Four volunteers completed NASA’s second yearlong CHAPEA Mars simulation, collecting health and performance data inside a habitat at Johnson Space Center.
CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days On Simulated Mars
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The Polar Vortex Is About To Go Haywire
Scientists say a possible November stratospheric warming could disrupt the polar vortex unusually early, but U.S. weather effects remain uncertain.
NASA Awards Moon Base Transportation, Technology, Science Projects
NASA named eight eligible CLPS 2 providers, advanced its PROMISE lunar rover and awarded transportation work for its planned Moon Base.
Chomsky And The Two Cultures Of Statistical Learning (2011)
A 2011 MIT exchange between Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker framed a dispute over whether statistical language models explain language or mainly predict it.
Links For November 2026
Astral Codex Ten’s November links post ranges from AI forecasts and California flood risks to social history, community life and internet curiosities.
APOD: 2026 November 4 – The Not-So-Hidden Galaxy, IC 342
NASA’s Nov. 4, 2026, Astronomy Picture of the Day shows IC 342 through the Milky Way’s crowded foreground and explains its nearby group and spiral arms.
What’s Up: November 2026 Skywatching Tips From NASA
NASA highlights November’s Taurid and Leonid meteors, a Mars-Jupiter pairing, Voyager 1’s light-day milestone and a supermoon.
Open Thread 458
Open Thread 458 invites reader discussion and shares updates on ballot guides, FutureSearch hiring, a London protest and ACX meetups.
Your Book Review: The History And Adventures Of An Atom
An anonymous finalist in Astral Codex Ten’s 2026 review contest examines Tobias Smollett’s strange 1769 novel and its place in literary history.
Links For October 2026
Astral Codex Ten’s October links discuss an AI victory in the Metaculus Cup, AI art and translation, and disputed claims about marriage data.
