NASA’s Lucy space probe launched successfully from Cape Canaveral in Florida early Saturday, the beginning of a 12-year mission to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.
The uncrewed spacecraft lifted off at 5:34AM ET aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Lucy sent its first signal to Earth from its own antenna to NASA’s Deep Space Network at 6:40AM ET. Scientists believe the Trojan…
International Space Station tilted after thrusters on a Russian craft fired unexpectedly
October 16, 2021
The International Space Station was unexpectedly tilted on Friday after a test firing of thrusters on Russia’s Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft continued longer than expected. First reported by the New York Times, the personnel aboard the ISS were never in danger according to a…
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Analogue Pocket is still coming soon. The FPGA-powered modernized Game Boy clone with a hyper-high-resolution screen has faced plenty of delays, but…
12 Unusual Light Shaping Tools for Creative Portrait Photos
October 16, 2021
One of the most frustrating things I see is photographers limiting their knowledge of light to one modifier. So much so, that there are people who can build whole portfolios with just one single type of light. While this is not wrong, it must get boring for the viewer after some time. That is why I went searching for some of the most unusual light shaping tools.
Here are 12 that I found and…
How to Capture In-Action Portraits with a Wide-Angle Lens
October 16, 2021
One of my favorite engagement photography techniques is getting up close to the subjects with a wide-angle lens. The resulting images feel alive and immersive. In this article and video, I’ll be demonstrating the difference a wide-angle and a telephoto lens can make when…
Fujifilm Ends the Fujicolor Pro Line and Velvia 50 Sheet Film
October 16, 2021
Fujifilm has announced that it will be discontinuing a few more film products. The latest to be axed are Fujicolor 160NS Professional 120 film and Velvia 50 in 4×5 and 8×10 sheet sizes.
In its press release announcing the discontinuation, Fujifilm explains that it was…
WhatsApp for iOS continues work on new message reaction feature
October 16, 2021
WhatsApp has been working on new reaction features for at least a few months. Now, there’s more pieces of evidence regarding the development of this function.
As spotted by always-reliable WABetaInfo, the new beta version of WhatsApp, 2.21.210.15, brings the ability to manage reaction notifications with new settings to disable them or change their tone.
With that, users can be alerted (or not)…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: This 12-seater ‘vintage’ electric car
October 16, 2021
Sometimes you want a fast car for going out. Sometimes you want a big car for showing off. But sometimes, just sometimes, you need something totally different for standing out. And I think this 12-seater electric car-shaped thing might be just the ticket. It’s certainly…
Electric cars come with intelligent charge management designed to protect batteries from over-heating and excessive wear. is a smart device which brings that same intelligence to your overnight phone charging – and best of all, it works with all of your existing…
My Favorite Martian Image: the Ridges of ‘South Séítah’
October 16, 2021
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My Favorite Martian Image: the Ridges of ‘South Séítah’
NASA’s Perseverance rover captures a geologic feature with details that offer clues to the area’s mysterious past.
Ask any space explorer, and they’ll have a favorite photograph or two from their mission. For Jorge Núñez, an astrobiologist and planetary…
