Asteroid Kamo’oalewa has no exotic origin: it is a piece of moon. Astronomers can even pinpoint an area where this space rock once lay peacefully in the soil. The asteroid Kamo’oalewa was already discovered in 2016. It is a quasi-satellite of the Earth, namely an asteroid that orbits the sun at the same time as … Read more
After months of challenging trouble-shooting and suspenseful waiting, Voyager 1 is once again talking to Earth. The aging NASA spacecraft, about 24 billion kilometers from home, began transmitting garbled data in November. On April 20, NASA scientists got the probe back online after uploading new flight software to work around a chunk of onboard computer … Read more
Spotify says that Apple continues to violate European law and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), as the audio streamer is still not allowed to communicate about prices on Apple platforms. Spotify has let them know that it had submitted an update to Apple to reflect “basic pricing and website information” in the Spotify app for … Read more
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Google is once again postponing the phasing out of third-party tracking cookies in Chrome. The tech company first wants to work with feedback from regulators, developers and industry partners. The company wants to restart the process in early 2025. Google references in his update also to the Competition and Markets Authority. The British Competition Authority … Read more
Large raptor footprints have been found in China Courtesy of Dr. Scott Persons Five enormous dinosaur footprints found in south-east China were made by one of the largest raptors of all time. The predator probably measured 5 metres from snout to tail, roughly half the length of a school bus. And it would have attacked … Read more
In 2019, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity discovered methane on Mars. But how it gets there and why it behaves so strangely was unclear. More is now known about this. On Earth, almost all methane is produced by living things, such as cows. But as far as we know, little life has been found on Mars, … Read more
Apple will not give the Mac mini an M3 upgrade. Tipster Mark Gurman predicts that the Mac mini will be ported directly to the Apple Silicon M4 chipsets. Rumors about one surfaced several times last year Mac mini with M3 chip. The smallest Mac was expected to be released in the fall of 2023. Ultimately, … Read more
New technique uses waste metal shavings to catalyze hydrogen production, turning nothing but trash and water into clean, renewable fuel. There is an urgent need for clean fuel to generate heat and power vehicles. But if the production of that fuel relies on burning fossil fuels or depleting rare materials, the environmental solution is incomplete. … Read more
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In this video from Nvidia, explained by an expert, the relationship between the refresh rate of monitors and the frame rate is discussed in detail. A higher Hz value and frame rate ensure a smoother display, which can be a major advantage, especially in fast games. This is because objects can be recognized more quickly … Read more
We don’t just blink to keep our eyes moist, according to research by the University of Rochester. We also close our eyes to see better. We blink an awful lot. So much that our eyes are closed 3 to 8 percent of the time. And that’s quite strange. Every time we close our eyes, we … Read more
