NASA beams back unexpected selfie of the Webb telescope from 1 million miles away
We thought we'd never see the giant James Webb Space Telescope ever again.The space observatory has traveled to its distant cosmic outpost, nearly a million miles from Earth. It doesn't carry any surveillance cameras dedicated to monitoring the instr.....»»
Scientists accelerate uranium beam with record power
Scientists and engineers at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) have reached a new milestone in isotope studies. They accelerated a high-power beam of uranium ions and delivered a record 10.4 kilowatts of continuous beam power to a target. The.....»»
watchTowr raises $19 million to accelerate global growth
watchTowr announced a $19 million Series A funding round led by Peak XV, formerly known as Sequoia India & Southeast Asia, with repeat participation from Prosus Ventures and Cercano Management. The company will use the funds to capture market leaders.....»»
Archive.org, a repository of the history of the Internet, has a data breach
31 million records containing email addresses and password hashes exposed. Archive.org, one of the only entities to attempt to preserve the entire history of the World Wide Web an.....»»
A sharper view of the Milky Way with Gaia and machine learning
A group of scientists led by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) have used a novel machine learning model to process data for 217 million stars observed by t.....»»
Recall platform BizzyCar raises $15 million led by Dealer Tire
BizzyCar, a technology platform that automates recalls, closed a $15 million growth funding round led by Dealer Tire......»»
Internet Archive data breach, defacement, and DDoS: Users’ data compromised
The Internet Archive has suffered a data breach, leading to the compromise of email addresses, screen names and bcrypt password hashes of some 31 million users. The compromise was revealed on Wednesday afternoon, when the digital library’s webs.....»»
Nissan dealership sues after toxic chemical fire forced 3-day closure
Conyers Nissan, located less than 3 miles from a fire that released dangerous levels of chlorine, is seeking class-action status to represent thousands of affected businesses......»»
How to watch Crew-8 depart the space station on Sunday
Three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are preparing to depart the International Space Station about 250 miles above Earth......»»
“Sticky” steering sparks huge recall for Honda, 1.7M cars affected
The problem affects a number of different Hondas built since 2021. Honda is recalling almost 1.7 million vehicles due to a steering defect. An improperly made part can cause cert.....»»
Archive.org, a repository storing the entire history of the Internet, has a data breach
31 million records containing email addresses and passwords hashes exposed. Archive.org, possibly one of the only entities to preserve the entire history of the Internet, was rece.....»»
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......»»
NASA terminal transmits first laser communications uplink to space
NASA's LCOT (Low-Cost Optical Terminal), a ground station made of modified commercial hardware, has transmitted its first laser communications uplink to the TBIRD (TeraByte Infrared Delivery), a tissue box-sized payload formerly in low Earth orbit......»»
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.....»»
NASA announces a new class of space missions: Probe explorers
NASA has sent a whole host of spacecraft across the solar system and even beyond. They range from crewed ships to orbit and to the moon to robotic explorers. Among them are a range of mission classes from Flagships to Discovery Class programs. Now a.....»»
Scientists long urged NASA to search for signs of life near Jupiter; now it"s happening
In 2015, Bill Nye was on Marine One with President Obama......»»
X reinstated in Brazil after Musk pays fines, agrees to follow local laws
X blocked accounts and paid $5 million in fines to get back online in Brazil. Brazil's Supreme Court is allowing Elon Musk's X to resume operations, apparently ending a months-lon.....»»
Polar jet stream could reveal Saturn"s rotational period
A hexagon-shaped atmospheric phenomenon first spotted on Saturn by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 has intrigued scientists since the 1980s. More recently, NASA's Cassini mission has periodically observed the hexagon and its embedded strong eastward jet that.....»»
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......»»
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......»»
A US climate scientist sees hurricane Helene"s devastation firsthand
Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home......»»