Rubin Observatory"s 3.5-meter secondary mirror installed
Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 3.5-meter secondary mirror has been installed on the Simonyi Survey Telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile. The glass mirror—made by Corning Advanced Optics and polished by L3Harris Technologies—is the first permanent com.....»»
A new map points at the impacts of rare earth elements
A map created by the Debt Observatory in Globalization in collaboration with the EJAtlas of Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), the Institute for Policy Studies and CRAAD-OI Madagasc.....»»
Vera Rubin Observatory will find binary supermassive black holes: Here"s how
When galaxies merge, we expect them to produce binary black holes (BBHs.) BBHs orbit one another closely, and when they merge, they produce gravitational waves that have been detected by LIGO-Virgo. The upcoming Vera Rubin Observatory should be able.....»»
"Extremely venomous" green mamba loose in Netherlands
An "extremely venomous" two-meter-long green mamba snake is on the loose in the Netherlands, police said Tuesday, warning residents to stay indoors and under no circumstances attempt to ensnare the serpent......»»
Sam Altman: Ousted OpenAI boss to return days after being sacked
The new agreement "in principle" involves a new board being installed, the tech company said......»»
Dung beetle iDNA as an additional tool for biodiversity assessment
Many dung beetles use mammalian feces as a food source and build and relocate dung balls to lay eggs and shelter their larvae. This behavior provides many ecosystem services including nutrient cycling, secondary seed dispersal, soil excavation, and p.....»»
Researchers tune the speed of chirality switching
Chiral molecules can have dramatically different functional properties while sharing identical chemical formulae and almost identical structures. The molecular structure of two types of a chiral molecule—so-called enantiomers—are mirror images of.....»»
Webb follows neon signs toward new thinking on planet formation
Scientists are following neon signs in a search for clues to one planetary system's future and the past of another—our own solar system. Following up on a peculiar reading by NASA's previous infrared flagship observatory, the now-retired Spitzer Sp.....»»
Google reportedly paid Samsung billions to make the Play Store the default
It turns out Google wasn’t only paying Apple to remain the default search on their iPhones. It seems that Google was also paying Samsung to make sure the Play Store was installed on their phones. The post Google reportedly paid Samsung billions to.....»»
Apple distributes the third tvOS 17.2 developer beta
Apple has brought out the third developer beta of tvOS 17.2, which can be installed to the Apple TVs of test participants.Developers taking part in the beta can get the latest builds through the Apple Developer Center, or by updating any Apple TV set.....»»
Naturally regrowing forests are helping to protect the remaining old forests in the Amazon
The climate crisis and UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration have generated great interest in the value of secondary forests. These are forests that have regrown naturally on land abandoned from agriculture......»»
Phosphorous discovered in outskirts of the Milky Way for the first time
A trio of chemists at the University of Arizona, with an affiliation to the University of Arizona's Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory has discovered phosphorous in the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy for the first time. In their proje.....»»
A successful liftoff: Space shuttle Endeavour"s rockets are installed
In a delicate maneuver, crews successfully lifted into place giant rockets at the California Science Center, the first large components installed at the future home of the space shuttle Endeavour......»»
Recording the first daily measurements of Earth"s rotation shifts
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have succeeded in measuring the Earth's rotation more exactly than ever before. The ring laser at the Geodetic Observatory Wettzell can now be used to capture data at a quality level unsurpassed.....»»
SwitchBot Smart Switch Button Pusher review: A small way to make a basic button smart
While not all appliances can be controlled from your devices, the SwitchBot Smart Switch Button Pusher allows you to do so. By including Matter support, you can control them via HomeKit.SwitchBot Smart Switch Button Pusher review: Installed Smart Swi.....»»
Rocket Report: Tough times for Astra and Virgin; SpaceX upgrading launch pad
The world's busiest launch pad will soon be capable of supporting astronaut flights. Enlarge / The crew access arm was installed this week on a new tower SpaceX has built at Space Launch Complex-40. (credit: SpaceX) Welc.....»»
How underground fungi shape forests
A large study involving 43 research plots in the Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) Network—including a swath of trees at Tyson Research Center, the environmental field station of Washington University in St. Louis—has helped clarify the.....»»
Dwarf galaxies stripped of stars prove to be the missing link in the formation of rare ultra-compact dwarf galaxies
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope, one-half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF's NOIRLab, have captured the eroding remains of more than 100 dwarf galaxies as they transition into ultra-compact dwarf galaxies, objects.....»»
Euclid mission releases its first images
The Euclid mission, which will investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, released its first five science images Tuesday, Nov. 7. The observatory, led by ESA (European Space Agency) with NASA contributions, is scheduled to begin regula.....»»
Some new MacBook Pros are stuck on macOS Ventura -- but there"s a fix
Some new M3 MacBook Pro units are shipping to customers with macOS Ventura 13.5 installed, and can't be updated using System Preferences. Here's how to fix it.New units of Apple's latest Mac models launched during the "Scary fast" event have started.....»»
James Webb telescope: Baby star launches giant jets and shocks
The James Webb observatory records the giant jets and shocks created by a birthing star in Orion......»»