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NWA-16788, The Largest Mars Meteorite Found On Earth, Weighs 24.67 Kg—70% More Than 2021’s Taoudenni 002 (14.51 Kg, Mali). Discovered In Niger’s Sahara In Nov 2023 & Confirmed By The Shanghai Astronomy Museum, It Shows Little Weathering & Contains Maskelynite, Pyroxene, And Olivine. Sotheby’s Will Auction It On 7/16/25, With Bids Up To $4M.

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Oregon-Based Nuscale Has Built The First Nuclear-Powered Simulator Using Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cells To Model Zero-Emission Production Of 200+ Tons/Day Of Hydrogen, Electricity, & Freshwater All At Once. It Reuses Salty Water To Make Hydrogen, Saves Clean Water, & In Larger Setups, Could Power 400K Homes & Supply Water To 2.3M People.

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Carnegie Mellon Has Developed The World’s First Noninvasive Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) To Control A Robotic Hand Using Thought Alone. EEG Captures Brain Signals, And Deep Learning Decodes Them In Real Time For Precise, Multi-Finger Control. Surgery-Free & Adaptable, It’s A Major Breakthrough In Assistive Tech & Human-Machine Interaction.

The $1.2B New Harbor Bridge Connects Corpus Christi To North Beach And Is Now The Tallest Point In South Texas (538 Ft Above MSL) & The Longest U.S. Cable-Stayed Bridge (1,661 Ft). It Enhances Port Access, Reduces Traffic, & Boosts Economic Growth. The Southbound Lanes Opened On 6/28/25; The Northbound Lanes Are Set To Open In Early July.

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Shubhanshu Shukla Became The 1st Indian To Board The ISS Via Axiom-4, Which Launched On 6/26/25 With Astronauts From India, Poland & Hungary. Led By NASA Veteran Peggy Whitson, The 2-Wk Mission Includes 60 Experiments (7 By ISRO). Shukla Is India’s 2nd Man In Space, After Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 Soviet Mission. ISRO Paid $59M For His Seat & Training.