August 25, 2026

Month: July 2026

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Mechanical Engineer Brie Ludwig inspects the Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS), a compact, autonomous, and self-sustaining seismometer suite designed to carry out continuous, long-term monitoring of the lunar seismic environment at the South Polar region. NASA/Denny Henry. Source: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/nasa-completes-astronaut-deployed-science-instrument-for-lunar-surface/
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Phil: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

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The LEMS payload builds on a legacy of lunar seismic tracking. Apollo astronauts deployed a network of seismometers on the Moon’s nearside equatorial region between 1969 and 1972. Those instruments operated until 1977, recording about 13,000 moonquakes and other ground vibrations that helped scientists begin to understand the composition of the Moon’s interior. Source: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/nasa-completes-astronaut-deployed-science-instrument-for-lunar-surface/
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Jeremy: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

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A County Got Rich From Data Centers; OpenAI pausing over safety concerns; financial analyst Ross Hendricks says, “Translation: We need to immediately stop torching cash.
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David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of Aug. 24, 2026

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USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Conducts Night Flight Operations U.S. Sailors conduct flight operations aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), July 29, 2026. George H.W. Bush is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo)
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Jeremy: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

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