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The ROLSES radio telescope is launching aboard the IM-1 lunar mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, informed by Cornell astronomer Jake Turner’s expertise in studying exoplanets via radio transmission. Aiming to help understand the effect of the lunar environment on future lunar surface radio observatories, this mission is a pathfinder for large lunar farside radio telescopes in the future.

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CNN

Rick Geddes, director of the Infrastructure Policy Program, says “It’s absolutely a wake-up call. The people who were building the Francis Scott Key Bridge never really contemplated ships of this size. It wasn’t their fault – they just didn’t have a crystal ball.”

National Geographic

This article discusses how AI powers bird identification applications like Merlin, developed by the Lab of Ornithology.

NPR

Marvin Pritts, professor of horticulture, says “It can deter you from eating things that are good for you. Most scientists and people who study this don't think [pesticide residue] levels come anywhere close to causing harmful toxicological effects on people.”

CNBC

This article notes that Laura Tach, professor of public policy, and a colleague, have written several papers on the impact of gray divorce on men and women.

Associated Press

“It is marketed in opposition to mainstream media apps, which Trump and his supporters allege discriminate against their views and limit free expression. Its content and audience are overwhelmingly conservative and made up of the MAGA base,” says Roxana Muenster, doctoral student.

The New York Times

Jacob Hamburger, a visiting assistant professor of law says “Aspects of Texas’ overall strategy — like this public campaign to bus migrants to cities — might have weakened Democrats’ commitment to immigrants.”