Gaia spots possible moons around hundreds of asteroids
ESA's star-surveying Gaia mission has again proven to be a formidable asteroid explorer, spotting potential moons around more than 350 asteroids not known to have a companion......»»
Apple buys domain suggesting generative AI additions may come to iWork
Apple owns hundreds of website domains but now it's added "iWork.ai," which could indicate that it has plans to highlight AI features in its applications suite.Mockup of an "iWork.AI" logo, based on Apple's iWork '09 launchApple tends to refer to its.....»»
Hubble spots a galaxy shrouded by stars
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a densely packed field of stars laid upon a background of dust, gas, and light from more distant celestial objects. There are so many stars in this image's field of view that it may be a little tricky.....»»
Did the Galileo mission find life on Earth?
In the fall of 1989, the Galileo spacecraft was launched into space, bound for Jupiter and its family of moons. Given the great distance to the king of planets, Galileo had to take a roundabout tour through the inner solar system, making a flyby of V.....»»
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......»»
Women train to fight fire with fire in Portugal
Women from around the world gathered in northwest Portugal this week to practice a traditional technique of deliberately burning land to prevent the kind of wildfires—intensified by climate change—that have killed hundreds across Europe......»»
Mimas" surprise: Tiny moon holds young ocean beneath icy shell
Hidden beneath the heavily cratered surface of Mimas, one of Saturn's smallest moons lies a secret: a global ocean of liquid water. This astonishing discovery, led by Dr. Valéry Lainey of the Observatoire de Paris-PSL and published in the journal Na.....»»
Small satellite may shape centaur rings
The unique two thin rings around the Centaur Chariklo could be shaped by an even smaller satellite. Chariklo is a Centaur, which are small bodies similar to asteroids in size but to comets in composition, that revolve around the sun in the outer sola.....»»
Amazon is having a huge sale on Nintendo Switch games — from $10
There's an ongoing sale with hundreds of Nintendo Switch game deals on Amazon right now, including huge discounts on some of the best titles on the console......»»
New method spots cosmic threats by extracting 3D direction of plasma ejections from sun"s 2D ultraviolet images
A team of scientists has unveiled a novel method for the early estimation of coronal mass ejection (CME) direction in 3D space. The groundbreaking technique, named DIRECD—"Dimming InfeRred Estimate of CME Direction"—will provide crucial data to m.....»»
10 feared dead in Chile forest fires
Chilean firefighters were battling rapidly expanding wildfires Saturday that officials fear have claimed around 10 lives and are threatening hundreds of homes, prompting the president to declare a state of emergency......»»
Crowdfunding after the Marshall fire overwhelmingly helped wealthy households, find researchers
After Colorado's Marshall Fire consumed more than 1,000 homes in suburban Boulder County on Dec. 30, 2021, hundreds of crowdfunding campaigns sprang forth to provide some immediate relief to homeowners who lost everything......»»
Latest Fitbit Charge 5 update is causing a lot of issues
It appears that there are now hundreds of complaints from Fitbit Charge 5 owners following an update released in December. The post Latest Fitbit Charge 5 update is causing a lot of issues appeared first on Phandroid. Fitbit released an up.....»»
Cops arrest 17-year-old suspected of hundreds of swattings nationwide
Police traced swatting calls to teen’s home IP addresses. Enlarge / Booking photo of Alan Filion, charged with multiple felonies connected to a "swatting" incident at the Masjid Al Hayy Mosque in Sanford, Florida. (credit: Semi.....»»
Hundreds of new Vision Pro apps available on launch day, says Apple
More than 600 new Vision Pro apps will be available on launch day, says Apple – adding to the million plus iPad apps that also run on the device. The company says that the new apps will change the way we approach everything from entertainment to.....»»
ALMA spots the shadow of a molecular outflow from a quasar when the universe was less than 1 billion years old
Theoretical predictions have been confirmed with the discovery of an outflow of molecular gas from a quasar when the universe was less than a billion years old......»»
Apple continues its 17-year streak of being the most admired company in the world
Apple has secured its seventeenth year running as the most admired company in the world, according to Fortune, with Microsoft and Amazon rounding out the top three spots.Apple has secured the top spot as most admired company for 17 years runningDeter.....»»
Pick up a 1TB 16-inch MacBook Pro for $1,799 today only
B&H Photo isn't afraid to drop the prices of MacBooks by hundreds of dollars at a time, and this week the Apple Authorized Reseller has a closeout steal on Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro with 1TB storage, now $900 off.Buyers looking for the largest scre.....»»
Mars helicopter Ingenuity has ended its mission, paving the way for more flying vehicles on other planets, moons
It is difficult to emphasize the significance of the milestone surpassed by Nasa's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity......»»
What would the late heavy bombardment have done to the Earth’s surface?
Early in Earth's history, bombardment by enormous asteroids was common. Enlarge / Each panel shows the modeled effects of early Earth’s bombardment. Circles show the regions affected by each impact, with diameters corresponding.....»»
NASA"s Lucy ready for 2024 mission milestones
After its successful first asteroid encounter in 2023, NASA's Lucy mission has its sights firmly set on its main targets, the never-before-explored Jupiter Trojan asteroids. In 2024, the Lucy spacecraft will transition from its current orbit around t.....»»