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Oct 16, 2024

NASA Confirms Solar Maximum: Brace for Massive Flares and Epic Geomagnetic Storms

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NASA and NOAA have declared the Sun’s solar maximum, noting increased sunspot activity and heightened solar events that influence Earth’s space weather.

This period is linked to significant geomagnetic storms and aurora displays, with potential disruptions to satellites and communication systems.

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Oct 16, 2024

Meet Aria: The New Open Source Multimodal AI That’s Rivaling Big Tech

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Tokyo’s Rhymes AI has just released Aria, a free, multimodal AI model that can even do some things that OpenAI can’t.

Oct 16, 2024

Crew-8 Awaits Splashdown; Expedition 72 Stays Focused on Science

Posted by in categories: science, space travel

Four International Space Station crew members continue waiting for their departure date as mission managers monitor weather conditions off the coast of Florida. The rest of the Expedition 72 crew on Monday stayed focused on space biology and lab maintenance aboard the orbital outpost.

NASA and SpaceX mission managers are watching unfavorable weather conditions off the Florida coast right now for the splashdown of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission with NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Mike Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. The homebound quartet spent Monday mostly relaxing while also continuing departure preps. In the meantime, mission teams are awaiting the next weather briefing scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m. EDT, and are currently targeting Dragon Endeavour’s undocking for no earlier than 3:05 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. The Crew-8 foursome is in the seventh month of their space research mission that began on March 3.

The other seven orbital residents will stay aboard the orbital outpost until early 2025. NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return to Earth first in February with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard the Soyuz MS-26 crew ship. Next, station Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore are targeted to return home aboard SpaceX Dragon Freedom with SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Nick Hague, all three NASA astronauts, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.

Oct 16, 2024

What happens to the Climate when Earth Passes Through Interstellar Clouds?

Posted by in categories: climatology, space travel

Noctilucent clouds were once thought to be a fairly modern phenomenon. A team of researchers recently calculated that Earth and the entire solar system may well have passed through two dense interstellar clouds, causing global noctilucent clouds that may have driven an ice age.

The event is thought to have happened 7 million years ago and would have compressed the heliosphere, exposing Earth to the interstellar medium.

Interstellar clouds are vast regions of gas and dust between the stars within galaxies. They are mostly made up of hydrogen along with a little helium and trace elements of heavier elements.

Oct 16, 2024

Alien Invasions and Just Who Or What Can See us in the Galaxy

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An exploration of Alien Invasions and Just Who Or What Can See us in the Galaxy for spooky season. My Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodierMy

Oct 16, 2024

AI is intelligent, but that doesn’t mean it’s smart | Dr. Melanie Mitchell

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

AI expert Melanie Mitchell shares her take on artificial intelligence—especially what it means to be “intelligent” to begin with.

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Oct 16, 2024

Satellite Constellation Projects Ready For Takeoff

Posted by in categories: internet, satellites

So, does anyone thinks that perhaps there are too many sats in orbit? what will be when they all deploy? Earth Sky 1956 clear of any sat at least of human origin and after that mayor astronomy problem with sats in orbit.


International competition is intensifying for the deployment of satellite constellations into orbit, notes Statista’s Katharina Buchholz.

Satellite constellations — the most well-known being SpaceX’s Starlink — are designed to provide high-speed global Internet access.

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Oct 16, 2024

Transforming Contract Management In Banking And Enterprises With Generative AI

Posted by in categories: business, finance, law, robotics/AI, sustainability

At Impactsure Technologies, we’ve helped clients of banks generate guarantees and contracts through preapproved clauses in a matter of a few seconds without the need to go through a complex process of vetting that would have otherwise taken many days. It not only enhances the customer experience but also makes it easier to manage the processes efficiently. The clients are able to manage their contracts well, manage the content, ensure appropriate vetting and scrutiny are done effectively, manage the timelines, and incorporate the electronic signing options in a seamless way.

As contract management complexities continue to increase in the banking and enterprise sectors, the adoption of GenAI emerges as strategically crucial for organizations seeking to enhance operational efficiency, mitigate risks and maintain regulatory compliance. By harnessing the power of AI-driven automation, banks and enterprises can streamline contract processes, optimize resource utilization and confidently navigate the complicated legal landscape.

A combination of GenAI, NLP and ML represents a paradigm shift in contract management, empowering banks and enterprises to easily manage the complexities of the modern business environment with agility and resilience. By embracing AI-driven solutions, organizations can unlock new opportunities for growth, innovation and sustainable success in an increasingly competitive and rapidly evolving environment.

Oct 16, 2024

Studies of dinosaur eggs flourish in southern China_china.org.cn

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It took nearly three years for workers at a dinosaur museum in Heyuan, Guangdong province to restore a nest of 11 dinosaur eggs unearthed near a local bridge.

“Every piece of information about the dinosaur eggs is well recorded, waiting for future uncovering,” said Huang Zhiqing, deputy director of the collection and research department at the Heyuan Dinosaur Museum.

The nest of eggs is just a small part of their kind in the museum. There are nearly 20,000 dinosaur egg fossils on display at the museum since the first dinosaur egg fossil was dug up in Heyuan in 1996.

Oct 16, 2024

Google bets big on ‘mini’ nuclear reactors to feed its AI demands

Posted by in categories: business, climatology, economics, nuclear energy, robotics/AI

“The grid needs new electricity sources to support AI technologies that are powering major scientific advances, improving services for businesses and customers, and driving national competitiveness and economic growth,” Google Senior Director for Energy and Climate Michael Terrell, said in a statement.

“This agreement helps accelerate a new technology to meet energy needs cleanly and reliably, and unlock the full potential of AI for everyone,” Terrell added.

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