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Uranus's small moons are dark, red, and water-poor

December 9, 2025
This article was originally published at Eos. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The solar system’s oddball planet has some pretty odd moons, too. The first infrared spectra of Uranus’s small inner moons, which will be presented on 18 December at the 2025 AGU Annual Meeting in New Orleans, have shown that their surfaces…
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A green flash at sunset | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025

December 9, 2025
Just as the sun slips behind the Chilean Andes, it seemed to send up a tiny emerald flare. The photograph, taken from Cerro Pachón in Chile by NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador Petr Horálek, captures a classic but elusive atmospheric trick of the light: the green flash. What…
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Google details security measures for Chrome’s agentic features

December 9, 2025
An increasing number of browsers are experimenting with agentic features that will take actions on your behalf, such as booking tickets or shopping for different items. However, these agentic capabilities also come with security risks that could lead to loss of data or money. Google detailed its approach to handling user security on Chrome using observer models and consent for user action. The…
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This is the REAL reason British families keep photographing the same Christmas scenes every year (and what pros can learn from it)

December 9, 2025
New research from photo printing company Cewe has mapped Britain’s festive photography habits – and most of the findings, to be honest, aren’t that surprising. The data, drawn from a survey of 2,000 UK adults, shows that 45% photograph their Christmas dinner spread, 35% capture present-opening and 25% shoot extended family group shots. No huge shocks there. But here’s what…
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Martin Parr in his own words: "People are funny"

December 9, 2025
Parr sadly passed away on December 6, 2025, aged 73. Back in 2016, Professional Photography magazine sat down with prolific Parr to discuss his photo books, wedding photography, and his “laboratory”, the beach. “You have to laugh. People are funny, aren’t…
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DOT opens public comment on plan to hike fuel costs during affordability crisis

December 9, 2025
This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a plan to make cars less efficient when Americans are already paying record-high energy bills during an affordability crisis fueled by tariff-driven inflation. That plan is now up for public comment. Since the beginning of this year, the occupants of the White House have been on a mission to raise costs for Americans. This mission has…
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