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This Sky-Watcher is an ideal beginner telescope for solar observing

With a total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, an annular solar eclipse on Feb 6, 2027 and another total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027, solar telescopes are about to be in hot demand. After all, why peer at the eclipsed sun when you can see it in close-up? However, the Sky-Watcher Heliostar 76mm offers something a little different to a telescope wearing a solar filter — and it’s just as good when…
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EON wants to move the data superhighway from ocean fiber to space lasers

As hyperscalers build out data centers around the world, they need to move the bits back and forth, and that often relies on a somewhat brittle network of undersea fiberoptic cables crisscrossing the oceans. Those cables are tricky to access and repair, much less install. But alternatives aren’t easy to find: Radio transmissions don’t have the bandwidth, which rules out most wireless…
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What does it take to take a truly great celebrity portrait? From shooting Amy Winehouse to Yoko Ono, photographer Jillian Edelstein has spent a career finding out

There’s a photograph of Vivienne Westwood above that I absolutely love. Shot by Jillian Edelstein, it shows the late fashion designer in close-up: flame-orange hair wild against a warm brown background, two small silver horns tucked into her curls, her expression somewhere between mischief and defiance. It’s funny, strange and tells you more about her in a single frame than most…
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Aniioki’s latest 6,000W dual-motor e-bike blurs past the line so much it’s basically an electric motorcycle

If there’s one trend that has defined the direct-to-consumer e-bike industry over the last few years, it’s the relentless race toward bigger numbers. Bigger batteries. Bigger motors. Higher top speeds. And now Aniioki has unveiled what may be one of the most extreme examples yet. The company’s new A9 Pro Max Dual Motor 2.0 arrives with up to 6,000 watts of peak motor power, a claimed top…
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