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Callsign White Flight

Callsign White Flight

Former NASA flight director Gene Kranz reflects on his career, leadership, legacy, and lessons for the future of human space exploration.

Scientists detect a nuclear reactor’s ghostly afterglow for the first time

Nuclear reactors may go dark, but their fuel continues producing a faint antineutrino “glow” long after shutdown. Researchers have now detected that residual signal for the first time, finding it…

  • Scientists detect antineutrinos from shut-down reactor for first time
  • Chooz collaboration observes 100 antineutrino events in 17.2 days
  • Breakthrough enables reactor monitoring and nuclear safety advancements

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