Artist’s conception of the Janos twin probes. picture: Lockheed Martin A software glitch has delayed Psyche, a NASA mission to explore a mineral-rich asteroid. Two small probes are included in the launch, but the delay means they may not be able to rendezvous with their target asteroids. spirit, A probe designed to explore the unusual …
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Dell XPS 13 2022picture: Del Dell launched a new version of the popular XPS 13 with the latest Intel chipset, but the tweaks it made to the design and the interior are the real highlights. First, let’s talk about colors. Along with the edge-to-edge display, a distinctive design element on previous XPS 13 models was …
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In the process of preparing the Ingenuity helicopter for its next flight on Mars, NASA engineers found a problem: One of the helicopter’s navigation sensors are not working. The sensor is called the inclination, and it’s actually two accelerometers that are supposed to measure gravity before the helicopter begins take-off procedures. TThe hat information is …
picture: stock struggle (stock struggle) New preliminary research this week points to long-term benefits from bariatric surgery or weight loss. The study found that people who had surgery were significantly less likely to develop some types of cancer over a ten-year period compared to similarly obese people who did not have surgery. Those who had …
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A sample of how to play.GIF: NASA / Gizmodo NASA Thrills the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in a super retro style 8-bit inspired video gameAnd, frankly, it’s really fun. In the game, players are operators of a Roman space telescope who have to collect different celestial bodies ranging from exoplanets to dark matter. What …
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The Dragon launch was expected to bring two tons of supplies to the International Space Station as part of a resupply mission.picture: NASA Next launch of an unmanned vehicle SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station It was postponed after a possible fuel leak, in a rare glitch For reliable freight vehicle. NASA revealed yesterday …
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Apple CEO, Tim Cookpicture: Spencer Platt (Getty Images) noticeably absent from WWDC keyword this year No explicit mention of augmented or virtual reality was. There were subtle hints scattered all over the keyword –virtual mapsLive Text and Visual Look Up are new features that require integration into a mixed reality headset — but Apple chose …
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A medical laboratory technician displays a test sample from a person suspected of having monkeypox.picture: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez (Getty Images) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ramping up its guidance on monkeypox. While the risk of monkeypox is still thought to be low for the general public, the agency is now warning people …
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A box containing a sample of Ryugu, given to NASA by JAXA.picture: NASA / Robert Markowitz The Japanese Ministry of Education said that more than 20 types of amino acids were discovered in samples from an asteroid brought to Earth in December 2020, according to the Japan Times. Reports. The discovery is the first evidence …
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picture: Patrick Sisson (AP) new search He points out that children are increasingly being poisoned by supplements containing melatonin, an over-the-counter sleep aid drug. sThe study found that reported pediatric anti-toxin calls involving melatonin have risen dramatically over the past decade, and hospitalizations and other serious outcomes have also been reported.. There is still more …
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