Simulating space on earth: NASA receives hardware for testing satellite servicing tech
In August 2021, new testing equipment arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, in the form of a gravity offset table. NASA engineers will use the table to test robotic satellite servicing technologies that will one day op.....»»
As ABL Space departs launch, the 1-ton rocket wars have a clear winner
"Our path to making a big contribution as a commercial launch company narrowed considerably." A 7-year-old launch company that has yet to have a rocket successfully lift off annou.....»»
Physicists create the first fully mechanical qubit
A team of physicists at ETH Zürich has built the first-ever working mechanical qubit. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their novel idea for creating such a qubit and how well it has worked during testing......»»
Resilience index needed to keep us within planet"s "safe operating space," say researchers
Researchers are calling for a 'resilience index' to be used as an indicator of policy success instead of the current focus on GDP. They say that GDP ignores the wider implications of development and provides no information on our ability to live with.....»»
Solar wind power likely governs Uranus" thermosphere temperature
Uranus's upper atmosphere has been cooling for decades—and now scientists have shown why. Observations from Earth have shown Uranus' upper atmosphere has been cooling for decades, with no clear explanation......»»
Starliner astronauts are healthy and not losing weight, NASA says
NASA has denied rumors that two of its astronauts are losing weight on the ISS, saying they are in outstanding health......»»
Ending NASA’s Chandra Will Cut Us Out of the High-Resolution X-Ray Universe
The Chandra X-ray Observatory is facing closure. Shutting it down would be a loss to science as a whole.....»»
Final Cut Pro, Apple Home Hub, and new Mac reviews on the AppleInsider Podcast
There's a big new update to Final Cut Pro, a smaller one for Logic Pro, and an ever-increasing number of rumors about an Apple Home Hub, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.With excellent new hardware comes a long-awaited update to Final Cut ProApple cou.....»»
Review: Amazon’s 2024 Kindle Paperwhite makes the best e-reader a little better
If you use any Kindle other than the 2021 Paperwhite, this is a huge upgrade. I've never particularly loved Amazon, either as a retail behemoth or as a hardware and software compa.....»»
OpenAI accused of trying to profit off AI model inspection in court
How do you get an AI model to confess what's inside? Since ChatGPT became an instant hit roughly two years ago, tech companies around the world have rushed to release AI products.....»»
Citing “decreasing” launch opportunities, ABL Space will pivot to missile defense
"Our path to making a big contribution as a commercial launch company narrowed considerably." A 7-year-old launch company that has yet to have a rocket successfully lift off annou.....»»
BYD will show high-tech Sealion, a Tesla rival, in Paris
The Sealion 7 will be the brand's most technologically advanced model in Europe......»»
SpaceX knocks out another Space Coast launch
SpaceX kept the launch machine rolling with another Starlink mission from the Space Coast on Thursday morning......»»
China tests building moon base with lunar soil bricks
China is expected to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base on Friday, launching an in-space experiment to test whether the station's bricks could be made from the moon's own soil......»»
NASA tests new AI chatbot to make sense of complex data
NASA has partnered with Microsoft to develop an AI-powered chatbot aimed at making sense of vast amounts of Earth-related science data......»»
NIST report on hardware security risks reveals 98 failure scenarios
NIST’s latest report, “Hardware Security Failure Scenarios: Potential Hardware Weaknesses” (NIST IR 8517), explores the hidden vulnerabilities in computer hardware, a domain often considered more secure than software. The report hig.....»»
Elon Musk teases sixth Starship flight test with video of spectacular catch
Ahead of the Starship's sixth test flight, SpaceX boss Elon Musk has shared a spectacular video showing the massive booster being caught on its return to Earth......»»
AI will start remixing your music on YouTube
YouTube is testing an AI music remix tool......»»
Electric field signals reveal early warnings for extreme weather, study reveals
A new study led by Dr. Roy Yaniv from the Institute of Earth Sciences at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sheba Medical Center, in collaboration with Dr. Assaf Hochman from The Hebrew University and Prof. Yoav Yair from Reichmann University, ha.....»»
Epic Gravity Lens Lines Up Seven-Galaxy View
A galaxy cluster bends light from seven background galaxies around it, letting astronomers peer into space and time.....»»
Rainwater Could Help Satisfy AI’s Water Demands
A few dozen ChatGPT queries cost a bottle’s worth of water. Tech firms should consider simpler solutions, such as harvesting rainwater, to meet AI’s needs.....»»