Wordle has become an obsession online, with over 3 million daily players around the world. But the game has more in common with code-breaking than it does with crosswords.
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How a simple game of letters became part of the New York Times’ business plan
For the news publisher, the key word is ‘subscribers.’
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What’s Wordle? and your other Wordle questions, answered
“Wordle” is just a word deduction game, but its simple nature belies the fact that it has — in the span of just a few weeks — become a phenomenon. Maybe you’re here because you were enticed by the strange green and yellow squares on social media. Maybe you noticed a dramatic uptick in how […]
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James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer on the team explains how to send a giant telescope to space – and why
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched into space on Dec. 25, 2021, and with it, astronomers hope to find the first galaxies to form in the universe, will search for Earthlike atmospheres around other planets and accomplish many other scientific goals. I am an astronomer and the principal investigator for the Near Infrared Camera – or NIRCam for short – […]
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How the Hubble Space Telescope opened our eyes to the first galaxies of the universe
The Hubble Space Telescope launched on the 24th of April, 32 years ago. It’s an impressive milestone especially as its expected lifespan was just 10 years. One of the primary reasons for the Hubble telescope’s longevity is that it can be serviced and improved with new observational instruments through regular space visits. When Hubble, or […]
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination, 1.5 million km from Earth. Here’s what happens next
All of Webb’s major spacecraft deployments, including the unfurling of the primary mirror and sunshield, were completed on January 8.
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The James Webb Space Telescope will map the atmosphere of exoplanets
Exoplanets, planets that orbit stars other than the sun, are found at distances very far from Earth. For example, the closest exoplanet to us, Proxima Centauri b, is 4.2 light years away, or 265,000 times the distance between the Earth and the sun. To the naked eye, the planets in the solar system appear as bright […]
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What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains
5G is 10 times faster than 4G, promising better wireless internet access. It’s also expected to put the Internet of Things revolution in high gear.
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What’s happening with 5G and your upcoming flights
Rollouts for high-speed 5G service from AT&T and Verizon aren’t expected to cause many cancellations.
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Conspiracy theories about 5G networks have skyrocketed since COVID-19
False news about 5G spread at breakneck speed on social networks, reinforcing the fears of people who already had suspicions about its effects on health.