightly bound they orbit each other in 12 days.

4 futuristic space technologies — and when they might happen

4 futuristic space technologies — and when they might happen

All four technologies are grounded in reality, but some are more feasible than others.

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Pair of huge plasma jets spotted blasting out of gigantic black hole

Streams are the largest ever seen, measuring 23m light years and with combined power of trillions of suns

Dark matter ghosts its way through powerful (and messy) collision of galaxy clusters

Using data from the Hubble and Chandra space telescopes, scientists have determined that dark matter ghosted through the wreckage of two colliding galaxy clusters over 5 billion light-years away.

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Neural network learns to make maps with Minecraft — code available on GitHub

Neural networks are taught to create cognitive spatial maps of environments using Minecraft and predictive coding.

LA may be spared 'horrifying' fate of the 'Big One' from San Andreas, simulation suggests

A new simulation of the shaking from a magnitude 7.8 south San Andreas earthquake suggests that Los Angeles might avoid a worst-case scenario.

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Exclusive: Holoclara raises $16 million Series A to develop therapeutics—with worms

Holoclara has raised $16 million for its Series A, Fortune has exclusively learned. Bold Capital Partners led the round, with participation from Horizons Ventures, Tarrasque, Endurance28, Freeflow Ventures, and a number of angel investors.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says a gardener taught him one of the most ‘profound learnings’ of his life—it’s why he can be on top of every detail at the $3.2 trillion chip giant

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told Caltech students a conversation with a Japanese gardener changed his outlook on life.

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Jensen Huang tells Caltech grads to pursue 'zero-billion-dollar markets' — hopes to inspire the next big tech leaders

'I hope you believe in something. Something unconventional, something unexplored. But let it be informed, and let it be reasoned, and dedicate yourself to making that happen.'

Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?

Astronomers have been scouring the outer solar system for signs of a hypothetical ninth planet for almost a decade, without success. However, we may finally be on the cusp of finding it, experts say.

Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88

Ed Stone, who for 50 years served as the project scientist for NASA's iconic Voyager mission, died June 9 at the age of 88.

Is it time to put a dimmer switch on the push for space solar power?

The thought of beaming power to an energy-hungry Earth from space has long been studied. It was first proposed over 80 years ago in science fiction.

Jupiter's violent moon Io has been the solar system's most volcanic body for around 4.5 billion years

Jupiter's moon Io is the solar system's most volcanic body thanks to a gravitational tug of war that rages below its surface. But now scientists know the violent moon has always been this way.

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