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Monster plane lands anywhere, delivering giant wind turbine blades without roads

There’s this new aircraft called the WindRunner, and it’s not just any plane. Imagine something so big it was specifically made to haul the massive turbines that are the backbone of onshore wind energy. The WindRunner can carry cargo that just can’t fit on the road and can go places that are a bit on the rough side as far …

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New technology allows those who are blind to hear and feel April's total solar eclipse

While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event. Sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings on April 8, when a total solar eclipse crosses North America, the moon blotting out the sun for a few minutes. “Eclipses are very beautiful things, …

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New AI test measures how fast robots can respond to user commands

Artificial intelligence benchmarking group MLCommons on Wednesday released a fresh set of tests and results that rate the speed at which top-of-the-line hardware can run AI applications and respond to users. The two new benchmarks added by MLCommons measure the speed at which the AI chips and systems can generate responses from the powerful AI models packed with data. The …

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For solar eclipse safety, here's what drivers should not do on the road during the rare event

The sun, the moon and the Earth will all align in a North American solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Millions of Americans from Texas to Maine, who are in the path of totality, will be able to experience the atmospheric moment at its peak. The eclipse could last up to four minutes. Another eclipse will not occur again until …

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How the Dream Chaser spaceplane plans to shake up space travel in the future

Imagine, just for a second, stepping into a world where space travel isn’t just for astronauts, but for everyone, including you. Now, picture the Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane and its Shooting Star cargo module, all lit up in soft blue lights at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. This isn’t just some cool tech on display; it’s …

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Top migratory species that are vulnerable and threatened with extinction

A staggering 22% of migratory animals are facing potential extinction, while some 44% are experiencing notable population decline, according to a “State of the World’s Migratory Species” report released by the U.N. last month. “This is the first-ever comprehensive assessment of migratory species,” Executive Director Inger Andersen of the U.N. Environment Programme said of the report, which FOX Weather reported …

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Rare condition caused patient to see ‘demonic’ faces, says study on ‘visual disorder’

It sounds like the stuff of horror films — but for people who are afflicted with a rare disorder, it’s a terrifying reality. A condition called prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) causes facial features to appear distorted, according to researchers from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. A study published in The Lancet revealed that a 58-year-old man reported seeing faces as distorted …

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Solar eclipse 2024: Former NASA astronaut shares what it looks like from space, how to safely view it yourself

A rare atmospheric occurrence will happen on Monday, April 8: a solar eclipse. Millions of Americans within the path of totality will be able to clearly see the moon and the sun overlap. Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts spoke with Fox News Digital ahead of this year’s solar eclipse to detail his experience in space —and what it was like …

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Geomagnetic storm hits Earth creating northern lights, disrupting radio communications

A geomagnetic storm is expected to last through Monday, possibly disrupting radio communications but making for great aurora viewing. These high-frequency radio transmissions include aircrafts trying to communicate with distant traffic control towers. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado issued geomagnetic storm watches for Sunday and Monday as a “coronal mass ejection,” or CME, was headed for Earth. …

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Trending in Lifestyle: Solar eclipse prompts school closures, a shocking Goodwill find and more

This week, Fox News Digital drew readers to an array of trending Lifestyle topics that involved solar eclipse news, a Goodwill find gone viral, a senior furry friend and much more. Fun quizzes and crosswords are always available to dive into as well. (Fox News Digital publishes daily crossword puzzles seven days a week.) TRENDIEST VIRAL HEADLINES OF THE WEEK …

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