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A 3D comet image brings Rosetta's old observations back into view
NASA's October 17 feature explained a stereo view of comet 67P. The source images were taken in 2015, before Rosetta's mission ended.
October 17, 2026 · 3 min read
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An archive of ping-pong pictures shows who had room to play
A 1902 cartoon and photographs from 1942 trace table tennis from an overrun dining room into shared recreation spaces.
October 16, 2026 · 2 min read
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Read Sor Juana’s reply as an argument, with its opponent in view
A 1700 volume at the Library of Congress preserves Sor Juana’s defense of women’s learning and the reply she wrote to a bishop using a female pseudonym.
October 15, 2026 · 2 min read
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Halloween searches are getting stranger than witches and vampires
Google’s 2026 Frightgeist report includes horror characters, stress-ball costumes, and bubbling cauldrons. A search trend still tells a different story from what people plan to buy.
October 14, 2026 · 2 min read
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The Moon's far side is not its permanently dark side
NASA's October 10 image feature showed a hemisphere Earthbound observers cannot normally see. Its rough surface also makes an immediate comparison with the near side possible.
October 10, 2026 · 4 min read
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Google and TED ask teachers for ideas worth putting on stage
The World Teachers' Day announcement invites classroom ideas through a TED-Ed workshop focused on AI in education.
October 5, 2026 · 2 min read
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The missing camera arm in Curiosity's Mars selfie
NASA's October 3 picture feature revisited a 2018 panorama. The photograph's construction explains why the rover seems to have taken it without a photographer.
October 3, 2026 · 3 min read
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Apple Music Hall gives fans a room and a broadcast option
The September 21 London opening joined a 600-capacity venue to recording studios and a broadcast system inside Battersea Power Station.
September 21, 2026 · 2 min read
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AFI's September festival offered 43 ways into Latin American cinema
The Silver Spring program opened with a Maradona documentary and ranged across 21 countries. Its archive is still a useful place to build a watchlist.
September 16, 2026 · 2 min read
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Pluto's bright colors explain something a natural-looking image can hide
NASA revisited an enhanced-color New Horizons image on September 6. Its colors help separate terrain with different compositions.
September 6, 2026 · 3 min read
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The National Book Festival made room for fashion, science, and a quiet break
The Library of Congress held its National Book Festival at Washington's Walter E. Washington Convention Center on August 22.
August 22, 2026 · 2 min read
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Elvis Week closed with gospel in the morning and a concert film at night
Graceland's August 16 program framed Elvis Presley's music in two settings: a Sunday gospel celebration and a closing party built around a concert film.
August 16, 2026 · 2 min read