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New analysis further links Pegasus spyware to Jamal Khashoggi murder

December 21, 2021

New forensic analysis indicates that representatives of the United Arab Emirates government installed Pegasus spyware on the phone of Hanan Elatr, wife of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, just months before her husband was killed. The analysis was conducted by Toronto-based privacy and security research laboratory Citizen Lab on behalf of The Washington Post, which reported the findings on…

NASA-JPL’s ‘On a Mission’ Podcast New Season Rolls Out With Mars Rovers

December 21, 2021

. NASA-JPL’s ‘On a Mission’ Podcast New Season Rolls Out With Mars Rovers With the first episode available now, Season Four shares the personal stories of the people who’ve helped put NASA’s six-wheeled explorers on the Red Planet. …

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft ‘Hears’ Jupiter’s Moon

December 18, 2021

. NASA’s Juno Spacecraft ‘Hears’ Jupiter’s Moon An audio track collected during Jupiter mission’s Ganymede flyby offers a dramatic ride-along. It is one of the highlights mission scientists shared in a briefing…

Vergecast: James Webb Space Telescope’s launch next week, cool gadgets launched this week

December 17, 2021

Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. On the final Vergecast of 2021, Nilay and Dieter invite Verge managing editor Alex Cranz and senior space reporter Loren Grush to the show to cover the last bits of news before the holiday break.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Makes Surprising Discoveries

December 16, 2021

. NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Makes Surprising Discoveries The findings by rover scientists highlight the diversity of samples geologists and future scientists associated with the agency’s Mars Sample Return program will have to study. …

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Reaches a Total of 30 Minutes Aloft

December 16, 2021

. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Reaches a Total of 30 Minutes Aloft With its recent 17th flight, the Red Planet rotorcraft reaches an airborne milestone the team never considered achievable. Its 18th flight is scheduled for no earlier than today. …

NASA Scientists Named AGU 2021 Union Honorees

December 15, 2021

. NASA Scientists Named AGU 2021 Union Honorees Among the several being recognized by the American Geophysical Union are three from JPL. Several individuals with NASA affiliations have been named 2021 Union honorees or fellows by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and will receive honors bestowed by AGU for their excellence in scientific research…

NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Have the Coolest Camera in Space

December 15, 2021

. Before the MIRI instrument – one of four scientific instruments aboard the observatory – can operate, it has to be cooled down to almost the coldest temperature matter can reach. Set to launch on…

Five former SpaceX employees speak out about harassment at the company

December 14, 2021

A group of former SpaceX employees are coming forward about their experience working at the commercial rocket company, claiming that there is a culture of sexual harassment in the workplace and that managers and the human resources department handled complaints poorly. The…

NASA to Launch 4 Earth Science Missions in 2022

December 14, 2021

. NASA to Launch 4 Earth Science Missions in 2022 The missions, including two led by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will help monitor our changing planet. Scientists will discuss them at the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting. NASA will launch four Earth science missions in 2022 to provide scientists…