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If the internet is to be believed, Earth is about to have a very strange seven seconds. A viral conspiracy theory known as "Project Anchor" claims the planet will somehow lose gravity on Aug. 12, 2026 ...

If your social media feed has suddenly become a mashup of NASA, gravity panic and “Project Anchor” mystery posts, congratulations: You have reached the internet’s latest doomsday-adjacent rabbit hole.

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios unveiled more than $5 billion in Federal commitments ...

Led by the U.S. National Science Foundation, Project Triad will seize opportunities and create strategic advantages for the U.S. by integrating three domains of quantum technology — sensors, computers ...

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"Project Hail Mary" is a modern sci-fi hit that explores how a sun might die and how the human race could find a way to survive in that hypothetical scenario. In the film, fictional microorganisms ...