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NASA astronaut shows off new $23 million space toilet that just landed on ISS - CNET
CNET - 7 Oct 2020 22:33
In a video, Chris Cassidy goes over the workings of the loo, which better accommodates female astronauts with a tilted seat.
All differences between PC, mobile, and console versions of Genshin Impact
Android Central - 7 Oct 2020 16:59Extremely rare Higgs boson decay process spotted
Phys.org - 7 Oct 2020 16:51
The Higgs boson reached overnight fame in 2012 when it was finally discovered in a jumble of other particles generated at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland. The discovery was monumental because th...
Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon Are the Big Monopolies You Thought They Were, Lawmakers Find
Gizmodo - 7 Oct 2020 03:53
Just as you suspected, Big Tech is dominated by monopolies, a House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee found.
House Judiciary says Apple enjoys monopoly power with App Store
AppleInsider - 7 Oct 2020 03:47Researchers find diamonds conduct electricity like metals when deformed
Slash Gear - 7 Oct 2020 14:01
A group of researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and MIT in the US, among others, has discovered something interesting about diamonds. The team has discovered that diamond could conduct electrici...
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 could have light up hinge
Pocket-lint - 7 Oct 2020 12:31
Samsung's next generation of its Galaxy Z Fold - presumably called the Galaxy Z Fold 3 - might include a light indicator in the hideaway hinge, if a recent
Trump just tweeted the clearest sign yet that $1,200 stimulus checks could be coming soon
BGR - 7 Oct 2020 07:42
President Trump stunned everyone on Tuesday, when he tweeted that he's asked his negotiators to halt all talks toward agreement on a new stimulus bill. Officials in Washington and Wall Street alike expressed alarm at thi...
Facebook fully cracks down on QAnon, removes all pages and groups
Slash Gear - 7 Oct 2020 04:26
Just days after revealing its latest restriction on the conspiracy theory and related content, Facebook has made another announcement: it is entirely banning QAnon content from its platform. Facebook has explained why it...
SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites Tuesday, breaks scrub streak - CNET
CNET - 7 Oct 2020 04:10
After multiple postponements, the latest batch of broadband satellites is finally on its way to orbit.
Bad balance: why dangerous falls are on the rise around the world
New Scientist - 7 Oct 2020 16:00
Modern lifestyles are making our balance worse - and leaving us more vulnerable to devastating trips and falls. The good news is, it's never too late to regain your poise
'Smart' male chastity device vulnerable to locking by hackers: researchers
Phys.org - 7 Oct 2020 12:24
A security flaw in an internet-connected male chastity device could allow hackers to remotely lock it--leaving users trapped, researchers have warned.
Here's a Clever Idea, Looking for the Shadows of Trees On Exoplanets to Detect Multicellular Life
Universe Today - 7 Oct 2020 04:25
That’s the kind of headline that can leave us scratching our heads. How can you see tree shadows on other worlds, when those planets are tens or hundreds of light years--or even further--away. As it turns out, there mi...
These 24 Planets Might Be Better Places to Live Than Earth, Astrobiologists Say
Gizmodo - 7 Oct 2020 21:15
Astrobiologists have identified 24 exoplanets that aren't just potentially habitable, they're potentially superhabitable, exhibiting an array of conditions more suitable to life than what's seen on Earth.
New 3-D model could explain the formation of a hexagon storm on Saturn
Phys.org - 7 Oct 2020 12:12
With its dazzling system of icy rings, Saturn has been a subject of fascination since ancient times. Even now the sixth planet from the sun holds many mysteries, partly because its distance away makes direct observation ...
This new Google critical alert is a sign your account is at risk
Slash Gear - 8 Oct 2020 00:40Woman Builds Amazing Underground House with Basic Tools and Bare Hands
Twisted Sifter - 7 Oct 2020 20:40
This was strangely calming to watch and marvel at
ESA's Kiruna celebrates 30 years of space excellence
ESA - 7 Oct 2020 16:00
Video: 00:13:37 September 2020 - ESA's Kiruna ground station in northern Sweden celebrates 30 years of space excellence. Near the top of the world, at a latitude of almost 68° north and sited 38 kilometres east of Kirun...
Capella Space unveils first radar satellite images
Space News - 7 Oct 2020 08:24
Capella Space unveiled images Oct. 6 from Sequoia, the first of 36 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites the San Francisco startup plans to send into a constellation to collect global imagery with hourly updates. Spa...
NASA's latest TESS image will make you feel so, so small
BGR - 7 Oct 2020 07:18
NASA's TESS satellite has completed its survey of the northern sky, and the images it snapped are truly incredible. TESS is an exoplanet hunter, designed to detect planets orbiting distant stars. The spacecraft has alrea...
EU will fast-track a coronavirus vaccine that could be ready before the election
BGR - 7 Oct 2020 06:15
The only coronavirus vaccine candidate that still has a chance of being approved for emergency use by election day is being fast-tracked in Europe as well. Moderna and AstraZeneca face a few delays and setbacks in the US...
Schedule is king for C-band replacement satellites
Space News - 7 Oct 2020 05:52
Rather than pushing the state-of-the art, Boeing, Maxar Technologies and Northrop Grumman are emphasizing reliability in satellites they are manufacturing to help Intelsat and SES clear C-band spectrum, according to spea...