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Delta confirms ‘exploratory’ Starlink tests

April 19, 2022

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the airline has tested out SpaceX’s Starlink technology, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The report calls the tests “exploratory” and says there weren’t any further details, but it does seem like one of the major US airlines is at least interested in Elon Musk’s satellite internet service. In July last year, SpaceX said it was “in talks with…

California Field Campaign Helping Scientists Protect Diverse Ecosystems

April 18, 2022

. California Field Campaign Helping Scientists Protect Diverse Ecosystems Above Santa Barbara County, the Surface Biology and Geology High-Frequency Time Series, or SHIFT, campaign collects data to understand land and…

Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook 2 360 offers a high-resolution screen for under $500

April 16, 2022

It’s been over a year since Samsung released its shiny red Galaxy Chromebook 2. Its next shot at this device is now available for purchase, and it’s something, well, a bit different. The new Galaxy Chromebook 2, as far as I can tell, is not nearly as red as its…

JPL Commits to First-Ever Space Industry Diversity Pledge

April 15, 2022

. JPL Commits to First-Ever Space Industry Diversity Pledge Interim Director Larry James joined 22 executives in a commitment to significantly increase the number of women and employees from underrepresented groups by 2030. Twenty-three space industry executives, including Larry James, interim director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, gathered at…

ASUS launches that Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition with the mini OLED screen on its lid

April 14, 2022

ASUS has officially launched the Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition, and it’s available for $1,999.99 on Newegg and Amazon. The laptop comes with a 12th Gen Intel i9-12900H plus integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics — but its futuristic design is what really makes it stand…

Webb Telescope’s Coldest Instrument Reaches Operating Temperature

April 13, 2022

. With help from a cryocooler, the Mid-Infrared Instrument has dropped down to just a few degrees above the lowest temperature matter can reach and is ready for calibration. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will see the first galaxies to form…

NASA Shows Off Psyche Spacecraft to Media

April 12, 2022

. NASA Shows Off Psyche Spacecraft to Media Members of the media were invited to a clean room at JPL to interview mission leaders and see the asteroid-orbiting spacecraft before it ships to Florida for its August launch. Engineers are putting the final touches on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which is set to launch from Cape Canaveral…

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G review: a good deal gets better

April 8, 2022

How do you make a good midrange phone better? If you’re Samsung, you swap in a house-made processor, bump up the battery capacity, ditch the in-box charger, and lower the price by $50. Follow that recipe and you get the $449 Galaxy A53 5G. Samsung also followed the…

The US government reportedly paid to send Starlink terminals to Ukraine

April 8, 2022

Despite SpaceX implying that the US didn’t give money to send Starlink terminals to Ukraine in March, a report from The Washington Post reveals that the government actually paid millions of dollars for equipment and transportation. The report found that the US Agency for…

US Space Force Releases Decades of Bolide Data to NASA for Planetary Defense Studies

April 8, 2022

. US Space Force Releases Decades of Bolide Data to NASA for Planetary Defense Studies Hosted by JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, the data can be used by the science community to better understand how asteroids break up when entering the atmosphere. An agreement between NASA and the U.S. Space Force recently authorized the public release of…