Nearly 8 kg meteorite discovered in Antarctica (and it’s one of the biggest ever)
During a recent excursion to the icy plains of Antarctica, an international team of researchers discovered five new meteorites – including one of the largest ever discovered on that continent. The rare meteorite is about the size of a cantaloupe but weighs 7.7 kilograms. It is one of around 100 of that size or larger […]
The ad has arrived on Netflix. Find out how it will work
In 2019, Netflix declared in a letter to shareholders “we … have no advertising” and added that non-reliance on advertising was “an essential part of our brand proposition”. That all changed on Thursday when the streaming leader launched “Basic with Ads,” the long-awaited subscription plan for the ad-supported platform. The new mode will cost $ […]
Fireballs will rain on November nights
It doesn’t matter that Halloween is over, because the “fireballs of Halloween “, such as the NASAit will still be visible in the sky in the nights of the next few weeks, thanks to the meteor shower of the southern Taurids. The estimated peak of the meteor shower will occur this Saturday, the 5th, according […]
NASA confirms that the DART mission has diverted the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos
The probe managed to reduce the orbit in 32 minutes A Confirmed by NASA On Tuesday the impact of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft against the asteroid Dimorphos, located about 11 million kilometers from Earth, managed to divert its trajectory, as predicted. The administrator of the American space agency, Bill Nelson, pointed out […]
NASA will destroy a spaceship against an asteroid to see if it can defend the planet
An experiment by the US space agency, scheduled for early Monday, aims to assess whether it will be possible to deflect an asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. A NASA spacecraft will collide with an asteroid at dawn on Monday. DART, which stands for “Dual Asteroid Redirection Test”, will have an encounter […]
What may have given modern humans an edge over Neanderthals
By studying fossilized skulls, scientists know that a Neanderthal’s brain size was the same, if not slightly larger, than that of a modern human. However, researchers know little about Neanderthal brain development because soft tissues don’t hold up well in the fossil record. A fascinating study recently emerged that revealed a possible difference that may […]
Use whatsapp? There are changes in September and you no longer have to be ashamed to leave groups 😳
It was Mark Zuckerberg himself who announced the news Whatsapp will have new features from September that aim to improve users’ privacy, as well as help to avoid embarrassing moments. The announcement was made by the CEO of Meta, which owns the platform. One of the new updates is silent exit from groups. There are […]
Mysterious radio signal in space has the pattern of a heartbeat
A mysterious radio burst with a pattern similar to a heartbeat has been detected in space. Astronomers estimate that the signal came from a galaxy about a billion light-years away, but the exact location and cause of the burst remain unknown. A study detailing the results was published Wednesday in Nature magazine. Fast radio bursts, […]
Apple reveals iOS 16, with new iPhone screen, changes to iMessage, health, Carplay and more
iPhone owner announces a series of news. Here’s what. Apple kicked off its annual programming conference by unveiling the next generation of its mobile software, iOS 16, which brings new features that will allow users to customize their iPhone’s locked screens, change the way they text friends via iMessage and delve deeper into how your […]
A “flower” found on Mars
This is perhaps the closest we’ll ever get to finding a flower on Mars. During its ongoing investigation of the Martian rocks in Gale Crater, the Curiosity rover came across a little surprise. This rocky artifact, which resembles a piece of coral or a flower, is smaller than a coin. The Martian “flower” and the […]