Today I learned that F-35 pilots get $400,000 helmets with 'X-ray vision' - but the Pentagon almost ditched them

Every F-35 pilot in the US Air Force gets their own custom-fitted $400,000 helmet, which lets them peer through the cockpit mid-flight to see what's going on in the surrounding airspace and the ground below.

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Digital Trends ·10 hr. ago

NASA’s new telescope can see 100 times more sky than Hubble in a single shot

The Hubble telescope has an almost legendary status. Over the last three decades, Hubble gave us some of the most spectacular close-ups of the universe ever captured, and now, NASA’s newest space telescope wants to see…

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TechRadar ·16 hr. ago

World’s second-biggest data center proposed in Scotland meets “huge” opposition — and it's part of a wider trend across the United Kingdom

The world’s second-largest data center has been proposed to be built next to the tiny historic town of Auchertool in Fife, Scotland.

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Engadget ·yesterday

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now on its way to study the 'dark universe' - Engadget

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now on its way to study the 'dark universe' Its first images are expected to arrive in early 2027.

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Newatlas ·yesterday

324-million-year-old animal with 24 legs reveals how life conquered land

By now, most of us have some knowledge that life on land involved transitioning from the water and evolving the physiological means to do so.

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The Verge ·yesterday

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches to study dark matter and dark energy

After funding struggles and a name change, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been successfully launched.

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Newatlas ·yesterday

400-sq-ft tiny house offers downsizing without the usual compromises

As impressive as many space-saving tiny houses are, not everyone is cut out for climbing into small lofts using movable ladders, or sleeping on a sofa bed every night.

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SlashGear ·yesterday

How Many Wind Turbines Would It Take To Replace A Micro Nuclear Reactor? - SlashGear

How Many Wind Turbines Would It Take To Replace A Micro Nuclear Reactor? As we slowly drop our reliance on fossil fuels, there is still discussion about how to plug the gaps in our energy needs.