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How to watch ‘Earth Abides’ online — stream the George R. Stewart adaptation from anywhere
A precautionary tale that lays bare the fragility of human society, six-part post-apocalyptic drama “Earth Abides” is, remarkably, the first on-screen adaptation of George R. Stewart’s seminal 1949 novel. Charting the sudden collapse of civilization, it’s inspired numerous works, including Stephen King’s “The Stand”, Jimi Hendrix’s “Third Stone from the Sun”, and the BBC’s “Threads”. Here’s how you can watch…
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NASA’s AI Earth Copilot will take your questions about our planet
NASA is teaming up with Microsoft to create an AI chatbot designed to make it easier to access and understand scientific data about the Earth. The tool, called Earth Copilot, will be able to answer questions about our planet by condensing NASA’s wide swath of geospatial information into easy-to-digest responses. To create the tool, NASA is integrating AI into its…
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Boeing Starliner has completed its lonely return to Earth
“I am extremely proud of the work our collective team put into this entire flight test, and we are pleased to see Starliner’s safe return,” said Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Even though it was necessary to return the spacecraft uncrewed, NASA and Boeing learned an incredible amount about Starliner in the most extreme…
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The Boeing Starliner’s strange test flight is finally returning to Earth, but it’s empty
Boeing, once a major player in space, has suffered a string of setbacks, failures, and legal challenges in recent years that have chipped away its dominance in the space industry. The company’s space unit has been lapped by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and left to watch on the sidelines as other companies have moved ahead with ambitious programs, from sending astronauts…
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