Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink just got dealt an expensive blow — the company’s currently estimating that 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched on February 3rd will be destroyed because of a geomagnetic storm.
The storm caused “up to 50 percent higher drag than during previous launches,” keeping the deployed satellites from reaching their proper orbit around the…
New Space-Based Weather Instruments Start Gathering Data
February 9, 2022
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New Space-Based Weather Instruments Start Gathering Data
Innovative mini instruments on the International Space Station have produced their first maps of global humidity and ocean winds.
After being installed on the International…
Samsung isn’t expected to launch a new smartwatch at its Unpacked event this week, but it hasn’t forgotten the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. Starting February 9th, both smartwatches will support new health and fitness features like custom interval training…
We’re less than two days out from Samsung’s next Unpacked event. Ahead of the big show, leaked renders, pictures, and even a press release have revealed just about everything regarding the unannounced Galaxy Tab S8 lineup, which is the first to include a high-end “Ultra” model. Not only that, that Tab S8 Ultra has already been photographed in the wild.
Let’s start first with that press…
Santa Monica High Wins Ocean Sciences Bowl Hosted by NASA’s JPL
February 8, 2022
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Santa Monica High Wins Ocean Sciences Bowl Hosted by NASA’s JPL
Now on a seven-year winning streak, the team heads to the national championship.
Santa Monica High School came out on top in the regional Ocean Sciences Bowl…
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NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to Retrieve First Samples From Mars
The award brings NASA a step closer to the first robotic round trip to bring samples safely to Earth through the Mars Sample Return Program.
NASA has awarded…
The Galaxy S22 will use plastic from recycled fishing nets
February 7, 2022
The Galaxy S22 has leaked extensively, but there’s only so much you can tell from renders. For example, it turns out that Samsung has created a “new material” to use in the product — one made from the plastic in discarded fishing nets.
Samsung says it’ll soon “incorporate repurposed ocean-bound plastics” across its whole product lineup, and the first example will be the Galaxy…
Tonga Eruption Sent Ripples Through Earth’s Ionosphere
February 5, 2022
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Tonga Eruption Sent Ripples Through Earth’s Ionosphere
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NASA detected the shockwave from the underwater eruption high up in the atmosphere.
The powerful underwater volcanic…
NASA and SpaceX say they are looking into a recurring issue with lagging parachutes on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule — critical features the spacecraft needs to land when it returns from orbit. However, the two spaceflight partners are downplaying the seriousness of the…
Elon Musk’s first Starship update in two years is next week
February 4, 2022
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced plans to give an update on his company’s next-generation Starship rocket next Thursday evening. The presentation will come more than two years after Musk’s last update on the vehicle in 2019.
Starship is the massive new deep-space rocket that SpaceX has been developing at the company’s test facility in Boca Chica, Texas, for the last few years. The fully…
