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Suborbital space tourism finally arrives | FCC prepares to run public C-band auction | The big four in the U.S. launch industry — United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman — hope to be one of two providers that will receive five-year contracts later this year to launch national security payloads starting in 2022. | China’s launch rate stays high | The International Space Station is the largest ever crewed object in space.

4 Important Trends for Revenue Managers in...

Hospitality is always changing. However, the current pace of change feels faster than ever, which throws up both challenges and opportunities for those within the industry. For revenue managers, the real question isn’t just about managing change – it’s about how to harness that change to drive profitability and long-term growth. 4 Trends for Revenue The post 4 Important Trends for Revenue Managers in 2025 appeared first on Revfine.com….

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Šerefudin's White Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and...

In a town that’s stirred up archeological controversy over its pyramids, there is another historic site that is too cool to miss. Šerefudin’s White Mosque is a striking concrete modernist building designed in 1969 by Zlatko Ugljen, a leading modernist in then Yugoslavija. The builder was Ismet Imamovic. The building stands on the historic site of an older Ottoman mosque and some of the graves still remain. It took 11 years to finish and was rewarded with the Aga Khan……

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High-speed videos show what happens when a...

Rain can freefall at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour. If the droplets land in a puddle or pond, they can form a crown-like splash that, with enough force, can dislodge any surface particles and launch them into the air. Now MIT scientists have taken high-speed videos of droplets splashing into a deep pool, to track how the fluid evolves, above and below the water line, frame by millisecond frame. Their work could help to predict how……

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Kim Sae-ron’s death underscores the huge pressure...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In the about 1,000 days between her drunken-driving crash in May 2022 and her death, South Korean mainstream news organizations published at least around 2,000 stories on film actor Kim Sae-rom. A quick search in the country’s press database yields a wave of sensational headlines that illustrate how the local media often cover a celebrity’s fall from grace. Previously one of the brightest young stars in South Korean cinema, Kim was condemned and ridiculed…

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A news conference between Zelenskyy and Trump’s...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A news conference that was planned to follow talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy was canceled Thursday as political tensions deepened between the two countries over how to end the almost three-year war with Russia. The event was originally supposed to include comments to the media by Zelenskyy and retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, but it was changed at the last minute to a simple photo opportunity…

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The Artist Who Turned Dublin's Pubs Into...

There’s a good chance you have never heard of Harry Kernoff. But if you have enjoyed a pint in Dublin’s oldest pubs, there’s also a good chance you have seen his artwork. Born in London to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, Harry Kernoff moved to Ireland with his family in 1914. He would go on to spend a lifetime making art from his attic studio on Stamer Street, in a small Jewish neighborhood known as Dublin’s “Little Jerusalem.” Though he was……

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Şengüloğlu Baklava in Berlin, Germany

A little under 150 miles from the Syrian border, Gaziantep is renowned for its distinctive cuisine. A historic melting pot, the small city has been inhabited by the Hittites, Assyrians, Persians, and Romans, among other civilizations. Few international tourists make it over to the westernmost part of the southern region of Anatolia.  Luckily, some of Gaziantep’s best-known pastries can be found far beyond the city. One of the most prized of all is Antep baklava. Just as baklava originated……

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The Glimmer Twins in Kent, England

The statues of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones were unveiled in Dartford, Kent, in 2023. Created by sculptor Amy Goodman, the bronze statues celebrate the rock legends’ local roots, freezing the rockstars in dynamic poses that embody their stage energy and musical chemistry. The statues, called The Glimmer Twins, are installed at One Bell Corner in Dartford’s High Street, near where the musicians grew up and met as young men, later leading them to start……

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What Did the Ancient Egyptians Eat? AO...

AO Wants to Know is an ongoing interview series where we ask experts in extraordinary subjects to share their knowledge with us. For most people, the phrase “Ancient Egypt” conjures images of treasure-filled tombs, linen-wrapped mummies, and monuments to departed kings. But archaeologists know Ancient Egypt as a vibrant society in which people enjoyed the best life had to offer. Just ask Mennat-Allah El Dorry, an assistant professor of Coptic studies at the American University in Cairo. The Ancient……

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3 Questions: Exploring the limits of carbon...

As part of a multi-pronged approach toward curbing the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, scientists seek to better understand the impact of rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on terrestrial ecosystems, particularly tropical forests. To that end, climate scientist César Terrer, the Class of 1958 Career Development Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at MIT, and colleague Josh Fisher of Chapman University are bringing their scientific minds to bear on a unique setting — an active volcano in Costa……

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Gabrielle Petit Statue in Brussels, Belgium

Gabrielle Alina Eugenia Maria Petit was born on February 20, 1893, to working-class parents in Tournai, Hainaut. She was living in Brussels as a saleswoman when the First World War broke out, and immediately volunteered to serve with the Belgian Red Cross. In 1914, Petit helped her wounded fiancé cross the border into the neutral Netherlands to reunite with his regiment, and in the process passed some valuable information about the Imperial German Army along to the British. Seeing her……

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AI system predicts protein fragments that can...

All biological function is dependent on how different proteins interact with each other. Protein-protein interactions facilitate everything from transcribing DNA and controlling cell division to higher-level functions in complex organisms. Much remains unclear, however, about how these functions are orchestrated on the molecular level, and how proteins interact with each other — either with other proteins or with copies of themselves. Recent findings have revealed that small protein fragments have a lot of functional potential. Even though they are……

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Millennium Camera in Tempe, Arizona

While the ASU Art Museum primarily contains temporary exhibits, one of them is expected to remain there until the year 3015. That is because the Millennium Camera, installed in 2015, has the world’s longest exposure time of 1,000 years. (The current record for a completed exposure photo is a mere eight years and one month.) If successful, it will show a millennium of change at a single Tempe intersection in just one photograph. The ASU Art Museum has ambitiously……

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MIT faculty, alumni named 2025 Sloan Research...

Seven MIT faculty and 21 additional MIT alumni are among 126 early-career researchers honored with 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The recipients represent the MIT departments of Biology; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; Economics; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Mathematics; and Physics as well as the Music and Theater Arts Section and the MIT Sloan School of Management. The fellowships honor exceptional researchers at U.S. and Canadian educational institutions, whose creativity, innovation, and……

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NASA Goldstone Visitor’s Center in Barstow, California

Space nerds will delight at finding this hidden gem of a small exhibition. Located in the Harvey House in Barstow, California, alongside the railroad tracks, the Visitor Center is located on the second floor. It features models, audiovisual exhibits, and plenty to read. You can collect some free stickers and materials and even have yourself photographed behind a spacesuit standee. The Visitor’s Center for the Goldstone Deep Space Network, which is currently leased by NASA from the Department of……

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