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Bezos says he is now willing to invest in a Moon lander—here’s why

"I think they realized it's why they lost." Enlarge / Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith (black hat) walks with Jeff Bezos after his flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard into space. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Jeff Bezos published an open letter.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJul 26th, 2021

AI’s hungry maw drives massive $100B investment plan by Microsoft and BlackRock

Investment "goes beyond what any single company or government can finance." Enlarge (credit: J Studios via Getty Images) If you haven't noticed by now, Big Tech companies have been making plans to invest in the infrastru.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Artemis I mission data show astronauts sent to the moon aboard Orion will be protected from radiation

According to a large team of technical and health specialists, astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft will be well protected from radiation when the Artemis II mission travels to the moon and back next year......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

How scientists are keeping the Orion spacecraft safe from radiation

NASA's Orion spacecraft will need to protect astronauts from dangerous radiation when they visit the moon in the upcoming Artemis missions......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

What"s the Best Way to Invest in Stocks Without Any Experience? Start With This ETF.

What"s the Best Way to Invest in Stocks Without Any Experience? Start With This ETF......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Measuring moon dust to fight air pollution

Moon dust, or regolith, isn't like the particles on Earth that collect on bookshelves or tabletops—it's abrasive and it clings to everything. Throughout NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, regolith posed a challenge to astronauts and valuable space.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Is a Supermoon Really Special?

Supermoons are popular in the media, but are they really so different from how our extraordinary moon ordinarily appears?.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Why Is It So Much Harder for NASA to Send People to the Moon Now Than It Was during the Apollo Era?

NASA's Artemis moon program faces challenges the Apollo missions never did.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Going Back to the Moon, Researching Chickadee Hybrids and Understanding Addiction

This month’s issue covers the reasons it’s so hard to go back to the moon, the science of empathy and new advances in treating sickle cell disease.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Hydden raises $4.4 million to improve identity security

Hydden announced that it has closed $4.4 million in seed funding led by Access Venture Partners. Other investors include Lockstep, the venture fund of CISOs Rinki Sethi and Lucas Moody, Service Provider Capital, and several cybersecurity angel invest.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Europa Clipper: 8 things to know about NASA"s mission to an ocean moon of Jupiter

The first NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying an ocean world beyond Earth, Europa Clipper aims to find out whether the ice-encased moon Europa could be habitable......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

Earth is about to second Moon, but only for 2 months

Earth is getting a second moon—at least for a little while. This moon will come in the form of a small asteroid that will make … The post Earth is about to get a second Moon, but only for 2 months appeared first on BGR. Earth is ge.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

New hypothesis suggests Mars"s unique shape may be due to long lost moon

An astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory has developed a hypothesis to explain the unique shape and terrain of Mars. He suggests both are due to a long-lost moon. Michael Efroimsky has published a paper outlining the hypothesis on the arXiv prepri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

Moon Makers of Mexico

Camila and Diego Luna bring insight and energy to the maker movement in Mexico and beyond. The sister/brother team who go by Moon Makers are introducing more people in Mexico to the maker mindset through their YouTube videos, kits and educational ma.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Artemis missions could put the most powerful imaging telescope on the moon

Ground-based interferometry on Earth has proven to be a successful method for conducting science by combining light from several telescopes into acting like a single large telescope. But how can an ultraviolet (UV)/optical interferometer telescope on.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Earth to have new mini-moon for two months

A pair of asteroid dynamics researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria have found that a small asteroid will make one orbit around the Earth starting this month before departing back into other parts of the solar system......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Conversations with AI can successfully reduce belief in conspiracy theories

Have you ever tried to convince a conspiracy theorist that the moon landing wasn't staged? You likely didn't succeed, but ChatGPT might have better luck, according to research by MIT Sloan School of Management professor David Rand and American Univer.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Daily 5 report for Sept. 11: Stellantis gears up for electrified pickups and SUVs

The automaker will invest $406 million in three Michigan plants to build electrified pickups and SUVs......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

JunoCam spots new volcano on active Io

A new volcano has been spotted on Jupiter's moon Io, the most geologically active place in the solar system. Analysis of the first close-up images of Io in over 25 years, captured by the JunoCam instrument on NASA's Juno mission, reveal the emergence.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

9 phenomena NASA astronauts will encounter at Moon"s south pole

NASA's Artemis campaign will send the first woman and the first person of color to the moon's south polar region, marking humanity's first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

NASA spacecraft to study Jupiter moon"s underground ocean cleared for October launch

NASA on Monday approved next month's launch to Jupiter's moon Europa after reviewing the spacecraft's ability to withstand the intense radiation there......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024