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Phil Knight gives $1 billion to University of Oregon
Nike cofounder Phil Knight and his wife commit $1 billion to build an engineering college at his alma mater as federal support for universities faces cuts.
Fortune · 1m
Radio signals detected from an exoplanet
Astronomers have detected radio emissions from Beta Pictoris b, a gas giant 63 light-years away, marking the first confirmed radio signals from another world.
WIRED · 2m
Harvard team detects radio signal from distant exoplanet
Scientists used a South African telescope to pick up natural radio emissions from a gas giant 64 light-years away, revealing its magnetic field for the first time.
Futurism · 1m