James Webb Telescope to release more breathtaking cosmic views
After unveiling the clearest view yet of the distant cosmos, the James Webb Space Telescope has more to come......»»
Cosmic-ray neutron rover assists in estimating mesoscale soil moisture on eastern Qinghai-Tibetan plateau
Soil water resources are crucial for hydrological processes and ecosystem functions on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. However, accurately measuring soil moisture distribution in this region is challenging due to diverse ecosystems, complex terrain, and.....»»
Jupiter"s Great Red Spot shows unexpected size changes
Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises—especially when NASA's Hubble Space Telescope takes a close-up look at it......»»
Hubble and New Horizons offer dual perspectives on Uranus to inform exoplanet research
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different viewpoints. The results inform future plans to study l.....»»
Whoa, the Echo Dot 5th Gen is 54% off today — only $23
If you didn't know, the Echo Dot 5th Gen (2022 release) is only $23 today thanks to Prime Big Deal Days. It's a must-shop deal!.....»»
James Webb discovers a new type of exoplanet: an exotic ‘steam world’
Researchers using James Webb have identified a new and exotic type of planet called a steam world, with an atmosphere almost entirely composed of water vapor......»»
Bitwarden integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to strengthen real-time threat detection
Bitwarden expanded its integration capabilities with the release of a Microsoft Sentinel integration to enhance security information and event management (SIEM) for organizations. Security teams can now monitor, detect, and respond to password manage.....»»
Team discovers three new magnetic and helium-enriched hot subdwarf stars
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of three new helium-enriched hot subdwarf stars with strong magnetic fields. The finding, made with the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), is detailed in a research paper published Oct......»»
Nvidia just dropped a big hint about the RTX 50-series release date
It's not clear when Nvidia's RTX 50-series GPUs will release, but the company just dropped a pretty big hint......»»
Octopus-inspired adhesive works well in wet conditions
In research published in Advanced Science, investigators drew inspiration from the octopus to develop an adhesive that achieves strong attachment and controlled release on varied substrates in wet and underwater environments. The feat could have nume.....»»
OpenBSD 7.6 released: security improvements, new hardware support, and more!
OpenBSD is a free, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. The 57th release, OpenBSD 7.6, comes with new features, various improvements, bug fixes, and tweaks. Security improvements Added -fret-clean option to the compiler, defaulting.....»»
Winamp really whips open source coders into frenzy with its source release
Winamp wanted to engage coders, but not like this. It's been a while since most of us used or just thought about Winamp. But now there is a whole lot going on with the MP3 player.....»»
NASA"s Roman space telescope"s "exoskeleton" whirls through major test
A major component of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observatory is designed to keep the tel.....»»
macOS Sequoia 15.1 will prompt you less often for screen recording permissions
With today’s release of macOS Sequoia 15.1 beta 6, Apple is making another change to screen recording permissions. The company says that this should mean users see fewer permission dialog popups on their Macs… more….....»»
Acclaimed Apple original series Severance is getting a physical media release
The critically acclaimed Apple original Severance is getting a release on disc, with a Blu-ray edition . more….....»»
Should Apple cease fixed annual iPhone updates? [Poll]
Macworld enjoys its more provocative pieces, the latest of which takes issue not just with the Camera Control button on the iPhone 16, but with the Action button before it. Those particular views aside, it goes on to argue that a fixed(ish) annual.....»»
Anti-glitches detected in gamma-ray pulsar PSR J1522-5735
By analyzing the data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Russian astronomers have detected anti-glitches in a gamma-ray pulsar designated PSR J1522-5735. The discovery, published September 28 on the pre-print server arXiv, makes PSR J1522-5.....»»
SpaceX’s Hera launch offers sublime view of Earth
A SpaceX rocket that launched a planetary defense mission on Monday captured a breathtaking view of Earth shortly after reaching orbit......»»
The GALAH fourth data release provides vital data on one million stars in the Milky Way
For the past 10 years, Australia's ARC Center of Excellence in All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) has been investigating star formation, chemical enrichment, migration, and mergers in the Milky Way with the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AA.....»»
These AMD and Nvidia release date updates are giving me whiplash
We just got even more news about the possible release dates for Nvidia's RTX 50-series and AMD's RDNA 4, and the back-and-forth never ends......»»
Gurman: New M4 Macs and iPad mini 7 to launch on November 1
In this weekend’s Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has unveiled the potential release date of Apple’s anticipated late fall hardware releases. The keynote will still be in late October, but the products will potentially launch on No.....»»