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NASA International Space Station On-Orbit Status 26 July 2016
SpaceRef - 27 Jul 2016 15:33
Today: Biological Rhythms 48 Multi Media Card Exchange: The crew stopped the first half of the 24-hour recording that began yesterday and changed out the Multi Media Card and battery of the Digital Walk Holter ECG, then ...
Scientists observe a superluminous supernova that appears to have exploded twice
Phys.org - 27 Jul 2016 13:08
Supernovae are among the most violent phenomena in the universe. They are huge explosions that end the lives of certain types of stars. These explosions release immense amounts of energy, so much that some can be observe...
Large Impact Craters on Ceres Have Gone Missing
Universe Today - 27 Jul 2016 02:16
Scientists have found a bit of a mystery at the dwarf planet Ceres. Yes, there are those intriguing bright spots inside numerous craters, which is a mystery that has mostly been solved, being made of bright salts, likely...
Investigators Warn More Hacker Attacks Could Hit U.S. Candidates
Scientific American - 27 Jul 2016 15:00
Leak of Democrats’ emails raises unprecedented fears of meddling in election --
China and the U.N. agree to help developing countries get access to space
Phys.org - 27 Jul 2016 13:10
Last month, China signed an agreement with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to open the country's future space station for science experiments and astronauts from U.N. member states. According t...
Image: ATV docking ring
Phys.org - 27 Jul 2016 15:10
The docking ring used by ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle cargo spacecraft for five missions to the International Space Station is displayed in the laboratory corridor of ESA's technical heart in the Netherlands.
One ring to bind them
ESA - 27 Jul 2016 11:15
Technology image of the week: a docking ring for joining ESA's ATV space truck to the International Space Station goes on show at ESA's technical heart
Sand and sea
ESA - 27 Jul 2016 12:05
The Sentinel-3A satellite recently caught this image of a dust storm blowing east across the Red Sea
NASA releases 'Microbiomics: The Living World In and On You' video
Phys.org - 27 Jul 2016 15:46
NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is releasing a video titled "Microbiomics: The Living World In and On You" to highlight microbial research on the International Space Station. HRP's Twins Study uses omics to study Sco...
Bees Dying Globally At An Alarming Rate Thanks, In Part, to Pesticides
Gizmodo - 27 Jul 2016 06:33
At the beginning of Bee Movie, Jerry Seinfeld explains in a voiceover, "According to all known laws of aviation," bees should not be able to fly. But the bee flies anyway "because bees don't care what humans think is imp...
Australian banks say Apple Pay is anticompetitive, appeal to anti-trust regulators
AppleInsider - 27 Jul 2016 06:21
Three of Australia's major banks on Wednesday filed a joint application with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to force Apple into negotiations over the installation of third-party mobile payments softwa...
Photographer Suing Getty Images for $1 Billion
PetaPixel - 27 Jul 2016 20:57Leapdroid review
Android Authority - 27 Jul 2016 18:50
Leapdroid is an Android emulator for PC. It claims to be the best and fastest. Is it everything it claims to be? Find out in our Leapdroid review!
NASA releases 'Microbiomics: The Living World In and On You'
EurekAlert! - 27 Jul 2016 06:00
(NASA/Johnson Space Center) NASA's Human Research Program is releasing a video titled 'Microbiomics: The Living World In and On You' to highlight microbial research of its Twins Study. It's the seventh video in the omics...
These 3 Obscure Smartphone Brands Are Killing Apple In China
Forbes - 27 Jul 2016 03:58
Apple’s announcement of a decline in China revenue in the latest quarter comes as little surprise. The iPhone, while a status symbol, is expensive and a lot of Chinese consumers aren't ready for that. But which compan...
Spider silk microstructure found to have unique acoustic properties
Slash Gear - 27 Jul 2016 02:00
Researchers have learned another thing about spider silk, and as with past discoveries, it may lead to the development of new materials for use among humans. This time around, a group of researchers from Rice University ...
Use of cell-phone tracking stingrays not allowed without court order in Illinois
Digital Trends - 27 Jul 2016 01:40
The use of cell tower simulators called "stingrays" by police will require an application to the court under a new Illinois law effective January 1, 2017. Any data obtained from non-targeted individuals in the area must ...
A Surprising Amount Of Millennials Want Dinner More Than Sex, Study Says
The Huffington Post - 27 Jul 2016 21:52
Food and sex are two of life’s greatest things. Sometimes they’re great together, but they’re also awesome separately. So when we found a statistic indicating a higher-than-expected proportion of millennials love d...
Isolated Young Star Seen by Spitzer and WISE
SpaceRef - 27 Jul 2016 18:11
Alone on the cosmic road, far from any known celestial object, a young, independent star is going through a tremendous growth spurt....
Models, Beware the Warning Signs of Creepy 'Photographers'
PetaPixel - 27 Jul 2016 18:06The Atomki anomaly
Symmetry Magazine - 27 Jul 2016 17:48
A result from an experiment in Hungary catches the attention of a group of theorists in the United States. Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider aren't the only ones investigating a possible sign of a new particle. In ...
Apple veterans take on iCloud, Dropbox
The Loop - 27 Jul 2016 17:12
Upthere, a little-known startup founded by former Apple software gurus, thinks it can do far better than Apple iCloud, Dropbox, Box, and others when it comes to quickly storing, organizing, and searching digital photos, ...