Comet A3: How and when to see Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Stargazers will have the chance to spot what could be the most impressive comet of the year over the coming weeks......»»
New OWC Atlas card reader moves data just as fast as Thunderbolt
The new OWC Atlas CFexpress 4.0 Type B Card Reader can dramatically speed up data transfer times for photographers and other professionals.New OWC Atlas card readerWith a data transfer speed limited only by Thunderbolt, the OWC Atlas CFexpress Card R.....»»
Capturing a comet"s tail to keep Earth safe from the sun
A comet is set to pass by Earth this spring, and it may be missing its tail......»»
Can astronomers use radar to spot a cataclysmic asteroid?
How can humans protect the Earth from "devastating asteroid and comet impacts?" According to the National Academies and their 2023-2032 Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey, ground-based astronomical radar systems will have a "unique rol.....»»
From growing roots, clues to how stem cells decide their fate
It might look like a comet or a shooting star, but this time-lapse video is actually a tiny plant root, not much thicker than a human hair, magnified hundreds of times as it grows under the microscope......»»
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas tries out inventory work, gets better at lifting
Atlas learns to pick up a 30-lb car strut and carefully manipulate it. Boston Dynamics' Atlas research robot. [credit: B.....»»
Resecurity and Cybercrime Atlas join forces to disrupt cybercriminal operations
In an era where cybercrime poses a pervasive threat to individuals, corporations, and governments worldwide, Resecurity and Cybercrime Atlas have forged a partnership aimed at disrupting the global cybercriminal ecosystem. The Cybercrime Atlas is hos.....»»
Centaurs gain comet-like characteristics through close encounters with Jupiter, Saturn
A rapid reshaping of orbits resulting from a close encounter with Jupiter or Saturn can lead Centaurs to exhibit comet-like activity, according to a Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Eva Lilly paper......»»
Halley"s comet is finally headed back to the sun: When you can see it
The most famous comet of all is headed back toward Earth. Halley's comet reached aphelion—its farthest point from the sun—on Dec. 8, at which point it began its long journey back to the sun......»»
Searching for axions with the ATLAS detector
The research group of Professor Matthias Schott of the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has posted the results of an extensive series of measurements at the ATLAS detector of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) t.....»»
Famed Halley"s comet passes aphelion this weekend
It's lonely out there in the frozen outer solar system. On Saturday, December 9th, that most famous of all comets 1P/Halley reaches a hallmark point on its 75-year journey through the solar system, reaching aphelion or its most distant point from the.....»»
3D generative AI platform Atlas emerges from stealth with $6M to accelerate virtual worldbuilding
3D generative AI platform Atlas emerges from stealth with $6M to accelerate virtual worldbuilding.....»»
Testing of citizen scientist discovery suggests it is on the boundary between comet and asteroid
A team of space scientists, astronomers and astrophysicists affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S., working with a colleague from Italy, has determined that a celestial object spotted by citizen scientists back in 2016 is neither a com.....»»
How to make asteroid landings safer
Landing safely on an asteroid is no mean feat. Despite several recent successes, there have also been notable failures—most famously, the Philae lander to 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Admittedly, that was an attempt to land on a comet rather than an.....»»
MITRE partners with Microsoft to address generative AI security risks
MITRE and Microsoft have added a data-driven generative AI focus to MITRE ATLAS, a community knowledge base that security professionals, AI developers, and AI operators can use as they protect AI-enabled systems. This new framework update and associa.....»»
Daily Telescope: Snapshot of a brilliant green comet before it left forever
"My goal was to highlight the comet's journey." Enlarge / A view of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) taken earlier this year. (credit: Maarten Butter) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this.....»»
New map of space precisely measures nearly 400,000 nearby galaxies
Astronomers have created a detailed atlas of almost 400,000 galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood. The Siena Galaxy Atlas was compiled using data from NSF's NOIRLab telescopes, and is designed to be the preeminent digital galaxy atlas for large galaxie.....»»
Comet Encke and the Halloween Fireballs of 2023
October and November are always great months to watch for meteors, and 2023 is no exception. This year provides a special reason to be vigilant, as the source of the November Taurid Fireballs Comet 2P Encke reaches perihelion for 2023 on October 22nd.....»»
A Groundbreaking Human Brain Cell Atlas Just Dropped
The comprehensive collection of 21 studies attempts to map all the brain’s cell types and offers hope of one day being able to trace brain diseases to their genetic roots......»»
Snow Software unveils Snow Atlas upgrades for efficient SaaS management
Snow Software released new innovations available on Snow Atlas to empower customers with the intelligence to optimize growing SaaS and cloud infrastructure spend and reduce data leakage in the enterprise. The breadth of new offerings includes agentle.....»»
ATLAS sets stringent limits on the existence of supersymmetric dark matter particles
If new particles are out there, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the ideal place to search for them. The theory of supersymmetry suggests that a whole new family of partner particles exists for each of the known fundamental particles. While this mi.....»»