Ahrix - Nova.

Robyn Rubenstein. 

To Reap the Benefits of Autonomous Tech, We Need to Learn to Trust It

Argentinian artist Alexandra Kehayoglou designs wool rugs and carpets that mimic textures found in nature, such as moss, sand, water, and trees. 

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New AI Can Write and Rewrite Its Own Code to Increase Its Intelligence

Secret of Mana - by Jordan Grimmer

“Re-imagined version of the Secret of Mana game cover for Third Edition’s new book LEVEL UP: LEVEL 3 which can be bought [here]”

Mini Creme Brulee Doughnuts

Cornell Astronomers Say Alien Contact is Likely 1,500 Years Away

Allow us to reintroduce someone … the name’s Perseverance. 

With this new name, our Mars 2020 rover has now come to life! Chosen by middle school student Alex Mather, Perseverance helps to remind ourselves that no matter what obstacles we face, whether it’s on the way to reaching our goals or on the way to Mars, we will push through. In Alex’s own words, ⁣⁣

“We are a species of explorers, and we will meet many setbacks on the way to Mars. However, we can persevere. We, not as a nation but as humans, will not give up. The human race will always persevere into the future.” ⁣

Welcome to the family.⁣ ❤️

⁣Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com.

Keith Sonnier, Portals, at Maccarone.

Winds a quarter the speed of light spotted leaving mysterious binary systems

"We think these so-called 'ultra-luminous x-ray sources' are special binary systems, sucking up gas at a much higher rate than an ordinary x-ray binary," said Dr Ciro Pinto from Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy, the paper's lead author.

Astronomers have observed two black holes in nearby galaxies devouring their companion stars at an extremely high rate, and spitting out matter at a quarter the speed of light.

Two black holes in nearby galaxies have been observed devouring their companion stars at a rate exceeding classically understood limits, and in the process, kicking out matter into surrounding space at astonishing speeds of around a quarter the speed of light.

The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, used data from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) XMM-Newton space observatory to reveal for the first time strong winds gusting at very high speeds from two mysterious sources of x-ray radiation. The discovery, published in the journal Nature, confirms that these sources conceal a compact object pulling in matter at extraordinarily high rates.

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