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'Captain EO' at 40: Michael Jackson's wild sci-fi movie that you could only watch at Disney theme parks
Jeff Spry · Space.com
40 years ago on Sept. 12, 1986, musical icon Michael Jackson debuted in "Captain EO," a 17-minute long 3D sci-fi fantasy film. The catch? You could only see it …
Science Daily
The U.S. Eradicated this flesh-eating parasite. Now it’s back
Fonte: Science Daily
The flesh eating New World screwworm has returned to the United States, threatening livestock, wildlife, pets and potentially people as it spreads north. A new …
Fossils of iconic long-necked dinosaur Diplodocus found in Europe for first time — and it may have traveled there via land bridge
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry · Live Science
Fossils of the long-necked dinosaur Diplodocus have been discovered in Spain, marking the first time remains of this iconic Jurassic-period dino have been found…
NASA
APOD: 2026 September 15 – A Daytime Eclipse: Moon Occults Venus
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 15 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of th…
Making rocket fuel out of Mars' thin air: New breakthrough could make it happen
Keith Cooper · Space.com
Astronauts could travel back to Earth from Mars using rocket fuel converted directly from the carbon dioxide in the Red Planet's atmosphere, using a technique k…
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Science Daily
UV light reveals possible camouflage on a 125-million-year-old crocodile
Fonte: Science Daily
A 125-million-year-old crocodile fossil has revealed preserved skin, possible sensory organs, sophisticated respiratory structures, and an unexpected pattern on…
'That could push them over the edge': How climate change could fuel impulsive behavior
Tia Ghose · Live Science
Climate change is often discussed in terms of rising temperatures, extreme weather and environmental loss. But there's another consequence that can be harder to…
'The violence leaves a mark': How satellites are helping the world monitor war and atrocities
Tereza Pultarova · Space.com
A satellite's view from above fills the gaps in our understanding of the grim realities of war and makes it harder for totalitarian regimes to hide their crimes…
Science Daily
The shape behind the Einstein problem just revealed strange new physics
Fonte: Science Daily
A mathematical shape famous for covering a surface without ever repeating has revealed an unexpected ability to twist light into unusual chiral patterns. The di…
Peculiar land bridge separates a pair of colorful lakes in Patagonia — Earth from space
Harry Baker · Live Science
A 2020 astronaut photo shows the unusual point where two contrastingly colored Patagonian lakes meet. The duo was originally a single body of water but was spli…
On this day in space! Sept. 15, 1968: Russian tortoises (& other critters) launch around the moon on Zond 5 spacecraft in wild first circumlunar flight
Hanneke Weitering · Space.com
On Sept. 15, 1968, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 5 spacecraft carrying tortoises and more on a mission to loop around the moon and return to Earth. Here's …
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Science Daily
Supermassive black hole winds are 100 times more powerful than scientists thought
Fonte: Science Daily
Astronomers have discovered that winds from a supermassive black hole are about 100 times more powerful than previously thought. XRISM observations showed the r…
Curiosity rover spots odd 'footprints' on Mars | Space photo of the day for Sept. 15, 2026
Chelsea Gohd · Space.com
"Both of our workspaces this week contained features unlike quite anything we have seen in the past."…
Science Daily
Nearly 10,000 patients reveal what works best for knee arthritis pain relief
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A major analysis of 139 clinical trials involving nearly 10,000 people suggests that some of the simplest treatments may work best for knee osteoarthritis. Knee…
International Observe the Moon Night 2026 is on Sept. 19: Here's how to join in
Anthony Wood · Space.com
International Observe the Moon Night 2026 occurs on Sept. 19 as the lunar disk is well placed for exploring its craters, mountains and ancient lava plains.…
[$] Adding BPF to blk-iocost
Fonte: LWN.net
The scheduling of block I/O requests has long been a challenge for operating-system kernels. For many years, the performance characteristics of rotating drives …
SpaceX launching 2nd classified mission for US Space Force in less than a week tonight: Watch it live
Mike Wall · Space.com
SpaceX will launch its second classified mission for the U.S. Space Force in less than a week tonight (Sept. 16), and you can watch the action live.…
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Fedora Magazine
Announcing Fedora Linux Asahi Remix 45 Beta
Davide Cavalca · Fedora Magazine
We are happy to announce the availability of Fedora Linux Asahi Remix 45 Beta. This pre-release will bring the freshly announced Fedora Linux 45 Beta to Apple S…
'If I wanted to go to space, I would have stayed at NASA': What's next for Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover after his mission to the moon
Josh Dinner · Space.com
Former NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover is stepping away from his space agency duties to take on a new role — executive advisor to the presiden…
Ubuntu's Rustification Has a New Milestone! Coreutils Migration is Complete
Sourav Rudra · itsFOSS
Ubuntu has managed to do away with GNU Core Utilities in its default stack. The last three holdouts, cp, mv and rm, have moved to uutils' coreutils; the Rust re…
SDL3 Ported To HarmonyOS / OpenHarmony
Michael Larabel · Phoronix
The SDL3 library commonly used for games and applications for cross-platform hardware and software abstractions now has upstream support for Huawei's HarmonyOS …
Vondra: PostgreSQL development activity
Fonte: LWN.net
PostgreSQL contributor Tomas Vondra has published a blog post looking at development activity in the project, with data from the late 1990s to today. We're doin…
Fedora Magazine
Announcing Fedora Linux 45 Beta
Aoife Moloney · Fedora Magazine
Fedora Linux 45 Beta is here! On Tuesday, 15 September 2026 you can download or upgrade your systems from your usual spots to start enjoying what F45 has to off…
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