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fromTNW | Deep-Tech
1 day ago

A satellite just used AI to make its own decisions in space

"If you can be smart about what you're taking pictures of, then you only image the ground and skip the clouds," said Ben Smith of JPL, which funds the Dynamic Targeting work.
Science
#trump-administration
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago
US politics

Trump Wants to Shut Down Several Perfectly Good Spacecraft Orbiting Mars for No Reason

fromFast Company
2 weeks ago
US politics

Sean Duffy is NASA's interim chief. What will it mean for missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond?

fromFuturism
2 weeks ago
US politics

Trump Wants to Shut Down Several Perfectly Good Spacecraft Orbiting Mars for No Reason

fromFast Company
2 weeks ago
US politics

Sean Duffy is NASA's interim chief. What will it mean for missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond?

fromenglish.elpais.com
1 day ago

The gyroid: A mathematical fantasy that recreates natural wonders thanks to 3D printing

Gyroids are minimal surfaces characterized by zero mean curvature, making them unique in geometry and particularly complex to visualize due to the absence of straight lines.
Science
#mars-exploration
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
21 hours ago

vollebak electromagnetic shielding jacket blocks radiation with materials used in NASA rover

The Electromagnetic Shielding Bomber jacket by Vollebak is made with NASA's Mars rover materials and can block signals from text messages to microwave waves.
Fashion & style
#asteroids
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 day ago

Science' retracts controversial study on mysterious microbe, 15 years later

NASA's study claimed the discovery of GFAJ-1, an arsenic-based life form, but was met with skepticism and ultimately retracted by the journal Science due to ongoing controversy.
Science
#space-exploration
fromQNS
1 week ago
Science

Out of this world: Queens students have live Earth-to-space conversation with NASA astronaut - QNS

fromQNS
1 week ago
Science

Out of this world: Queens students have live Earth-to-space conversation with NASA astronaut - QNS

fromConsequence
2 days ago

Apollo 13 to Get Full IMAX Release for 30th Anniversary

Apollo 13 recounts the real-life events of April 1970, when an oxygen tank explosion aboard NASA's third planned mission to the Moon transformed the flight into a harrowing battle for survival.
Film
#geomagnetic-storms
#spacex
#budget-cuts
fromFuturism
1 week ago
Science

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Reportedly Holding "Going Out of Business Sale" for Satellites

fromFuturism
1 week ago
Science

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Reportedly Holding "Going Out of Business Sale" for Satellites

fromTheregister
4 days ago

NASA hacked hardware of camera orbiting Jupiter

NASA was able to resolve a malfunction in the JunoCam on the Juno spacecraft by using remote hardware hacking techniques, including a process called annealing.
Science
fromTheregister
5 days ago

Huge parachute for European Mars mission passes test

The parachute test involved dropping a dummy ExoMars descent module from an altitude of almost 30 km, and the parachutes were successfully deployed.
Science
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

A huge fight looms over the NASA budget this fall

NASA appears to be acting in accordance with a fringe, extremist ideology emanating from the White House Office of Management and Budget that asserts a right to impound funds appropriated by Congress for the sake of executive branch priorities.
US politics
fromMail Online
1 week ago

Buzz Aldrin 'admitting' moon landing was faked resurfaces

In a 2000 appearance on the Conan O'Brien Show, Aldrin stunned the audience when the host recalled watching the moon landing as a boy. ‘No, you didn’t,’ Aldrin snapped. ‘There wasn’t any television, there wasn’t anyone taking a picture. You watched an animation.’ The awkward exchange left O’Brien speechless and has since racked up millions of views online.
US politics
#commercial-crew-program
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

'Not that into peace doves': The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected

When Calle stepped away, the decision was made to repurpose the work of Bob McCall, an artist who had designed the Apollo 17 mission patch and in 1974 had painted the scene of the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft nearing a docking.
Arts
fromMail Online
1 week ago

NASA discovers 'super Earth' planet emitting mysterious signal

NASA has discovered a mysterious 'super-Earth' planet, TOI-1846 b, which is almost twice the size of Earth, located 154 light-years away. Its discovery involves repeated signals from a red dwarf star.
Science
fromColossal
1 week ago

Watch Solar Winds Burst into Space in the Closest-Ever Glimpse of the Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe continues to capture extraordinary images of the sun, enhancing our understanding of solar wind and its impacts on Earth.
Science
fromFast Company
1 week ago
Science

A newly discovered exoplanet rekindles humanity's oldest question: Are we alone?

Children's curiosity emerges around age five, reflecting humanity's connection to the universe.
#3iatlas
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago
Science

An interstellar object is passing through our solar system right now, and you can stream it live online

fromFast Company
3 weeks ago
Science

An interstellar object is passing through our solar system right now, and you can stream it live online

fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Remember That Asteroid NASA Deflected in a Test of Saving Earth? We Have Bad News

"We succeeded in deflecting an asteroid, moving it from its orbit," said lead author and UMD research scientist Tony Farnham in a statement about the research. "Our research shows that while the direct impact of the DART spacecraft caused this change, the boulders ejected gave an additional kick that was almost as big."
Science
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

"It's a heist": Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian

This will be the first time ever in the history of the Smithsonian someone has taken one of their displays and forcibly taken possession of it. What are we doing here? They don't have the right in Texas to claim this.
Chicago
#sean-duffy
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

More Than 2,100 NASA Staff Are Getting Gutted

"This is catastrophic for space science and astrophysics," decried theoretical physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. "Globally catastrophic, not just for Americans."
US politics
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

'Moon Illusion' will appear in the night sky... here's how to see it

As the moon hovers near the horizon, the human brain compares it to nearby objects like trees, buildings, or mountains, making it appear far bigger than when it's high overhead in the empty sky.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

My father, the fake: was anything he told me actually true?

Joanne Briggs recalls her father, Michael, a former NASA scientist and big pharma research director, inspiring her with fantastic stories about his extraordinary life, including advising Stanley Kubrick and conducting experiments on Mars.
Manchester United
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Astronaut Photographs Lightning Tower That Looks Like Something Evil From "Lord of the Rings"

As we went over Mexico and the U.S. this morning, I caught this sprite. Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below.
Science
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

I pivoted from costume design to working as an engineer on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. It's never too late to switch careers.

Career transition from costume designer to engineer for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Women in technology
fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks ago

Trump's tax bill would send an iconic Smithsonian spacecraft to Texas

Discovery space shuttle may move to Houston pending legislation, despite Smithsonian's estimated $300 million costs associated with the move.
US news
#netflix
fromExchangewire
3 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Digest: Microsoft Faces Irish Class Action Over Ad Data Use; Netflix-NASA Deal Boosts Live Streaming Lineup; Apple Considers Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri - ExchangeWire.com

fromExchangewire
3 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Digest: Microsoft Faces Irish Class Action Over Ad Data Use; Netflix-NASA Deal Boosts Live Streaming Lineup; Apple Considers Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri - ExchangeWire.com

fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

NASA tests shrinking metals to help it find more exoplanets

NASA is exploring a metal alloy that shrinks when heated for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HBO) project, addressing the issue of thermal expansion in space telescopes.
Science
#space-launch-system
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

NASA gives Lunar Trailblazer more time to start talking

NASA has extended recovery efforts for its stricken Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft to mid-July, warning that if the probe remains silent, the mission could end.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 weeks ago

Russia's Space Program Is Another Casualty of the War in Ukraine

Donald Trump has expressed a desire for improved U.S.-Russia relations, viewing Russia's G7 expulsion as a mistake and adopting lenient sanctions amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
Science
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