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Apple TV’s Ambitious 19-Episode Dark Replacement Gets Quantum Physics Right

One Apple TV sci-fi show has the potential to become as ambitious and compelling as Netflix’s Dark, and it already seems to get quantum physics right. Apple TV is the streaming home of an incredible sci-fi series that has the potential to become as epic as Netflix's Dark. With its three-season run, Netflix's Dark set an incredibly high bar for sci-fi TV shows. Almost a decade has passed since its premiere on Netflix, but it is still touted as one…

 •  Screen Rant

Did Venus eat its own moon?

Scientists may finally know why Venus, Earth's twin, lacks a moon, finding that the hottest planet in the solar system may have consumed its own natur…

 •  Space.com
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The future of Earth observation: Private satellites and AI bring benefits but also pose risks

We've entered a new world of Earth observation, in which artificial intelligence helps researchers make sense of an ever-glowing glut of privately gathered data. We are a planet-based species: With a few notable (astronaut) exceptions, everyone who has ever lived remained glued to our spinning Earth, which now houses 8.3 billion people. That's the gravity of the situation. But we're also a world of floods, typhoons, earthquakes, heat and cold cal…

 •  Space.com

How small can a transistor get?

How small can a transistor actually get? And is smaller even still the goal? For decades, engineers have been working to create smaller and smaller tr…

 •  Live Science