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The voids closest to us may not be entirely empty

The large-scale structure of the universe is dominated by vast empty regions known as cosmic voids. These voids appear as holes hundreds of millions of light years across in the distribution of galaxies. However, new research shows that many of them.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgDec 14th, 2022

Where to find every empty bottle in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

If you're having trouble locating any of the empty bottles on your adventures, here's where you can find them all in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 16th, 2021

Watching the Milky Way"s supermassive black hole feed

The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, Sagittarius A*, is by far the closest such object to us, about 27,000 light-years away. Although it is not nearly so active or luminous as other galactic nuclei with supermassive blac.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 12th, 2021

DoD terminates its $10 billion JEDI contract, leaving Microsoft and Amazon empty-handed

If the contract had panned out, Microsoft would have assisted the DoD in the development of cloud computing technology. More specifically, the defense organization wanted to replace its existing computer infrastructure with one unified, cloud-based a.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsJul 7th, 2021

"Nobody"s winning" as drought upends life in US West basin

Ben DuVal knelt in a barren field near the California-Oregon border and scooped up a handful of parched soil as dust devils whirled around him and birds flitted between empty irrigation pipes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 2nd, 2021

"Gone to hell": The battle to save Europe"s oldest lake

Dimitar Pendoski marches to the end of a rickety walkway, skips around sunbathing youngsters and sweeps back a tarpaulin protecting his empty lakeside restaurant, recently closed by officials under pressure from UNESCO......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 1st, 2021

Behavioral study on common marmosets provides new insights into the evolution of language

Language distinguishes us humans; we learn it through experience and social interactions. Especially in the first year of life, human vocalizations change dramatically, becoming more and more language-like. In our closest relatives, non-human primate.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 30th, 2021

Google Starts Warning Users If Search Results Are Likely To Be Poor

Google has started warning users when they search for a topic that is likely to have poor results, as part of its effort to tackle "data voids" on the search engine. From a report: The new warning was spotted by Renee DiResta, an academic who studies.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJun 25th, 2021

"Dragon man" fossil may replace Neanderthals as our closest relative

A near-perfectly preserved ancient human fossil known as the Harbin cranium sits in the Geoscience Museum in Hebei GEO University. The largest of known Homo skulls, scientists now say this skull represents a newly discovered human species named Homo.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 25th, 2021

Intern"s Email Goof at HBO Max Inspires Hundreds to Show Support on Twitter

CBS News reports: A mysterious and puzzling email with the subject line of "Integration Test Email #1" landed in the boxes of some HBO Max subscribers on Thursday. Just hours later, the company said that the message was intended to be an empty test e.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJun 20th, 2021

Pai’s legacy lives on for now as Biden fails to nominate Democrat to FCC

Biden's failure to fill empty FCC slot has consumer advocates increasingly worried. Enlarge / President Joe Biden joins a CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience via video conference from the Roosevelt Room at the White House on.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 14th, 2021

Feast your eyes on Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system

Ganymede, a behemoth of an icy moon in Jupiter's orbit, was captured in vivid detail by NASA's Juno spacecraft on June 7. It was the closest flyby of the moon ever.  Photos shared by NASA Tuesday highlight stunning details of the surface of Gany.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsJun 9th, 2021

Astronomers get closest look yet at epic explosion in our ‘cosmic backyard’

Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe, a million trillion times as bright as the sun, and scientists just observed one up close......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 6th, 2021

Juno will swing by Ganymede, visiting the moon for the first time in 20 years

Jupiter's moon Ganymede is an intriguing place. Tomorrow, the Juno probe will perform a flyby of it, providing the closest encounter in decades......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 6th, 2021

NASA"s Juno To Close Look At Jupiter"s Moon Ganymede

On Monday, NASA's Juno spacecraft will come within 645 miles of the surface of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede. "The flyby will be the closest a spacecraft has come to the solar system's largest natural satellite since NASA's Galileo spacecraft made.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJun 5th, 2021

NASA picks Venus as hot spot for two new robotic missions

NASA is returning to sizzling Venus, our closest yet perhaps most overlooked neighbor, after decades of exploring other worlds......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2021

Space junk: Houston, we have a problem

When we think of space, we think big and empty but when it comes to Earth's orbit, it's cluttered with millions of pieces of garbage that we call space junk......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 2nd, 2021

Game Builder Garage hides powerful programming tools behind a cute interface

Preview: Kids can learn to make Switch games without a single line of code. Welcome to a blank, empty world that you get to fill. The idea of a video gam.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 28th, 2021

Peloton and Echelon profile photo metadata exposed riders’ real-world locations

Security researchers say at-home exercise giant Peloton and its closest rival Echelon were not stripping user-uploaded profile photos of their metadata, in some cases exposing users’ real-world location data. Almost every file, photo or documen.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMay 26th, 2021

Teardown reveals just how empty the new iMac is inside

Apple’s new 24-inch iMac has been taken apart by iFixit, revealing a surprisingly bare interior bereft of parts. What has caused this component exodus?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 25th, 2021

7 things you didn’t know robot vacuums could do

Robot vacuums can keep your floors clean, but they can also keep an eye on your home, empty themselves, and much more......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2021