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Lasers can melt through extraterrestrial ice efficiently

Lasers aren't just useful for entertaining cats or pointing out features of PowerPoint slides. They can also drill holes on icy extraterrestrial bodies from comets to Mars polar caps—at least, according to a new paper published in Acta Astronautica by researchers at the

Jeffries spokesman on Van Hollen criticism: 'Chris Van Who?

A spokesperson for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) referred to Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) as “Chris Van Who?” after the Maryland senator criticized Democrats, including Jeffries, for not endorsing Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in New York's mayoral race.

Avery Tucker – “My Life Isn’t Leaving You”

Avery Tucker used to be one half of the great indie rock duo Girlpool, and he’ll release his full-length solo debut Paw next month. It’s a stripped-down, emotive folk-rock record, and it sounds nothing like what Tucker made with Girlpool, and definitely not like what Harmony,