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Private mission to save NASA space telescope will launch in 2026 on a rocket dropped from a plane

November 20, 2025
A history-making robotic rescue mission scheduled to launch next year will fly on a rocket dropped from a plane. In September, NASA announced that it has chosen Arizona company Katalyst Space Technologies to boost the altitude of its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope whose orbit has gotten dangerously low since its November 2004 launch. Today (Nov. 19), we learned how…
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AI & RoboticsNews

YC-backed Poly relaunches as a cloud-hosted file storage with AI search

November 20, 2025
One of the most common use cases to have come out of new-age AI models is to power natural language search and find files and other information quicker and faster. There are already several companies that allow you to connect different services to search through data. Now a startup called Poly is launching a service that encourages you to dump all your files into one place so you can query them to…
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NewsPhotography

I used a can of cheap spray snow and an old window to take these cozy Christmas photos

November 20, 2025
As a portrait photographer, I’m always looking for new props that don’t cost a fortune – especially when the holidays roll around. Last year, I bought a can of cheap spray snow, a vintage window from Facebook Marketplace, and I used it to frame cozy Christmas portraits. I was looking for two key things when I created this Christmas photo setup. First, I wanted to take Christmas photos…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Kia is delaying another EV for the US, indefinitely

November 20, 2025
Another one bites the dust. Kia confirmed that another EV expected to arrive in the US by the end of the year is being put on hold indefinitely. Why is Kia delaying another EV for the US? Not another one! Kia’s sporty three-row electric SUV was set to go on sale by the end of 2025, but that will no longer be the case. The EV9 GT has officially been “delayed until further notice,” Kia told…
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