After Apple’s announcement that the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro can send messages via satellite in emergency situations, it’s becoming clear that the company hasn’t just introduced a new feature. In typical fashion, it’s also practically overnight become a key player in a new industry by getting heavily involved with satellite communications by adding Emergency SOS via satellite.
Apple has…
NASA’s AIRS Instrument Records Typhoon Hinnamnor Before Landfall
September 9, 2022
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder aboard the Aqua satellite captured the outer bands of the powerful tropical cyclone as the storm approached the Korean Peninsula.
NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard the Aqua satellite captured imagery of…
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8 and S8 Plus are $100 off at Best Buy today
September 7, 2022
Just like with Thanksgiving, sometimes the leftovers are the best part. Sifting through some of the remaining deals from the Labor Day weekend, we’ve found some excellent discounts on Samsung’s S8 lineup of tablets. Both the standard Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and S8 Plus…
A Cosmic Tarantula, Caught by NASA’s Webb
September 6, 2022
The cycle of star formation is on display in this nearby nebula. Webb’s MIRI instrument captures protostars nestled deep in clouds of gas and dust, still gathering mass.
Once upon a space-time, a cosmic creation story unfolded: thousands of never-before-seen young stars spotted in a stellar nursery called 30 Doradus, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Nicknamed the Tarantula…
NASA delays Artemis I’s launch for a second time
September 3, 2022
NASA has once again scrubbed the debut launch of its Space Launch System (or SLS) rocket after engineers failed to fix a persistent hydrogen leak.
The hydrogen leak was first noticed this morning, soon after the rocket began being fueled with liquid hydrogen. NASA said the…
Explore the Solar System With NASA’s New-and-Improved 3D ‘Eyes’
September 3, 2022
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Explore the Solar System With NASA’s New-and-Improved 3D ‘Eyes’
The agency’s newly upgraded “Eyes on the Solar System” visualization tool includes Artemis I’s trajectory along with a host of other new features.
NASA has…
NASA’s Webb Takes Its First-Ever Direct Image of Distant World
September 3, 2022
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NASA’s Webb Takes Its First-Ever Direct Image of Distant World
One of the telescope’s instruments used to observe the planet is managed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. The exoplanet is a gas…
Royal Caribbean is putting SpaceX’s Starlink on its cruise ships
September 1, 2022
Royal Caribbean, the cruise company that also operates Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, has announced that it’ll be outfitting its fleet of ships with SpaceX’s Starlink internet service (via TechCrunch). The company says the service will make the internet…
NASA moves next Artemis I rocket launch attempt to September 3rd
September 1, 2022
Clear your plans on Saturday: NASA says we’re going to have a rocket launch.
The space agency moved the date for the next Artemis I rocket launch attempt to Saturday, September 3rd, after determining that the initial plan for Friday was going to run into bad weather.
Engineers Solve Data Glitch on NASA’s Voyager 1
August 31, 2022
A critical system aboard the probe was sending garbled data about its status. Engineers have fixed the issue but are still seeking the root cause.
Engineers have repaired an issue affecting data from NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft. Earlier this year, the probe’s attitude articulation and control system (AACS), which keeps Voyager 1’s antenna pointed at Earth, began sending garbled…
