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Monisha Ravisetti

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Do we live in a computer simulation? If we don't, we might be doomed

Do we live in a computer simulation? If we don't, we might be doomed

CNET — On a regular old day, I'd bet someone has suggested to you that we live in a computer simulation. Whether it be an inquisitive friend or the anonymous writer of an edgy sign outside your local coffee shop, your perfectly peaceful life was interrupted by the outlandish thought.

Climate crisis ravages Bangladesh as rich nations look away: 'It's already too late'

Climate crisis ravages Bangladesh as rich nations look away: 'It's already too late'

CNET — Khulna, 2009: Off the coast of Bangladesh, 11-year-old Sufiya Khatan watched as Cyclone Aila relentlessly tore her village apart. Winds blowing faster than highway speed limits swept her mother to the ground, and her neighbors held on to precious family photos while their mud homes sank into the earth.

Black holes slamming into the moon could end the dark matter debate

Black holes slamming into the moon could end the dark matter debate

CNET — Circa 14 billion years ago, when the universe's clock began to tick, space was still a tight, blazing hot, frenzied packet of cosmic stuff. Stars were yet to shine, planets hadn't been born, and jittery particles of every shape and size were zipping around at random. It was chaos.

My formal 2024 solar eclipse apology

My formal 2024 solar eclipse apology

SPACE.com — I used to be an eclipse hater, and now I'm not. That's the story.

NASA's been pulling out of major astronomy meetings - and scientists are feeling the effects

NASA's been pulling out of major astronomy meetings - and scientists are feeling the effects

SPACE.com — NASA and the National Science Foundation cancelled their big events at a major astronomy conference this summer. Scientists who attended were left disappointed.

'Their loss diminishes us all': Scientists emphasize how Trump's mass NOAA layoffs endanger the w...

'Their loss diminishes us all': Scientists emphasize how Trump's mass NOAA layoffs endanger the w...

SPACE.com — "From our perspective down in the trenches actually working for the government, it feels like the people up top just have no clue about anything."

'Their loss diminishes us all': Scientists emphasize how Trump's mass NOAA layoffs endanger the w...

'Their loss diminishes us all': Scientists emphasize how Trump's mass NOAA layoffs endanger the w...

SPACE.com — "From our perspective down in the trenches actually working for the government, it feels like the people up top just have no clue about anything."