The Virtual Tribune
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Light pollution fix costs satellite firms, aids astronomy
MANILA, July 6 — A quiet but significant shift is underway in the space industry, one that could…
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The Global Race for EV Battery Supply Chains and Critical Minerals
WASHINGTON, July 6 — The figure that matters: 30 new lithium mines, 60 new nickel mines, and 17…
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Shallow 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes 211 Kilometers from Tonga
The South Pacific shook Monday afternoon. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit 211 kilometers east-southeast of Hihifo, Tonga. The…
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Quiet Quake in Drake Passage Raises Questions About Future Seismic Activity
A shallow, moderate earthquake hit the Drake Passage on Tuesday. The U.S. Geological Survey pegged it at magnitude…
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Shallow 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes 211 Kilometers Southeast of Hihifo
The South Pacific is no stranger to the ground shifting beneath its feet. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake, detected…
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Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Remote Drake Passage, No Tsunami Warning Issued
The Drake Passage shook early Tuesday. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit at 01:26 UTC, according to the U.S.…
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USGS Confirms No Tsunami Warning After Magnitude 5.1 Quake Near Tonga
The U.S. Geological Survey detected the earthquake at 14:43 UTC on Monday. Its global seismic monitoring network, a…
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NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Partners Lead New Moon Race
LONDON, July 6 — For all the noise surrounding the commercial space sector, the official American return to…
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Magnitude 5.1 Shallow Earthquake Strikes Near Tonga
NUKU’ALOFA, July 6 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 211 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga, at 14:43 UTC…
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Moderate 5.0 quake hits Sarangani, aftershocks expected soon
MANILA, July 6 — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 65 kilometers south-southwest of Sarangani, Philippines, at 08:41 UTC…
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Attacks on Strait of Hormuz Push Global Oil Prices Higher
DUBAI, July 6 — Global oil markets are once again staring down the barrel of disruption in the…
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John Preskill coined ‘quantum supremacy’ and explored quantum complexity
PASADENA, July 6 — John Preskill, the American theoretical physicist who gave the field of quantum computing its…
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Fusion Energy Promises Economic and Environmental Clean Power
ROME, July 6 — Nuclear fusion, long a theoretical prize in energy physics, is drawing serious investment and…
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Quantum Mechanics Powers Computing via Qubits and Entanglement
NEW YORK, July 6 — The qubit is the basic unit of quantum information, and it works nothing…
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Google’s Quantum Supremacy Claim Still Fuels Scientific Debate
WASHINGTON, July 6 — A 2019 claim by Google that its Sycamore processor had achieved quantum supremacy remains…
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Elon Musk’s Starlink Mega-Constellation Sparks Environmental Debate
WASHINGTON, July 6 — Elon Musk’s SpaceX has deorbited 260 Starlink satellites in the past six months, a…
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Ultra-Black Coating Reflects 2% of Light, Slashes Satellite Pollution
ROME, July 6 — For families who have taken children to see the Milky Way, only to find…
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SpaceX Starlink Satellite Disposal Raises Atmospheric Concerns
ISLAMABAD, July 6 — When SpaceX deorbits its Starlink satellites, the company commands them to lower their altitude…
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Diesel Powers Global Trade and Agriculture for Over a Century
LONDON, July 6 — The numbers that underpin the global economy are, as ever, a matter of dry…
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IAU President Debra Elmegreen Fights Satellite Threats to Astronomy
PARIS, July 6 — Debra Elmegreen spent her two-year term as president of the International Astronomical Union staring…
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Satellite Internet vs. Night Sky: Science, Culture at Stake
ISLAMABAD, July 6 — Satellite constellations promise to connect the world’s most remote communities to the internet, but…
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Türkiye unveils green finance strategy for sustainable economy
ANKARA, July 5 — Türkiye has unveiled its National Green Finance Strategy and Action Plan for 2026-2029, a…
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Magnitude 5.0 Quake Shakes Mianzhu, China; No Damage Reported Yet
MIANZHU, China, July 5 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Mianzhu in Deyang, Sichuan,…
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Bird window strike recovery times vary from minutes to hours
BALTIMORE, July 5 — The record shows that recovery time for a bird after a window strike is…
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