Well, howdy there, Internet people. It's Dana again. And today you're at Research Road.

This is a weekly series where we go through science and tech news with a bit of dry humor.

Then we answer some questions from y'all.

Today is the 31st of December 2024. And on this date, way back in 1744, James Bradley announced that the earth wobbles in its rotation.

At the beginning of the question and answer section, there will be a list of events to catch this

year if you're somebody who likes to watch the sky. Happy New Year. So, starting off with

tech news, the U.S. Treasury informed lawmakers that a Chinese state-sponsored,

advanced, persistent threat actor, those are Chinese-backed hackers, have accessed Treasury Department

workstations in what they're describing as a major incident. While it's a major incident,

it doesn't appear too emergent because the full

briefing isn't scheduled until sometime next week. Meta seems to be leaning into AI even more,

suggesting that soon AI-powered characters will be on the platform acting much like accounts do.

Elon Musk made a request that made anybody who still uses the

platform laugh. He asked people on his social media platform to be nice saying, quote,

please post a bit more positive, beautiful, or informative content on this platform.

If you haven't been on the platform since he took over the company, I would guess

most people feel the general trend of the content has been going in the opposite direction.

I guess it's good that he would like to see more positive content, but at the same time,

he's recently posted things himself that we wouldn't say on the channels, even while quoting

somebody. Things that would definitely not be considered positive, beautiful, or informative.

And now on to space.

In August 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched, and on December 24, 2024, NASA confirmed

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