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NASA has flown a helicopter on Mars, and it went brilliantly [Updated]

This is all experimental, but Ingenuity pulled it off. Enlarge / An image from Ingenuity, looking down at the surface of Mars. That's its shadow. (credit: NASA/JPL) Monday morning update: NASA and its engineers have done it! They have flown a.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaApr 19th, 2021

Apple"s new iPad Pro gets M4 power, advanced Tandem OLED screens

Apple's refresh of the iPad Pro lines makes a major and long-awaited change to the tablet, with OLED, M4, and a thinner case.iPad Pro with tandem OLED and M4The rumored revamp of the iPad Pro has arrived, with Apple introducing the updated iPad Pro r.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

New Apple aluminum Magic Keyboard introduces backlit keys & function bar

Apple's recent 'Let loose' event showcased the powerful new iPad Pro lineup, and introduced an updated Magic Keyboard with an aluminum body for the first time.New Apple aluminum Magic Keyboard introduces backlit keys & multi-touch trackpadThe new Mag.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Not just iPad -- Mac gets AI-Enhanced Logic Pro & Final Cut Pro updates

Apple has updated its Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro creative software suites, enhancing their functionality with new AI-driven features for Mac users.Apple boosts Mac creativity with AI-Enhanced Logic Pro & Final Cut ProAt the iPad event, Apple highlig.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Faulty valve scuttles Starliner’s first crew launch

The soonest opportunity for Atlas V and Starliner to launch is Friday night. Enlarge / The Atlas V rocket and Starliner spacecraft on their launch pad Monday. (credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky) Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Boeing’s Starliner Is Almost Ready to Launch a NASA Crew Into Space

Seven years behind schedule, this month Starliner will send two astronauts to space on a mission for NASA. The troubled company still has lots of catching up to do......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

How NASA"s Roman mission will hunt for primordial black holes

Astronomers have discovered black holes ranging from a few times the sun's mass to tens of billions. Now a group of scientists has predicted that NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could find a class of "featherweight" black holes that has so f.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Hubble views a galaxy with a voracious black hole

Bright, starry spiral arms surround an active galactic center in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the galaxy NGC 4951......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

A new standard is raising the bar for HDR on PC

An updated DisplayHDR specification significantly raises the minimum requirements for displays looking to earn the badge......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

First crewed launch of Boeing Starliner rescheduled to later this week

Following the last-minute scrub of the first crewed test flight of the Boeing Starliner, NASA will make another launch attempt on Friday May 10 at the earliest......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Apple updated two of its biggest iPad apps, and they look amazing

Apple has revealed updated versions of the Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro apps for the iPad, with both of them adding new tricks to exploit the M4's firepower......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Starliner astronauts arrive at launchpad for first crewed flight tonight

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have arrived at the launchpad for the first crewed flight of the Starliner spacecraft......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Here are the new spacesuits astronauts will wear for tonight’s Starliner launch

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been suiting up in new spacesuits ahead of the first crewed Boeing Starliner test flight tonight......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Starliner’s first crewed launch called off just two hours before liftoff

A technical issue has forced NASA engineers to call off Monday's first crewed launch of the Starliner spacecraft just two hours before liftoff......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

SpaceX got the fanfare, but Boeing’s first crew flight is still historic

Ars spoke with the three Americans alive who have test-flown a new spacecraft in orbit. Enlarge / Astronauts Suni Williams (left) and Butch Wilmore (right) inside a Starliner simulator at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. (.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices

Scales, trackers, and other fitness devices that don't get updated will stop syncing Enlarge / Google Fit seems like it's on the way out. (credit: Ron Amadeo / Google) Google is killing off the Google Fit APIs. The platf.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Boeing’s Starliner Is Finally Ready to Launch a NASA Crew Into Space

Seven years behind schedule, on Monday Starliner will send two astronauts to space on a mission for NASA. The troubled company still has lots of catching up to do......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Boeing"s first Starliner mission with humans set for historic Space Coast launch tonight

The stage is set for some space history to be made tonight as two veteran NASA astronauts aim to launch in a spacecraft that has never flown with humans before......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

New black hole visualization takes viewers beyond the brink

Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole? Now, thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, viewers can plunge into the event horizon, a black hole's point of no return......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at all

"The structural inefficiency was a huge deal." Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is lifted to be placed atop an Atlas V rocket for its first crewed launch. (credit: United Launch Alliance) NASA's senior leaders in.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Boeing"s Starliner set for first crewed mission to ISS

After years of delays, Boeing's Starliner capsule is set to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) Monday, a milestone for the US aerospace giant and NASA......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024