The improbable true story of Judge Judy and the reporter who made her a star

A Times profile launched Judith Sheindlin to daytime TV dominance. To mark her final episode, journalist and subject look back on an unlikely journey.

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Amazing new photos show extremely rare clouds drifting over Mars

Just after sunset on Mars, “noctilucent” clouds grow brighter as they fill with crystals, shimmering as the sky darkens behind them in a remarkable display caught by NASA cameras.

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The tech billionaire space race: who is Jeff Bezos up against?

Every billionaire needs something to spend their fortunes on. For Howard Hughes, it was the Spruce Goose; for Roman Abramovich, it’s Chelsea FC. And for the current crop of tech moguls, it’s space. Jeff Bezos has led the charge. He founded his company, Blue Origin, in 2000, after a conversation with his friend, the science fiction author Neal Stephenson. And in July, 21 years later, the investment will pay off...

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One of Jupiter's moons may be the best place to find aliens in the Solar System

In about three years, NASA will launch a robotic orbiter to study Jupiter’s mysterious moon Europa. It’s called the Europa Clipper mission, which will spend four years orbiting Europa to learn more about its ice sheet, interior structure, chemical composition, and plume activity. In the process, NASA hopes to find evidence that will help resolve the ongoing debate as to whether or not Europa harbors life in its interior.

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This 1,000-foot Multi-Rotor Floating Turbine Can Power 80,000 Homes

WCS, a Norwegian Greentech company, has just unveiled its new "Wind Catcher" offshore wind turbine that could power 80,000 homes.

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Watch a drone refuel another aircraft in mid-air for the first time

A Boeing drone successfully refuelled a manned US Navy fighter jet, an aviation first that could bring human-machine collaboration closer to aerial warfare.

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MIT Engineers Create a Programmable Digital Fiber – With Memory, Sensors, and AI

In a first, the digital fiber contains memory, temperature sensors, and a trained neural network program for inferring physical activity. MIT researchers have created the first fiber with digital capabilities, able to sense, store, analyze, and infer activity after being sewn into a shirt.

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