Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
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Wally Funk has finally traveled into space in the Blue Origin rocket over 60 years after being rejected for the Mercury 13 program. The 82-year-old made history by traveling onboard the New Shepard - a sub-orbital spacecraft developed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - on July 20, 2021. Funk is…
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Jeff Bezos has flown to space! Following hot on the heels of Richard Branson's space flight last weekend, the billionaire Amazon founder, 57, was joined by three others in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard. The foursome have successfully landed back on Earth following their 10-minute-30-second-long…
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Jeff Bezos has met with Blue Origin's New Shepherd rocket crew the day before its launch into space. Following hot on the heels of Richard Branson's space flight this weekend, the 57-year-old Amazon founder appeared in a series of interviews with his Blue Origin crewmates 24 hours before their scheduled…
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A pregnant man emoji is set to be introduced later this year. Per The Guardian, the new emoji has been illustrated by Emojipedia in honor of World Emoji Day on July 17, along with several other highly-requested new variations. A draft list published by the Unicode Consortium also revealed that…
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An 18-year old physics student has secured a highly coveted seat on a flight to space with Jeff Bezos after a $28 million auction winner pulled out of the trip at the 11th hour. Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin is running the historic flight on Tuesday, July 20, and less…
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The Simpsons is well known for its uncanny ability to predict the future in the plots of its past episodes. But now fans of the hit Fox animated sitcom have discovered that the show seemingly managed to foretell Virgin founder Richard Branson's recent foray into space. The scene in question…
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A petition calling for Jeff Bezos to be blocked from returning to Earth following his trip to space now boasts over 150,000 signatures. The 57-year-old Amazon founder is set to join the crew of his Blue Origin rocket, the New Shepard, when it launches into sub-orbital space in a mission…
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The last supermoon of 2021, the so-called "Strawberry Moon", is set to light up the sky on Thursday, June 24. According to Metro, the waxing moon will appear larger and brighter than normal; first appearing in the early morning of Wednesday, June 23. It will then remain in the sky…
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NASA has issued a warning over Earth's alarming "energy imbalance" amid concerns over climate change. In an official press release, a spokesperson for the space agency stated that Earth's positive energy imbalance (in which the planet traps more radiation than it releases) has approximately doubled between 2005-2019. Employing ocean floats,…
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Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for Jeff Bezos to be denied re-entry to Earth after he embarks on his upcoming journey into space. The 57-year-old billionaire is due to join the crew of Blue Origin's rocket, the so-called New Shepard, when it launches into sub-orbital space in…
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A global internet outage has seen the world's biggest websites crash almost instantly, Sky News reports. Internet users were faced with unexpected error messages when visiting sites such as the UK Government website, Reddit, Twitch, Amazon, HBO Max, CNN, Etsy, and Paypal, according to tracking website Down Detector. Many of…
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Skygazers in some parts of the world will be able to witness a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse next week. Per MailOnline, the solar eclipse will be the only one for the next three years. Formally known as the annular eclipse, it is different from a total solar eclipse,…
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There are few things in life more annoying than cold callers. We all know how irritating it is to be harassed by a complete stranger who just needs "a few seconds of your time" to chat about "a great opportunity" as they try their best to sell you something you…
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The Blood Orange supermoon on May 26 is going to be the most spectacular full moon in years. It will appear as part of a total eclipse, which occurs when the sun, earth, and moon come together in the sky to completely cover the light of the moon. The orange…
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Debris from a Chinese rocket is due to crash down to Earth sometime this weekend - but nobody knows where or when. According to Time magazine, a portion of the Chinese Space Program's largest rocket, the so-called Long March 5B, is tumbling out of control in orbit after launching a…
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SpaceX has managed to successfully launch and land Starship for the first time. According to BBC News, Elon Musk's space exploration company launched the prototype rocket, Serial Number 15, in a test flight conducted at Cape Canaveral in Florida, on Wednesday, May 6. The uncrewed craft left its launch mount…
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A mom has shared the letter her seven-year-old daughter wrote to Nintendo after she realized clothes for female characters cost more than the male characters'. Taking to Facebook last month, mom Ashley - who is also the author of the mindful parenting blog Raising Brain - revealed in a post…
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Michael Collins, one of the three crew members on the historic Apollo 11 - has sadly passed away at the age of 90. Per BBC News, his family confirmed the news, stating that the astronaut died on Wednesday following "a valiant battle with cancer. He spent his final days peacefully,…
