NASA has joined the White House National Climate Task Force, another step in the agency’s continued study of climate change and global warming.
NASA joins White House Climate Task Force, ,
NASA has joined the White House National Climate Task Force, another step in the agency’s continued study of climate change and global warming. On Jan. 27, President Joe Biden issued an executive order that outlined the details of the National Climate Task Force. Last Thursday (March 18), NASA announced that it has joined the task force, which “shall facilitate the …
A mission to Uranus and Neptune could act as massive gravitational-wave detector, ,
What if one mission could study the gravitational ripples triggered by some of the most violent events in the universe — on the way to observing the least-known planets of our solar system?
A mission to Uranus and Neptune could act as massive gravitational-wave detector, ,
Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of Ask a Spaceman and Space Radio, and author of How to Die in Space. He contributed this article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Opinions and Insights. What if one mission could study the gravitational waves triggered by some of the most violent events in the …
A Jony Ive and Marc Newson-designed Leica prototype is headed to auction,
A rare prototype of a Leica camera crafted by former Apple luminary Jony Ive and famed designer Marc Newson is being sold at auction in June. The device, which is described as being in “B+” condition, has a starting price of EUR100.000 (around $118,000), and the Leitz Photographica Auction house estimates that it’ll sell for between EUR200.000 and EUR250.000 (around …
Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch: a new robot designed to move boxes in warehouses,
Boston Dynamics is best known for its robot dog Spot, a machine designed to work in a range of environments, from offshore oil rigs to deep underground mines. But in recent years, the company has increasingly focused attention on the logistics space, and today is unveiling a new robot with just one application in mind: moving boxes in warehouses. The …
Samsung’s Tab A7 Lite leaks with budget looks,
Images of Samsung’s unannounced Tab A7 Lite tablet have leaked, courtesy of Evan Blass on Voice. The images show a decidedly budget-looking device, with a single rear camera and no flash. Internally the tablet is said to be running a modest MediaTek Helio P22T processor paired with 3GB of RAM and a 5,100 mAh battery. The Tab A7 Lite is …