Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
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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,…
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Elon Musk has warned that those who are brave enough to venture up to Mars may not come back alive. The SpaceX CEO has candidly warned that "a bunch of people will probably die" in the beginning stages of Mars exploration. And although it will be a long while yet until…
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NASA's Perseverance rover has managed to create oxygen on the surface of Mars for the first time. According to an official statement posted on the website of the space agency, the six-wheeled robot used a special device called "MOXIE" - which stands for: "Mars Oxygen In-situ Resource Utilization Experiment." This…
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Footage of a historic piece of fabric being installed by NASA's Ingenuity helicopter engineers has been shared. Today (Monday, April 19), NASA successfully launched a miniature drone helicopter on Mars, carrying a piece of fabric from the Wright Brothers' historic first flight. In doing so, the space agency paid tribute…
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Grab a pen and paper, because Bill Gates has shared some words of wisdom when asked what advice he'd give to the next generation. The billionaire and Microsoft founder offered his priceless advice during a session on the Reddit subforum Ask Me Anything - where celebrities, experts, and members of the…
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A 12-year-old child prodigy has spoken about going to college early, and how she one day wants to work for NASA. According to ABC News 25, Arizona local Alena Wicker intends on majoring in astronomical and planetary sciences and chemistry, and wants to work for the space agency by the…
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NASA has released a number of incredible pictures from the surface of the planet Mars taken with its new Perseverance rover. According to BBC News, the American space agency successfully landed the Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet's equator, named Jezero, which is thought to have once…
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Yesterday, Elon Musk took to Twitter to offer $100 million towards a prize in a contest where the winner creates the "best carbon capture technology". In a message for his 42 million followers, he wrote: "Am donating $100M towards a prize for best carbon capture technology." In a follow-up tweet,…
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Tech gurus have gone viral on social media this week after finding a hidden message on The White House website following Biden's inauguration. According to The Independent, the first feature was shared on social media by a Twitter user named Tom Warren, the Senior Editor of The Verge, who took…
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Parler, the American social media network that has become a preferred platform by some conservatives, has been shut down after losing total Amazon support in the aftermath of the Capitol riots. Per BBC News, the app and social media service had been reliant on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing…
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Now that 2020 is over and a new year has begun, a lot of people have been left wondering what we have to look forward to. Although COVID-19 vaccines are beginning to be rolled out, many of us are still languishing under tight restrictions - praying for an end to…
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If you're wanting to get your 2021 off to an impressive celestial start, an event that NASA calls one of the "best annual meteor showers" is set to light up the night skies this weekend. The Quadrantids return to the sky every year between December 28 and January 12. "An…
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This has been far from the easiest year that we have all lived through, but if we look to the night sky tonight, we may get a glimpse of something positive to remember about 2020. A stunning 'Christmas Star' is set to light up the night sky tonight in a…
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The Geminid meteor shower is set to light up the night sky tonight in what will be one of the most impressive celestial displays of 2020. With as many as 120 meteors shooting through the sky every hour, the meteor shower will be extra bright if you're viewing it in…
