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Bryant Park Grill, One of the Highest-Grossing Restaurants in the Country, Isn’t Going Anywhere – For Now

Bryant Park Grill, One of the Highest-Grossing Restaurants in the Country, Isn’t Going Anywhere – For Now

The Midtown standby can now stay open until at least next spring
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Why SpaceX Came Close to Bankruptcy in Its Early Years

Why SpaceX Came Close to Bankruptcy in Its Early Years

Before it dominated the space industry, SpaceX was on the verge of collapse after a series of rocket failures, saved only by a final, desperate launch.
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College Football 27 isn't finished. Inside EA Sports' nonstop updates reshaping the game

College Football 27 isn't finished. Inside EA Sports' nonstop updates reshaping the game

EA Sports College Football 27 keeps evolving after launch. Developers reveal how updates, fan feedback and new features shape the game.
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Sega Considered Canceling Sonic the Hedgehog Franchise Before Movie Success

Sega Considered Canceling Sonic the Hedgehog Franchise Before Movie Success

Sega Considered Canceling Sonic the Hedgehog Franchise Before Movie Success
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PACE Mission Instruments Show Varied Cloud Droplet Size Retrievals, Highlighting Measurement Discrepancies

PACE Mission Instruments Show Varied Cloud Droplet Size Retrievals, Highlighting Measurement Discrepancies

An intercomparison study of liquid cloud droplet size retrievals from three instruments aboard the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission—SPEXone, HARP-2, and OCI—has revealed differences in their measurements. SPEXone and HARP-2, which use hyperspectral and hyper-angular polarization observations respectively, showed the closest agreement in retrieving cloud droplet effective radius (CER) and cloud effective variance (CEV). OCI, which relies on radiometric measurements in the visible and shortwave infrared, generally retrieved larger CER values compared to both polarimeters. Over a one-year period (June 2024 - May 2025), the mean difference between SPEXone and HARP-2 CER was 1.45 µm over land and 0.81 µm over ocean. The mean difference between SPEXone and OCI was -2.06 µm over land and -2.67 µm over ocean, while the difference between HARP-2 and OCI was -3.51 µm over land and -3.47 µm over ocean. Globally, the annual CER statistical distribution peaked near 7 µm for SPEXone and HARP-...
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European Space Agency and JAXA Activate Ramses Planetary Defense Spacecraft

European Space Agency and JAXA Activate Ramses Planetary Defense Spacecraft

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully powered on their Ramses planetary defense spacecraft for the first time. This event marks a significant milestone in the spacecraft's development, which is on a time-critical schedule to rendezvous with the Apophis asteroid. The Core Module of Ramses, containing its main electronics, is currently being assembled at OHB Italia's Milan facility. Key units, including the On-Board Computer, Mass Memory Unit, Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit, and multiple Remote Terminal Units, have been integrated and linked via the spacecraft harness. This initial power-on allowed for the first integrated functional testing, verifying the performance of these interconnected systems. The Ramses mission is designed to reach space by spring 2028 to intercept the Apophis asteroid as it passes Earth on April 13, 2029, necessitating a rapid development timeline of less than three and a half years from contract signing to lift-off...
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NASA-Derived Carbon Capture Technology Aids Breweries and Industries

NASA-Derived Carbon Capture Technology Aids Breweries and Industries

NASA-Derived Carbon Capture Technology Aids Breweries and Industries
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Why Video-Game Adaptations Face a Unique Premiere-Episode Challenge

Why Video-Game Adaptations Face a Unique Premiere-Episode Challenge

Video game adaptations are booming, but their first episodes face a unique set of challenges that can make or break the entire series.
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Astronomers Detect Radio Signals from Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b, Indicating Strong Magnetic Field

Astronomers Detect Radio Signals from Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b, Indicating Strong Magnetic Field

An international team of astronomers, utilizing South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope array, has successfully detected direct radio wave emissions originating from Beta Pictoris b, a massive gas giant exoplanet located approximately 63 light-years from Earth. This marks the first time a radio signal has been confirmed as coming from a single exoplanet, rather than from an entire star system. The discovery allows researchers to calculate the strength of Beta Pictoris b's magnetic field, which is thousands of times stronger than Earth's. The physics behind these signals is similar to the mechanisms that create auroral displays on planets within our Solar System, where energetic, charged particles spiral along magnetic field lines towards a planet's polar regions, exciting atmospheric particles.
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5 college football teams that look better than expected

5 college football teams that look better than expected

Preseason predictions are one thing, but on-field results are another. Here are five teams that are outplaying their early-season expectations.
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Astronomers Name Asteroid After 'Weird Al' Yankovic

Astronomers Name Asteroid After 'Weird Al' Yankovic

Astronomers Name Asteroid After 'Weird Al' Yankovic
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Containing Avery Johnson is top priority for Bearcats vs. Kansas State

Containing Avery Johnson is top priority for Bearcats vs. Kansas State

Here's what you need to know before the Cincinnati Bearcats host the Kansas State Wildcats to open Big 12 play.