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They found that the upcoming Cerenkov Telescope Array Observatory should be capable of spotting supernovae like SN 2017egm from distances up to about 500 million light-years away with roughly 50 hours of observation time.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

“We’re grooming a generation that is just not going to be capable of performing under pressure, and that’s a scary thought,” he said on an April episode titled “Special Accommodation or Cheating.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

As Tedros explained, the Andes virus is the only hantavirus species known to be capable of “limited transmission between humans.”

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Although the vehicles may be capable of driving themselves, they can’t clean their own interiors, plug in a charging cable or repair hardware.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

We are supposed to be capable of anything.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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