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A top-down view of the Surface Laptop Go.

Shortage of laptops and PC components won’t be cleared until 2022

This year saw a huge boom in computer sales, and hardware manufacturers are not expected to clear the backlog until 2022.
Computing News
The AstroRad radiation protection vest is shown on board the International Space Station after delivery in 2019.

NASA tests vest to protect astronauts from radiation on space missions

A protective vest being tested out on the International Space Station could help shield astronauts from dangerous space radiation.
Space News
Playstation 5 with disk drive

If you’re after a PS5, you might have a chance to get one from Target tomorrow

If you've been wanting a PlayStation 5 but haven't been able to get one this holiday season, then good news -- you may be bale to to buy one at Target tomorrow.
Gaming News
2020 was a big year for the moon heres recap

2020 was a big year for the moon. Here’s a recap

Following a lull in interest after the moon landing in 1969, 2020 was proof positive that moon mania has taken hold of the world once again
Web Features
A tray holding 39 sample tubes - each protected in a gold-colored sheath - is installed in NASA's Perseverance rover in this picture taken at the agency's Kennedy Space Center on May 21, 2020.

All about the tubes NASA’s Perseverance rover will use to collect Mars samples

How do you preserve a sample of an alien planet over millions of miles and a decade of time?
Space News
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See photos of the sample JAXA brought back from asteroid Ryugu

There's a strange silvery sliver among the sample of asteroid rocks.
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Martian dust is a big problem for astronauts. Here’s how NASA fights it

The biggest thing standing between humanity and colonizing the red planet is actually quite small. Martian dust creates tons of problems for astronauts.
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There’s a weird signal coming from a nearby star, but it’s probably not aliens

A strange signal has been detected coming from a nearby star, Proxima Centauri, but experts are skeptical that it is evidence of intelligent life.
Space News
The moon.

Chinese mission scooped up nearly 4 pounds of moon rock

China's Chang'e 5 mission to the moon has succeeded in bringing back nearly four pounds of lunar rock, which has been handed over to scientists for study.
Space News
Artist's impression of Solar Orbiter making a flyby at Venus.

Solar Orbiter will be paying a Christmas visit to Venus

The European Space Agency (ESA)'s Solar Orbiter will be swinging by Venus this Christmas on its first gravity assist flyby.
Space News
In this illustration, NASA's Mars 2020 rover uses its drill to core a rock sample on Mars.

NASA wants to bring a sample of Mars back to Earth: Here’s the plan

NASA wants to collect a sample of the Martian rock and soil and to bring it back to Earth. Bringing rock from Mars to Earth is no easy matter, however.
Space News
Illustration of CHEOPS, ESA’s first exoplanet mission

All the weird and wonderful exoplanets CHEOPS investigated in its first year

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of CHEOPS, ESA's exoplanet investigation telescope. Here's what it discovered in its first year.
Space News
This image of Abell 2261 contains X-ray data from Chandra (pink) showing hot gas pervading the cluster as well as optical data from Hubble and the Subaru Telescope that show galaxies in the cluster and in the background.

Uh-oh: Black hole up to 100 billion times the mass of the sun has vanished

Scientists are puzzled by the apparent absence of a supermassive black hole estimated to weigh between 3 billion and 100 billion times the mass of the sun.
Space News
To help ensure success, technicians carefully inspect the James Webb Space Telescope’s sunshield before deployment testing begins, while it is occurring, and perform a full post-test analysis to ensure the observatory is operating as planned.

James Webb Space Telescope unfolds its tennis-court-sized sunshield

NASA's next-generation telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, unfolded its sunshield in a series of tensioning tests in preparation for launch next year.
Space News
DJI Mini 2 in the air

DJI added to U.S. trade blacklist. Will drone sales be grounded?

Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has been added to the Department of Commerce's Entity List, meaning U.S. companies are forbidden from doing business with it.
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How to watch SpaceX launch its NROL-108 Mission this morning

SpaceX will shortly be launching another mission this morning, launching a satellite for the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Space News
MiRo-E biomimetic robot along with therapy dog Tallulah

Your next therapy dog could be a biomimetic robot

A new study shows that spending time with a robotic dog as a companion can bring many of the same benefits as spending time with a real dog.
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Virgin Galactic’s test flight of space tourism craft fails to reach space

Virgin Galactic's first crewed test flight of its SpaceShipTwo Unity craft from Spaceport America in New Mexico has failed to reach the boundary of space.
Space News
File illustration showing the Chang'e 5 lunar landing capsule docking with the main spacecraft for the return trip back to Earth.

Chinese spacecraft carrying moon rocks begins its journey back to Earth

A Chinese spacecraft containing a sample of rocks and dust from the moon is on its way back to Earth.
Space News
This illustration uses data obtained by NASA's Juno mission to depict high-altitude electrical storms on Jupiter

Juno spacecraft peers into the strange atmosphere of Jupiter

Data from NASA's Juno probe reveals more information about how atmospheric hot spots form on Jupiter and interact with the rest of the atmosphere.
Space News
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How to watch today’s SpaceX launch of a Sirius XM satellite

Today SpaceX will launch a Sirius XM satellite into orbit using one of its Falcon 9 rockets, and we have all the details on how you can watch this launch live.
Space News
Gordon Cheng, Professor for Cognitive Systems, wants to dig deeper in understanding how the brain works.

How robotic exoskeletons can help paraplegic patients heal from injuries

When neuroscientists fitted paraplegic patients with exoskeletons to help them walk, they found that the exoskeleton helped their healing.
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Caldwell 45, or NGC 5248, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Boötes, and it is notable for the ring structure around its nucleus.

Peruse Hubble images of beautiful astronomical objects visible in the night sky

NASA has updated its Hubble Caldwell catalog, a collection of beautiful objects visible in the night sky which have been imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space News
Illustration showing the front of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

NASA and ESA’s new sea level satellite sends back its first readings

A satellite recently launched by NASA and ESA has sent back its first data on sea levels, beginning a new era of more accurate measurements of sea level rise.
Space News
A Total Solar Eclipse Over Hopkinsville, Kentucky in 2017

A total solar eclipse will pass over parts of Chile and Argentina on Monday

2020's only total solar eclipse will occur this Monday, plunging parts of Chile and Argentina into darkness for a couple of minutes in the middle of the day.
Space News
Artist’s Impression of Exoplanet HD 106906b

Hubble spots distant exoplanet that could be equivalent to Planet Nine

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have found an interesting exoplanet equivalent to the hypothesized ninth planet in our solar system.
Space News
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MetaVRse wants to make creating augmented reality apps easier than ever before

From games to education, augmented reality (AR) is everywhere. And a company called MetaVRse has a platform to make it easy to create AR apps.
Computing News
Ga­ia’s im­age of the Milky Way

Marvel at the beauty of our galaxy with most detailed map of Milky Way to date

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the most detailed ever catalogue of our galaxy, using data from the Gaia mission launched in 2013.
Space News
Virgin Galactic pilot spacesuits, modelled by Virgin Galactic Pilot Jameel Janjua, Virgin Galactic Chief Pilot Dave Mackay, and Virgin Galactic Pilot Kelly Latimer

These are the suits space tourists will wear on Virgin Galactic flights

Virgin Galactic has unveiled the spacesuits which will be worn by its pilots and customers for its upcoming sub-orbital space flights from Spaceport America.
Space News
The Voyager spacecraft continue to make discoveries even as they travel through interstellar space. In a new study, University of Iowa physicists report on the Voyagers' detection of cosmic ray electrons associated with eruptions from the sun--more than 14 billion miles away.

Voyager probes spot dramatic electron burst deep in interstellar space

The two Voyager probes were launched in the 1970s, but even after more than 40 years of operation, they are still making new discoveries.
Space News
File illustration showing the Chang'e 5 lunar landing capsule docking with the main spacecraft for the return trip back to Earth.

China’s Chang’e 5 mission hands off lunar sample for return to Earth

China's Chang'e 5 mission is one step closer to returning a lunar sample to Earth, with a successful docking between the ascent module and the main spacecraft.
Space News
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Asteroid sample returned to Earth from Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft

A capsule containing a sample from a distant asteroid has been successfully returned to Earth and will soon be available for study.
Space News
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, stands ready for liftoff

How to watch SpaceX launch its upgraded Cargo Dragon on resupply mission today

SpaceX will launch its newly upgraded Cargo Dragon on a mission to the International Space Station today, meaning the ISS will soon have double dragons docked.
Space News
This photograph shows a model of the Surveyor lander.

Strange object orbiting Earth confirmed to be 1960’s rocket booster

A strange near-Earth object recently spotted turns out to be a visitor from the past: It's a rocket booster from the 1966 Surveyor 2 mission to the moon.
Space News
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