Luna Nosedives Under $2, Loses 98% Of Its Value As TerraUSD Struggles To Regain Its Dollar Peg
Following a day in which teetering stablecoin TerraUST (UST) bounced around $.90, it resumed its free-fall overnight to approach $0.30 before recovering partly to $.43 this morning. From a report: However, this performance could be considered downrig.....»»
Russia’s Luna 25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon
This is a stunning loss for the Russian space program. Enlarge / A photograph of the Luna 25 mission released by Roscosmos on August 16, 2023. (credit: Roscosmos) Sunday 8:15 am ET update: Russian space officials have c.....»»
Emergency detected in pre-moon landing maneuver by Russia"s Luna-25 probe
An "emergency" was detected on Saturday during a maneuver by Russia's Luna-25 probe prior to its Moon landing, Russian space agency Roscosmos said......»»
Russia"s Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon
The Luna-25 probe, Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon after an incident during pre-landing maneuvers, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday......»»
Is Luna 25 alive? Russia says an “emergency situation” has occurred
"The management team is currently analyzing the situation." Enlarge / A photograph of the Luna 25 mission released by Roscosmos on August 16, 2023. (credit: Roscosmos) In a terse update posted on the social media networ.....»»
How extraterrestrial tales of aliens gain traction
One night, upon returning to the cave that his tribe calls home, the monkey-humanoid Moon-Watcher finds a strange crystal object, a kind of monolith that fascinates him at first, but then quickly loses his interest when he discovers that it is not ed.....»»
Russia"s Luna-25 probe to reach moon orbit
Moscow's Luna-25 lander is due to reach the moon's orbit Wednesday, in the first such Russian mission in almost 50 years, according to the schedule of space agency Roscosmos......»»
Why older people are some of those worst affected by climate change
While we are all affected to some extent by extreme weather, it is older adults, especially older women and those with disabilities, who tend to be the most vulnerable. Who struggles most is partly determined by age but also pre-existing health condi.....»»
Xbox Game Pass gains some great indies, but loses one of 2022’s best games
Sea of Stars, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and more come to Xbox Game Pass this month, but it's also losing games like Immortality......»»
Montana loses fight against youth climate activists in landmark ruling
Emotional testimony leads to plaintiffs' win in first youth-led climate trial. Enlarge / Youth plaintiffs are greeted by supporters as they arrive for the nation's first youth climate change trial at Montana's First Judicial Dist.....»»
Anti-magnetizing-vaccine doctor loses medical license
Tenpenny lost her license for refusing to cooperate with a board investigation. Enlarge / Cleveland doctor Sherri Tenpenny gives false testimony on June 8, 2021, saying COVID-19 vaccines magnetize people. (credit: The Ohio Chann.....»»
Russia heads back to the Moon with Luna 25
Luna 25 will attempt to land on the Moon the same week as India's Chandrayaan 3 probe. Enlarge / Fire from the engines of a Russian Soyuz rocket as it lifted off with the Luna 25 spacecraft heading for the Moon. (credit: Roscosmo.....»»
Single drop of ethanol to revolutionize nanosensor manufacture
Macquarie University engineers have developed a new technique to make the manufacture of nanosensors far less carbon-intensive, much cheaper, more efficient, and more versatile, substantially improving a key process in this trillion-dollar global ind.....»»
Loch Ness struggles with Scotland"s shifting climate
Around Scotland's Loch Ness, famous for hosting a mythical monster in its murky depths, another prolonged dry spell earlier this year has heightened fears of a different kind......»»
Your $1,000 smartphone is a bad deal. These cheap phones prove it
Thousand-dollar phones are commonplace in 2023. But these cheap phones will make you think twice before spending that kind of money on a smartphone again......»»
Meta blocking news links as legislation backfires; X sued for using them
Meta is blocking news links in Canada, as it did previously in Australia, following the introduction of new legislation. The development is being described as an “everyone loses” outcome … more….....»»
Meta loses battle in EU, will ask for consent to show personalized ads [Updated]
Changes will impact Facebook, Instagram users in Europe as early as this fall. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) After five years of fighting legal battles to prevent this undesirable outcome, Meta has.....»»
Meta loses battle in EU, will ask for consent to show personalized ads
Changes will impact Facebook, Instagram users in Europe as early as this fall. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) After five years of fighting legal battles to prevent this undesirable outcome, Meta has.....»»
NASA accidentally loses contact with legendary Voyager 2 spacecraft
NASA has lost contact with the legendary Voyager 2 spacecraft after “inadvertently” sending it a command that caused its antenna to point away from Earth......»»
NASA temporarily loses contact with one of its most distant spacecraft
The Voyagers were launched nearly half a century ago. Enlarge / An artist's interpretation of Voyager 2, pointed to transmit data to Earth. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) About a week ago, operators of the Voyager 2 spacecra.....»»
Android struggles against iPhone as US smartphone sales drop by a quarter
Sales of all smartphones have continued to decline in the US, but for Q2 2023, Apple's iPhone did dramatically better than Android.iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 PlusUS shipments of smartphones were already lower in Q1 2023 compared to the year before, but.....»»