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Appointment of Members to the Management Committee of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium – Astronotes

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Appointment of Members to the Management Committee of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium – Astronotes

AOP is a statutory body as set out in The Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. It is overseen by a Board of Governors, with the Board having delegated primary responsibility for the governance and management of the organisation to a Management Committee. AOP is sponsored by the Department for Communities (DfC). Armagh Observatory was established in 1790, with it being the oldest scientific institution in Northern Ireland and the longest continuously operating astronomical research facility in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Armagh Planetarium is the oldest operating Planetarium in the UK and Ireland, having been in operation for more than 50 years as the public face of space and astronomy in Northern Ireland. Biographical Details: Prof Ruth Hunter is a Profess...

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Space Delta 8 welcomes new SATCOM commander > United States Space Force > Article Display

Col. Jeffrey Weisler took command of Space Delta 8 – Satellite Communications during a change of command ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base, June 24.Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr, Space Operations Command commander, presided over the ceremony.Miller highlighted Col. David Pheasant for his dedication and focus as the commander of DEL 8 over the past two years and expressed his excitement for the continued excellence DEL 8 will provide for the USSF under Weisler’s leadership.“David Pheasant led the Delta 8 formation brilliantly … he even built Delta 8’s “great 18” who competed and won in the Guardian arena in academic, resilience and physically challenging exercises where they competed against teams across the United States Space Force,” Miller said. ...

Starliner landing now on indefinite hold for more tests, but NASA insists crew not ‘stranded’ in space – Spaceflight Now

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Starliner landing now on indefinite hold for more tests, but NASA insists crew not ‘stranded’ in space – Spaceflight Now

This view from a window on the cupola overlooks a portion of the International Space and shows the partially obscured Starliner spacecraft from Boeing docked to the Harmony module’s forward port. Image: NASA The return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is on indefinite hold pending results of new thruster tests and ongoing analysis of helium leaks that cropped up during the ship’s rendezvous with the International Space Station, NASA announced Friday. But agency officials insisted Starliner commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams are not “stranded” in space. “We don’t have a targeted (landing) date today,” Steve Stich, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program manager, told reporters during a teleconference. “We’re not going to target a specific date until we get that testin...

University examiners fail to spot ChatGPT answers in real-world test

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University examiners fail to spot ChatGPT answers in real-world test

Exams taken in person make it harder for students to cheat using AITrish Gant / Alamy Ninety-four per cent of university exam submissions created using ChatGPT weren’t detected as being generated by artificial intelligence, and these submissions tended to get higher scores than real students’ work. Peter Scarfe at the University of Reading, UK, and his colleagues used ChatGPT to produce answers to 63 assessment questions on five modules across the university’s psychology undergraduate degrees. Students sat these exams at home, so they were allowed to look at notes and references, and they could potentially have used AI although this wasn’t permitted. The AI-generated answers were submitted alongside real students’ work, and accounted for, on average, 5 per cent of...

A Space Force intelligence leader shares his journey > United States Space Force > Article Display

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A Space Force intelligence leader shares his journey > United States Space Force > Article Display

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- Since July 2023, Senior Master Sgt. Brandon Shook has served as Space Operations Command's Intelligence Threat Analysis Division senior enlisted leader and has been pivotal in ensuring that Space Force senior leaders and staff are equipped with critical information about adversary capabilities and intentions. His role is essential for making informed decisions regarding current and future operations.“An intel analyst’s number one priority is to ‘know your target and tell anyone who will listen,’” Shook recalls from a former supervisor's advice. With this in mind, his team has actively engaged with various audiences across the organization to discuss adversary activities at all classification levels.Shook has ...