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The overdeveloped spiral arm of the galaxy NGC 772, which was created by tidal interactions with an unruly neighbor, dominates this observation made by astronomers using the Gemini North telescope located near the summit of Maunakea in Hawai‘i. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de MartinThe pumped-up arm of the lopsided spiral galaxy NGC 772 dominates this image captured…

The deal takes place as chicken prices have surged, driven by strong consumer demand and rising grain prices. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images…

StackCommerceCustom Gaming PC maker iBUYPOWER joined forces with ATMTA, the principal developer of Star Atlas, a "next-gen gaming metaverse," to become an official hardware partner for the Solana-based web3 endeavor. Star Atlas uses Unreal Engine 5 to provide "cinematic quality video game visuals" and the Solana blockchain to create a "largely serverless and secured gameplay experience" The platform also includes built-in support for NFT trading.Also: Solana Labs launches new digital payment platform Solana PayAs a…

Atlas VPN: Safari now has an estimated 1B+ users, making it the second browser to pass the milestone, behind Chrome's 3.37B+, but ahead of Edge's 212M+ and Firefox's 179M+ — Browsers can connect you to any place on the internet. It retrieves and renders data to show it nicely on your screen. Atlas VPN: Safari now has an estimated 1B+ users, making it the second browser to pass the milestone, behind Chrome's 3.37B+, but ahead of Edge's 212M+ and Firefox's 179M+ — Browsers…

On May 18, 2022, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket roll out from the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Credit: NASA/Kim ShiflettOn Wednesday morning, May 18, 2022, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket rolled out of the ULA Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Space Force…

Map from the Connecticut Zoning Atlas. Credit: Cornell University Zoning laws, adopted by thousands of local governments across the country, dictate much of what can be built in the United States. Zoning codes have major ramifications for businesses, housing, and quality of life but can be very difficult for non-experts to understand.…

In a massive collaborative effort, researchers have compiled the most complete healthy human cell atlas yet, mapping the positions of more than a million cells across 33 different organs.  This incredible feat forms a comprehensive reference to help us better understand human health, diseases, treatments, and vaccines, with the aim to map every cell type in the human body as part of the international Human Cell Atlas."You can think of it as a Google Maps of the human body," Wellcome Sanger Institute cellular geneticist…

Boeing Starliner. Credit: BoeingOn Wednesday, May 4, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft was joined with the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket that will launch the spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station on an uncrewed flight test for <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an…