No further investments in Virgin Galactic, says Richard Branson
Branson's business empire "no longer has the deepest pockets." Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson. (credit: Eric Berger) Sir Richard Branson has ruled out putting more money into his lossmaking space travel company.....»»
Scientists map the largest magnetic fields in galaxy clusters using synchrotron intensity gradient
In a new study, scientists have mapped magnetic fields in galaxy clusters, revealing the impact of galactic mergers on magnetic-field structures and challenging previous assumptions about the efficiency of turbulent dynamo processes in the amplificat.....»»
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a fine entry point into the auto-shooting depths
This fleshed-out Early Access version could convert first-timers to the genre. Enlarge / Your author actually made it out of this, but not that much further. (credit: Kevin Purdy/Ghost Ship Games) Deep Rock Galactic: Sur.....»»
Lawsuit against Prime Video ads shows perils of annual streaming subscriptions
“Reasonable expectations were not met," litigation against Amazon claims. Enlarge / Priyanka Chopra (left) and Richard Madden (right) in the Prime Video original series Citadel. (credit: Prime Video/YouTube) Streaming.....»»
U.S. public EV chargers are more reliable but less available, J.D. Power says
Much of J.D. Power's limited availability feedback came from failures at slower Level 2 chargers. Many recent investments are focused on fast charging......»»
U.S. public EV chargers are getting more reliable, if they are working, J.D. Power says
Much of J.D. Power's limited availability feedback came from failures at slower Level 2 chargers. Many recent investments are focused on fast charging......»»
Virgin Galactic and the FAA are investigating a dropped pin on last spaceflight
"The FAA is overseeing the Virgin Galactic-led mishap investigation." White Knight Two carries the first SpaceShipTwo during a glide test. (credit: Virgin Galactic) Virgin Galactic reported an anomaly on its most recent.....»»
Virgin Galactic grounds space tourism flight after piece of ship accidentally detaches
Virgin Galactic has grounded its current space tourism flight after a small part of its mothership unintentionally detached, the company announced Monday......»»
Apple design execs explain why EyeSight is a ‘core’ feature of Vision Pro
In a new interview with Wallpaper, Apple design executives Alan Dye and Richard Howarth offered some new details on Apple Vision Pro’s design language. The piece also includes a variety of images that offer an “exclusive look inside Apple Vision.....»»
Only Apple could have made Apple Vision Pro, say firm"s design chiefs
In a new interview, Apple's Alan Dye and Richard Howarth talk about the challenges of Apple Vision Pro and of when they knew it was working.Exploded view of Apple Vision Pro (Source: Dan Winters via Wallpaper* magazine)As Apple Vision Pro arrives in.....»»
Tim Cook teases Apple AI announcements coming “later this year”, amid iOS 18 rumors
During the quarterly earnings call today, Apple CEO Tim Cook made a rare comment about the future of Apple’s products, referencing the company’s investments in artificial intelligence. Cook said that Apple is “excited to share the details o.....»»
Even early galaxies grew hand-in-hand with their supermassive black holes
Within almost every galaxy there is a supermassive black hole. This by itself implies some kind of formative connection between the two. We have also observed how gas and dust within a galaxy can drive the growth of galactic black holes, and how the.....»»
Stars travel more slowly at Milky Way"s edge: Galaxy"s core may contain less dark matter than previously estimated
By clocking the speed of stars throughout the Milky Way galaxy, MIT physicists have found that stars further out in the galactic disk are traveling more slowly than expected compared to stars that are closer to the galaxy's center. The findings raise.....»»
Image: Hubble captures Arp 295
One of the galaxies from a galactic group known as Arp 295 is visible in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, along with part of the faint 250,000-light-year-long bridge of stars and gas that stretches between two of the galaxies. The galaxies.....»»
The physics of an 18th-century fire engine
English inventor Richard Newsham used "windkessels" in his game-changing designs. Enlarge / An 18th-century fire engine designed and built by Richard Newsham, purchased in 1728 for St Giles Church, Great Wishford, UK. (credit: Tr.....»»
How to design policies that support both aquaculture and small-scale fisheries
Marine aquaculture has expanded dramatically over the last two decades to meet growing demand for aquatic foods, but this growth can sometimes come at a cost. New Stanford-led research published in npj Ocean Sustainability explores how investments in.....»»
Image: Hubble views a galactic supernova site
This image features a relatively small galaxy known as UGC 5189A, which is located about 150 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy was observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study a supernova explosion in 2010 kno.....»»
St. Croix tap water remains unsafe to drink as US Virgin Islands offer short-term solutions
With no date in sight for when it will be safe to drink tap water again on the island of St. Croix, officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands announced Wednesday night that they would distribute water filters and provide free lead and copper testing as th.....»»
Vicarius raises $30 million to accelerate the development of new AI capabilities
Vicarius announced a $30 million Series B led by cybersecurity investment firm Bright Pixel (formerly Sonae IM). AllegisCyber Capital, AlleyCorp, and Strait all participated in the financing. The company’s total funding, including investments from.....»»
Unpacking social equity from biodiversity data: An interdisciplinary policy perspective
Biodiversity data collection is growing exponentially. The increase is driven in part by international commitments to conservation, market investments and technological advances, and the growing urgency of human impacts including climate change. Nati.....»»
NASA finds ‘galactic fossil’ that could better explain galactic evolution
NASA finds ‘galactic fossil’ that could better explain galactic evolution.....»»