OT: The Because Science Thread (Now With Aliens!)

[Cal Gal]

US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission

Its predawn touchdown at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California was not announced until hours after the fact. Photos showed the white-and-black space plane parked on the runway in darkness. Space Force officials said the mission successfully demonstrated the ability to change orbits by...

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[Cal Gal]

Ameca: World’s most advanced humanoid robot’s chilling answer to “Will AI take or jobs”

Ameca: World’s most advanced humanoid robot’s chilling answer to “Will AI take or jobs”

Ameca's disturbingly nonchalant dismissal of world domination questions at a major tech event stirs a mix of fascination and fear

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[Cal Gal]

US okays higher-power cellphone service for Musk's Starlink despite objections​

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/us-okays-higher-power-cellphone-194956481.html

 

[Cal Gal]

Japan’s new 3,000-ton submarine with Harpoon missiles poses threat to China​

Japan’s new 3,000-ton submarine with Harpoon missiles poses threat to China

Named Raigei, Japan's new submarine is powered by diesel-electric engines generating 6,000 hp and has a maximum underwater speed of 20 knots.

www.yahoo.com

 

[zeke]

This might work.

A New Theory Says Gravity May Come From Entropy—Which Could Lead to a Unified Theory of Physics

Mind = blown.

www.popularmechanics.com