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The Orion spacecraft completes its testing

NASA’s Orion craft completes space environment testing ahead of lunar mission

NASA has completed space environment testing on its Orion spacecraft, which will be launched as part of the planned Artemis lunar mission sometime in 2024.
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Apple’s new Powerbeats 4 headphones will cost just $149

Apple has officially announced the release of the new Beats Powerbeats 4 headphones, the successor to the extremely popular Powerbeats 3 sport headphones.
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NASA’s InSight lander is winning the battle to free its stuck drill

Over on Mars, NASA's InSight lander is finally making progress toward freeing its drill, which has been stuck in the Martian soil for a year.
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Microsoft launches a coronavirus tracker as part of Bing

Microsoft has launched its own tracker for people to follow the spread of coronavirus, officially called COVID-19, as part of its Bing search engine.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation during a hearing titled, “Moon to Mars: NASA’s Plans for Deep Space Exploration,” on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington.

NASA urging employees to work remotely after second confirmed coronavirus case

NASA is requesting its employees work from home after a case of the coronavirus, officially called COVID-19, was confirmed at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
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Apple’s Powerbeats 4 spotted on Walmart shelf before official release

Apple's popular Powerbeats 3 headphones are due for an update. Now, it seems that the successors, Powerbeats 4, have already been seen out in the wild.
60 Starlink satellites are launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, 17th February 2020.

Today’s SpaceX Starlink launch was aborted due to engine power issue

SpaceX was set to launch its sixth set of Starlink satellites today, but the launch was aborted at the last minute due to an engine power issue.
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Can U.S. internet infrastructure handle increased demand? Experts weigh in

Experts have said that the U.S. internet should be able to handle the increased strain on demand due to the outbreak of coronavirus, officially called COVID-19.
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Apple bans nonofficial coronavirus apps from its App Store

Apple is forbidding the release of entertainment or gaming apps related to the global outbreak of coronavirus from its App Store.
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The next challenge for getting to Mars: What happens to the human body in space

Strange things happen to the human body in space, and we're going to need to find ways to address them if we want to send astronauts on long-duration missions.
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SpaceX performs its sixth Starlink launch tomorrow: Here’s how to watch

SpaceX will launch another 60 satellites as part of its Starlink project tomorrow morning, and you can watch the launch happen live.
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Disney releases ‘Rise of Skywalker’ and ‘Frozen 2’ early to entertain bored kids

Disney has announced that it is releasing two of its biggest movies on streaming platforms early, in a response to the outbreak of coronavirus.
Artist's visualization of the Gateway spacecraft with scientific instruments aboard.

NASA’s Lunar Gateway will research radiation and space weather

NASA has announced two sets of instruments which will be carried aboard its planned Lunar Gateway space station.
This comic-book-style illustration by Swiss graphic novelist Frederik Peeters shows a close-up view of the evening border of the exoplanet WASP-76b. The ultra-hot giant exoplanet has a day side where temperatures climb above 2400 degrees Celsius, high enough to vaporise metals. Strong winds carry iron vapour to the cooler night side where it condenses into iron droplets.

This hellish planet is so hot that iron rains from the sky

Astronomers have discovered a planet with surface temperatures over 2400 degrees Celsius, high enough to vaporize metals, so on this planet, it rains iron.
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Apple closes all of its stores outside China due to coronavirus

Apple has announced it will be closing all of its stores outside of China to limit the spread of coronavirus, officially called COVID-19.
The Blanco Telescope dome at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, where the Dark Energy Camera used for the recently completed Dark Energy Survey was housed.

Discovery of 139 new minor planets in our solar system may help find Planet Nine

Astronomers have discovered 139 new minor planets in our solar system which could help verify the existence of the mysterious Planet Nine.
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SpaceX will use a different kind of stainless steel for its Starship rockets

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced the company will be making changes to its Starship rocket prototypes, changing the material used in their construction.
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5G is safe, international panel of experts confirms

A panel of international experts has announced that 5G in the U.S. and Europe does not pose a health risk, after updating its radiation exposure guidelines.

Stock-trading app Robinhood goes down once again

The stock trading app Robinhood is suffering from technical difficulties and went down on Monday for around one hour. Service has now been partially restored.
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Facebook sued by Australian privacy regulator over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook is facing yet more legal issues as the Australian Information Commissioner is bringing a Federal Court lawsuit against the social media giant.
A visualization of the Bartolomeo platform attached to the International Space Station.

ISS gets a new research platform, Bartolomeo, attached to its exterior

The International Space Station will soon receive a new research platform, Bartolomeo, which will offer hosting for both scientific and commercial projects.
The 18-foot long, 7-foot diameter lunar greenhouse chamber is equipped as a prototype bioregenerative life support system.

NASA funding new tech for accessing food and water on lunar missions

Two new NASA-funded projects from the University of Arizona will hunt for solutions for acquiring food and water in space and on the moon.
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Curiosity conquers a 30-degree slope on Mars for the first time, enjoys the view

Mars's pluckiest rover, Curiosity, has made it up a steep, sandy slope to an area previously thought to be practically inaccessible and is enjoying the view.
Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Jessica Meir works with research hardware to support the OsteoOmics-02 bone investigation.

SpaceX is carrying these biotechnology experiments to the ISS this weekend

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on its way to the ISS is carrying a variety of biotechnology experiments which could improve the lives of patients on Earth.
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All AMD processors since 2011 have had a security vulnerability

AMD processors from the last nine years are vulnerable to two attacks, Collide+Probe and Load+Reload, a subset of the "Take A Way" vulnerability.
Two PANOSETI telescopes installed in the recently renovated Astrograph Dome at Lick Observatory. PANOSETI will utilize a configuration of many SETI telescopes to allow simultaneous monitoring of the entire observable sky.

Two new telescopes join the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

Astronomers have a new tool in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, with the installation of two new dedicated SETI telescopes in the Lick Observatory.
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Virgin Media breach disclosed details about adult content and gambling habits

British telecom provider Virgin Media has suffered a data breach that allowed unauthorized access to highly personal information about hundreds of customers.
Known for its wide swathes of rippling, textured, gently sloping dunes, Mars’ Terra Sabaea region is home to many fascinating geological features – including the prominent Moreux crater, the star of a new image from ESA’s Mars Express.

See Mars’ Moreux crater in new images from Mars Express

The European Space Agency (ESA)'s Mars Express spacecraft has captured images of the Moreux crater, an area of geological interest and striking geography.
In an artist's depiction, the Voyager 1 craft continues to cruise through interstellar space.

Voyager 2 spacecraft is going solo for the next 11 months

NASA is performing upgrades to its deep space communication system, which will leave the Voyager 2 probe without commands from Earth for 11 months.
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After 20 years of searching for alien life, SETI@Home is shutting down

After more than 20 years of the public helping in the search for evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence, the SETI@Home project is shutting down.

Boeing acknowledges 49 ‘gaps in testing’ in NASA Starliner test flight failure

Following Boeing's failed orbital flight test of its Starliner capsule, NASA has announced a list of 61 'corrective actions' to address the issues.
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New Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones could have 40-hour battery life

Sony's WH-1000XM3 headphones are a bestseller, but they're due for an update. Now, we have clues about what to expect from the next version of the headphones.
SpaceX's Dragon lifting off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Saturday, May 4, with research, equipment, cargo and supplies that will support dozens of investigations aboard the International Space Station.

How to watch SpaceX launch its 20th resupply mission to the ISS today

This Friday, SpaceX will be launching its twentieth resupply mission to the International Space Station. Here's how you can watch it live.
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Uh-oh! There’s an unfixable security vulnerability in Intel processors

A security issue that could affect almost all Intel processors released in the last five years has been discovered by security firm Positive Technologies.