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Archive for February 9th, 2025

World’s fastest supercomputer ‘El Capitan’ goes online — it will be used to secure the US nuclear stockpile and in other classified research

February 9th, 2025 by me

The world’s fastest supercomputer ‘El Capitan’ can reach a peak performance of 2.746 exaFLOPS, making it the planet’s third exascale computer.

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NASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missions

February 9th, 2025 by me

General Atomics and NASA achieved an important milestone on the road to using nuclear-powered rockets by testing a new fuel and finding it can withstand extreme conditions.

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Space weather scales are outdated and confusing. Here’s what NOAA scientists are doing about it

February 9th, 2025 by me

After receiving feedback from nearly 500 people about revising NOAA’s Space Weather Scales, scientists continue to assess what changes need to be front and center.

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See Mars next to a nearly full moon in the sky tonight

February 9th, 2025 by me

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 9.

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