Instrument on JWST has gone offline
The JWST is having a problem. One of its instruments, the Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS), has gone offline. The NIRISS performs spectroscopy on exoplanet atmospheres, among other things......»»
National Eating Disorders Association takes its AI chatbot offline after complaints of "harmful" advice
An eating disorder prevention organization said it had to take its AI-powered chatbot offline after some complained the tool began offering "harmful" and "unrelated" advice to those coming to it for support......»»
Accessibility Hacks In Music: An Instrument For Henar
Music is such an integral part of the human experience. A musical chord can evoke emotion faster than a paragraph. The desire to make music is overwhelming for many of us. Unfortunately, for some, there are obstacles in the way. This project aims to.....»»
China PMIC makers bearing the brunt as TI cuts price for market shares
Chinese media reported on May 30 that Texas Instrument, the leading analog chip maker, had lowered its chip prices in the China market in May. The media quoted a senior analog chip maker as saying that TI's price cut had no fixed rate of reduction or.....»»
Webb telescope finds towering plume of water escaping from one of Saturn"s moons
Two Southwest Research Institute scientists were part of a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team that observed a towering plume of water vapor more than 6,000 miles long—roughly the distance from the U.S. to Japan—spewing from the surface of Sat.....»»
Juice"s final deployments complete: Ready for study of Jupiter
Flight controllers at ESA's mission control center in Germany have been busy this week, working with instrument teams on the final deployments to prepare ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) for exploring Jupiter......»»
JWST Spots Biggest Water Plume Yet Spewing from a Moon of Saturn
The huge watery cloud spurting from Enceladus could carry the ingredients for life farther into space than previously known.....»»
BYD evaluates building a European plant; SAIC to roll offline EVs with solid-state batteries in 2025
EV company BYD is looking to expand production capacity in Europe. According to media reports, it is considering several countries in which to build a plant, including France. On the other hand, Shanghai-based SAIC Motor said its first mass-produced.....»»
Study: Allowing financial trading in California"s wholesale electricity market significantly reduces volatility
Forward markets—over-the-counter marketplaces that set the price of a financial instrument or asset—are used to trade a variety of instruments, including securities and commodities. In a new study, researchers measured the extent to which forward.....»»
Instrument to measure asteroid gravity tested for space
The first instrument to directly measure gravity on the surface of an asteroid has undergone testing in ESA's Mechanical Systems Laboratory......»»
See a 3D view of a martian crater captured by the Perseverance rover
The Perseverance rover recently used its Mastcam-Z instrument to collect over 150 images of Mars' Belva Crater, which have been stitched into a mosaic......»»
Viral videos about private moments may affect offline relationships
When individuals share videos about surprise reunions with their intimate partners on the internet, the reaction from viewers may not be the roses and unicorns the posters expected. Viewers' responses to shared videos have the potential to shape offl.....»»
Perseverance rover captures view of Mars" Belva Crater
The Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover recently collected 152 images while looking deep into Belva Crater, a large impact crater within the far larger Jezero Crater. Stitched into a dramatic mosaic, the results are not only ey.....»»
NASA completes heart of Roman Space Telescope"s primary instrument
The heart of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was recently delivered to Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado, for integration into the WFI (Wide Field Instrument). Called the FPS (Focal Plane System), it serves as the core of Roman's camera. W.....»»
Pakistan shut down the internet - but that didn"t stop the protests
Millions were plunged offline after Imran Khan's arrest but the blackout hasn't stopped protests......»»
How to remove yourself from the internet in 2023
Your digital life is valuable to companies collecting data about you and selling it to marketers. Here's how to beat them by getting your digital self offline.Removing yourself from the internet is no easy feat. In fact, it's not possible to complete.....»»
Western Digital store offline due to March breach
The Western Digital online store is offline as a result of the “network security incident” it suffered in March 2023. Users have been notified On May 5, 2023, the company emailed its customers to say that an unauthorized party obtained a.....»»
ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus adds offline MFA to improve remote work security
ManageEngine announced that its identity security solution, ADSelfService Plus, now offers offline MFA for Windows. This new feature allows organizations to secure their data with next-gen authentication methods that prevent unsecured access to remot.....»»
Reason 12 update finally has native Apple Silicon support
Reason Studios has enhanced its music production software to include an offline mode and compatibility with Apple Silicon, even on older extensions.Reason Studio issues a 12.6 updateThe Sweden-based music company has introduced a significant update i.....»»
We can now see into the permanently shadowed craters on the moon
An instrument called ShadowCam is giving NASA's planned Artemis missions to the moon some advanced views of a landing site. It's mounted to the Danuri Korea Pathfinder Lunar orbiter sent to the moon last year. Lately, this amazing camera has been sen.....»»
JWST"s MIRI instrument is having problems again
Last week, NASA shared a blog post saying they detected a sensor glitch associated with the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). For some reason, the sensor for MIRI's Medium Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS) is receiving less lig.....»»