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NSF provides scholarships supporting education and professional development for next generation cybersecurity experts and professionals The U.S. National Science Foundation CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service program is providing more than $29 million in new funding to nine universities in 2023. CyberCorps® SFS supports the development of a robust and resilient cybersecurity… Read more at nsf.gov

By Jill Cowan, Victoria Kim and Mike Ives from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/rKtxZyi

The Southern Hemisphere is stormier than the Northern, and we finally know why For centuries, sailors have known where the most fearsome storms are located: the Southern Hemisphere. "The waves ran mountain-high and threatened to overwhelm [the ship] at every roll," wrote one passenger on an 1849 voyage rounding the tip of South… Read more at nsf.gov

Astronomers discover closest black hole to Earth Astronomers have discovered the closest black hole to Earth, the first unambiguous detection of a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the Milky Way. Its close proximity to Earth, a mere 1,600 light-years away, offers an intriguing target of study to… Read more at nsf.gov

By Sam Roberts from NYT Business https://ift.tt/9FI1cDQ

By J. Kenji López-Alt from NYT Food https://ift.tt/JbN570y

NSF statement on NSF and SpaceX Astronomy Coordination Agreement SpaceX is launching and operating its satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit to provide high-speed internet service. SpaceX's satellite network currently provides high-speed internet to more than 600,000 locations in the United States, often in… Read more at nsf.gov