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40 years after the first landing on Mars, this NASA scientist looks to resurrect Viking 1's analog data
TechCrunch - 21 Jul 2016 03:24
It’s been four decades since the Viking 1 lander touched down on Martian soil, the first lasting human presence on the surface of the Red Planet. It beamed its unprecedented data back to NASA, where it was stored on ...
Titanium and gold equals new gold standard for artificial joints
Science Daily - 21 Jul 2016 03:51
Titanium is the leading material for artificial knee and hip joints because it's strong, wear-resistant and nontoxic, but an unexpected discovery by physicists shows that the gold standard for artificial joints can be im...
In Spirit of 'Star Trek,' Hubble Explores Ancient Galaxy Cluster | Video
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2016 16:00
The Hubble Space Telescope was used to observe galaxy cluster Abell S1063, as it was 4 billion years ago. The phenomenon of 'gravitational lensing' seen in the image is created by the cluster's huge mass and reveals ligh...
Man behind web's biggest illegal film site arrested following (legal) iTunes purchase
TechCrunch - 21 Jul 2016 08:06
Here’s a dose of irony for you this fine day: the internet just lost its most prolific source of illegal movies after its founder was nabbed after buying something legally, on iTunes.
Why and how chatbots will dominate social media
TechCrunch - 21 Jul 2016 03:00
Since the early 2000s, brands have experimented with social media platforms to communicate with customers and prospects — first through weblogs, then eventually through social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Alth...
Book Review: The Caloris Network
Universe Today - 21 Jul 2016 21:00
Thinking of taking a vacation this summer? Maybe you want to distract yourself with a bit of light science fiction fun. How about a deadly alien life form harbored within our solar system? That's what Nick Kanas presents...
Flaws in Oracle file processing SDKs affect major third-party products
PC World - 21 Jul 2016 14:37
Seventeen high-risk vulnerabilities out of the 276 flaws fixed by Oracle Tuesday affect products from third-party software vendors, including Microsoft. The vulnerabilities were found by researchers from Cisco's Talos te...
Dark Matter Still a Mystery: Most Sensitive Search Yet Comes Up Empty
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2016 14:02
The incredibly sensitive LUX dark matter detector, buried under a mile of rock, has come up empty on its 20-month search for dark matter -- further narrowing down the possible characteristics of the strange substance.
Return to the underwater Space Station
PTTU - 21 Jul 2016 16:20
ESA Human Spaceflight and Exploration:
Snowden Designs a Device to Warn If Your iPhone's Radios Are Snitching
Wired - 21 Jul 2016 15:01
Your smartphone's radio can be used to spy on you. The exiled NSA leaker teamed up with renowned hardware hacker Bunnie Huang to stop it. The post Snowden Designs a Device to Warn If Your iPhone's Radios Are Snitching ap...
NASA Armstrong Previews Worldwide Atmospheric Mission to Local Media
PTTU - 21 Jul 2016 18:30
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center:
ExoMars/TGO hangout
ESA - 21 Jul 2016 17:10
Join us on 26 July for a Google hangout with updates and Q&A with ESA experts and scientists focusing on the crucial milestones during the spacecraft's seven-month cruise to the Red Planet
'Star Trek Beyond' in Photos (Gallery)
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2016 16:15
"Star Trek Beyond" is the 13th outing for the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. See stills and photos from the 2016 Star Trek movie here.
Affinity Photo 1.5 update detailed ahead of autumn release
DP Review - 21 Jul 2016 20:03NASA Mars Rover Can Choose Laser Targets on Its Own
PTTU - 21 Jul 2016 18:27
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features:
Elon Musk's Tesla 'Master Plan' Involves Trucks, Buses and a Compact SUV
Time - 21 Jul 2016 06:37
Musk also defended Tesla's semi-autonomous Autopilot system that lets drivers take their hands off the wheel for minutes at a time
Buzz Aldrin's first Facebook Live session remembers Apollo 11 - CNET
CNET - 21 Jul 2016 05:59'Most Detailed' Brain Map Presents Nearly 100 Previously Unknown Regions
Tech Times - 21 Jul 2016 04:19
Scientists from Washington University have created a painstakingly detailed map that presents previously unknown regions of the brain. How will this brain map change the field of neuroscience?
The US government has taken down the owner and domains of the world's biggest pirate site
BGR - 21 Jul 2016 02:32
KickassTorrents (KAT) is the biggest pirate site in the world, hosting thousands of torrents covering the biggest movies and music in the world. The 30-year-old Ukrainian founder, Artem Vaulin, was arrested in Poland tod...
Firefox will leave Flash off by default in 2017
Engadget - 21 Jul 2016 01:42
Add Mozilla to the ranks of web browser developers giving Flash the boot. While it previously blocked Flash over security issues, it's phasing out regular use of Adobe's often-criticized plugin, starting with one of its ...
New detector at South Pole shows early success at neutrino hunting
e! Science News - 21 Jul 2016 23:35
In the second it takes to read these words, 65 billion neutrinos will shoot through every square centimeter of your body. Luckily, these infinitesimal particles don't do any harm -- they pass through us, as they do with ...
Tropical Storm Estelle Seen From Space
SpaceRef - 21 Jul 2016 19:36
Composite image of Tropical Storm Estelle, off the Mexican coast, from 06:00 UTC on Monday, 18 July 2016...