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NASA has launched its Ad Astra initiative, a community program under its Physics of the Cosmos umbrella aimed at broadening participation in astrophysics research. It's a quiet but meaningful push to bring more voices into the work of understanding the universe — and that kind of structural investment often matters more than any single mission.
Shifting to something a little closer to home, Engadget is asking a question most of us eventually face: when does repairing your phone stop making financial sense? The answer depends on age, parts availability, and how much of the device still works well — but the conversation itself reflects a growing tension between sustainability instincts and the relentless pace of hardware improvement.
And in the gaming world, Hoyoverse has quietly unveiled Honkai Nexus Anima, its answer to the creature-collector genre that Pokémon has dominated for decades. With two closed betas already behind it, the game represents the studio's most ambitious genre pivot yet — and given what they did with open-world RPGs through Genshin Impact, it would be unwise to dismiss them early.
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