NASA picks a commercial partner to visit the far side of the moon
NASA has contracted Firefly Aerospace to deliver payloads including a radio telescope to the far side of the moon, which minimizes radio noise coming from Earth......»»
Tchia review: beautiful open-world indie is a new coming-of-age classic
Tchia is a very ambitious open-world game that will make you want to visit New Caledonia......»»
Apple TV+ "Ted Lasso" cast to visit White House to promote mental health
Jason Sudeikis and the cast behind the Apple TV+ hit comedy "Ted Lasso" will be meeting President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on Monday, to promote mental health and well-being.Announced late on Sunday, the visit will see the on-screen stars.....»»
Are the world"s tech behemoths getting more bang for their lavishly splurged R&D bucks in 2022?
R&D is the bedrock upon which an enterprise's commercial triumphs are built. Any disappointing outcome or inefficiency originating therefrom can spell out the company's economic demise in our cutthroat capitalist coliseum. Competitivity of goods and.....»»
Tidally locked exoplanets could be habitable in the ‘terminator zone’
There are exoplanets where one side is always in sunlight and the other is always dark. But a particular region of these planets could be habitable......»»
NASA map shows where you can see a solar eclipse across the U.S.
NASA has created a map of the U.S. showing when and where you can see a solar eclipse in 2023 and 2024......»»
NASA picks a commercial partner to visit the far side of the moon
NASA has contracted Firefly Aerospace to deliver payloads including a radio telescope to the far side of the moon, which minimizes radio noise coming from Earth......»»
How much fuel is left in this 20-year-old Mars orbiter?
Figuring out how much fuel remains in the Mars Odyssey spacecraft turned out to be more complicated than NASA engineers were expecting......»»
How NASA’s Dragonfly mission will assess Titan for habitability
NASA's robotic rotorcraft Dragonfly will explore Saturn's moon Titan -- a location that is intriguing because it is thought to be potentially habitable......»»
DataRobot releases AI Platform 9.0 to deliver value-driven AI
DataRobot has released DataRobot AI Platform 9.0, along with deeper partner integrations, AI Accelerators, and redesigned service offerings, all centered on helping organizations derive measurable value from their AI investments. “AI has the potent.....»»
Rolls-Royce wins UK funds for "Moon" nuclear reactors
British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce said Friday it had secured UK funding to develop small nuclear reactors that could provide power on the Moon......»»
Chicago birders rejoice as Arctic gull makes rare visit to local beaches: "This is about as good as it gets"
It was 8:15 on a Saturday morning when Woody Goss' phone started buzzing......»»
NASA uses 30-year satellite record to track and project rising seas
Observations from space show that the rate of sea level rise is increasing. Knowing where and how much rise is happening can help coastal planners prepare for future hazards......»»
The best way to learn about Venus could be with a fleet of balloons
Interest in the exploration of Venus has kicked up a notch lately, especially after a contested recent discovery of phosphine, a potential biosignature, in the planet's atmosphere. Plenty of missions to Venus have been proposed, and NASA and ESA have.....»»
NASA instrument bound for Titan could reveal chemistry leading to life
A new NASA mission to Saturn's giant moon, Titan, is due to launch in 2027. When it arrives in the mid-2030s, it will begin a journey of discovery that could bring about a new understanding of the development of life in the universe. This mission, ca.....»»
Apple"s AI future, Spotify vs. Apple Music, Samsung"s moon controversy
On this week's episode of the AppleInsider Podcast, your hosts discuss the possibility that Siri could get some help from GPT-like technology, Spotify's eventual HiFi tier, and talk about Samsung's moon photo controversy.Siri's intelligence could get.....»»
We finally have proof of active volcanoes on Venus
Researchers pored over images from Magellan's visit to Venus in the early 1990s. Enlarge / A perspective view across Maat Mons on Venus, based on Magellan radar data. (credit: NASA/JPL) Venus is almost the same size, ma.....»»
Compound semiconductor critical to expected 5G mmWave demand spurt
5G, a technology deemed as fundamental to Industry 4.0, began to see large-scale commercial application around the world in 2020. However, 5G still faces problems related to difficulties in penetration and indoor coverage. Consequently, 5G millimeter.....»»
Researchers prepare for quantum sensing in outer space
As part of a new NASA Quantum Pathways Institute consisting of a multi-university research team, UC Santa Barbara professor of electrical and computer engineering Daniel Blumenthal will help to build technology and tools to improve measurement of imp.....»»
Moon-gate: Samsung fans are mad about AI-processed photos of the moon
When you know how the end result should look, how much AI is too much? Enlarge / Samsung's Galaxy S23 ad, showing the moon photography mode. (credit: Samsung) If you take a photo of the moon on a Samsung device, it will.....»»
"Terminator zones" on distant planets could harbor life, astronomers say
In a new study, University of California, Irvine astronomers describe how extraterrestrial life has the potential to exist on distant exoplanets inside a special area called the "terminator zone," which is a ring on planets that have one side that al.....»»