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$64 billion of data center projects have been blocked or delayed amid local opposition
$64 billion of data center projects have been blocked or delayed amid local opposition - Lemmy.World
TL;DR: $64 billion in U.S. data center projects have been blocked or delayed by a growing wave of local, bipartisan opposition. What was once quiet infrastructure is now a national flashpoint — and communities are pushing back.
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year is "Slop"
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year is "Slop" - Lemmy.World
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen slop as the 2025 Word of the Year. We define slop as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.” All that stuff dumped on our screens, captured in just four letters: the English language came through again.
‘Who Wants to Live Like This?’ Locals Fume as Meta AI Data Center Upends Entire Community
Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control
Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control - Lemmy.World
Rods and filaments of organic matter, interpreted as filamentous microorganisms, were observed on the sample’s surface. Variations in size and morphology of these structures resembled known terrestrial microbes. Observations showed that the abundance of these filaments changed over time, suggesting the growth and decline of a prokaryote population with a generation time of 5.2 days. Population statistics indicate that the microorganisms originated from terrestrial contamination during the sample preparation stage rather than being indigenous to the asteroid. Results of the study determined that terrestrial biota had rapidly colonized the extraterrestrial material, even under strict contamination control. Researchers recommend enhanced contamination control procedures for future sample-return missions to prevent microbial colonization and ensure the integrity of extraterrestrial samples.
Kevin McCarthy ousted as House Speaker in historic vote
Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b
Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b - Lemmy.world
A new investigation with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, has revealed the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and carbon dioxide. Webb’s discovery adds to recent studies suggesting that K2-18 b could be a Hycean exoplanet, one which has the potential to possess a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and a water ocean-covered surface.
Non-gas giant has 73 times Earth’s mass, bewildering its discoverers
Non-gas giant has 73 times Earth’s mass, bewildering its discoverers - Lemmy.world
Scientists have been working on models of planet formation since before we knew exoplanets existed. Originally guided by the properties of the planets in our Solar System, these models turned out to be remarkably good at also accounting for exoplanets without an equivalent in our Solar System, like super Earths and hot Neptunes. Add in the ability of planets to move around thanks to gravitational interactions, and the properties of exoplanets could usually be accounted for. Today, a large international team of researchers is announcing the discovery of something our models can’t explain. It’s roughly Neptune’s size but four times more massive. Its density—well above that of iron—is compatible with either the entire planet being almost entirely solid or it having an ocean deep enough to drown entire planets. While the people who discovered it offer a couple of theories for its formation, neither is especially likely.
Icy Moonquakes: Surface Shaking Could Trigger Landslides on Moons of Jupiter and Saturn
