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Weird Planet Is Orbiting Backwards Between Two Stars(2025-05-23 05:00:04)

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a bizarre planet in the Nu Octantis binary star system that orbits in reverse between two stars -- one of which is now a white dwarf. This retrograde orbit, once thought impossible, defies traditional planetary formation models and may have resulted from d...
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Infrared Contact Lenses Allow People To See In the Dark, Even With Eyes Closed(2025-05-23 00:00:15)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: Neuroscientists and materials scientists have created contact lenses that enable infrared vision in both humans and mice by converting infrared light into visible light. Unlike infrared night vision goggles, the contact lenses, described in the jour...
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Internet Archive Now Livestreams History As It's Being Preserved(2025-05-22 20:00:09)

The Internet Archive has begun livestreaming its microfiche digitization center on YouTube, showcasing the real-time preservation of fragile film cards into searchable public documents. The work is part of Democracy's Library, a global initiative to digitize and share millions of government records....
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Mozilla Is Shutting Down Pocket(2025-05-22 15:00:04)

BrianFagioli writes: In a surprising move that will frustrate longtime fans, Mozilla has announced it will shut down Pocket on July 8, 2025. The once-popular read-it-later service, which helped users save and organize web content for later reading, will no longer function as normal after that date. ...
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Usage of Semicolons In English Books Down Almost Half In Two Decades(2025-05-22 10:00:07)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: "Do not use semicolons," wrote Kurt Vonnegut, who averaged fewer than 30 a novel (about one every 10 pages). "All they do is show you've been to college." A study suggests UK authors are taking Vonnegut's advice to heart; the semicolon seems to ...
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