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NASA to Disable Voyager Probe Systems to Extend Their Interstellar Lifespan
Originally launched back in 1977, the Voyager probes currently represent the furthest man-made object that has ever left planet Earth. With NASA reporting that they officially left our solar system around 10 years ago, both are currently in ‘interstellar flight’ (meaning that they are in no particular solar system and…
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SpaceX Wins Contract to Design NASA Moon Lander
Depending on how good your memory is, or your interest in space travel, I suppose, you may recall that in May 2020, NASA officially awarded contracts to both SpaceX and Amazon’s ‘Blue Origin’ to design the lunar lander that, as the name might have suggested, would take humans back to…
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Watch the First NASA Splashdown in 45-Years Here!
Back in May, we got to see NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley successfully launch from their SpaceX Crew Dragon rocket on their way to the International Space Station. With the mission being (overall) a resounding success, the time has finally arrived for them both to now return to…
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MIT Releases Deepfake of ‘Nixon’ Announcing Apollo 11 Disaster
It is certainly nothing new or unusual in politics that if a major event is happening, various speeches may be prepared and/or written in advance (based on numerous potential scenarios) so that an immediate response can be given to what actually happened. One such known instance was when the Apollo…
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Watch SpaceX Launch Astronauts to the ISS Here!
All going well, at 9:33 pm this afternoon (UK time) we should witness the first manned rocket launch from America in quite a long time. That isn’t, however, the most interesting aspect. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be getting to the International Space Station using the SpaceX…
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NASA Advertises Job to Isolate on Fake Mars for 8 Months
Based on the current COVID-19 situation, I daresay that many of us are starting to feel like self-isolation experts. On the plus side though, this could potentially lead to a new and exciting career with NASA! Following a post on their official website, NASA is actively advertising vacancies for a…
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NASA Awards Moon Lander Contracts – We’re Going Back!
It’s been a very long time now since we last stepped foot on the moon. In fact, it’s been nearly 50 years! In a report via TechSpot, however, it seems that NASA is ready to kick things into a whole new gear! How? Well, the official contracts have been handed…
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Hubble Website Shows You What was Photographed on Your Birthday
The chances are that with us all being told to stay at home that the internet is currently one of your main sources of entertainment. If astronomy is one of your interests, however, then a new website launched by NASA might just be perfect for you! Allowing users to select…
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Nvidia Joins COVID-19 HPC Consortium to Fight the Virus!
With the outbreak of the Coronavirus, there are a lot of organizations around the world throwing their weight (or collective efforts) behind the race to find the cure. Well, more accurately, a vaccine. For example, we have reported (on a few occasions now) how Folding@Home allows us humble home PC…
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SpaceX Plans to Launch Astronauts into Space by May!
It’s somewhat remarkable to think that it’s been nearly 10 years now since a rocket launched in America with the distinct purpose of putting astronauts into space. With the growing anticipation and hopes surrounding Elon Musk’s SpaceX project, however, it seems that the wait may (finally) be coming to an…
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Former NASA Engineer Creates Gitter Bomb 2.0 – Aww Yeah!
Remember to story we brought you last year? A former NASA engineer was getting fed up of people stealing his parcels from the porch. The solution? Technology, glitter and stink bombs. Of course, he fitted cameras, tracking and other cool stuff. The end result was quite honestly one of the…
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International Space Station Now Rocking 600 Mbps Internet
A recent hardware upgrade from NASA means that the International Space Station (ISS) now has a 600 Mbps data rate. The new update doubles the transfer rate they had before, which is a nice upgrade. No news on how many of them are streaming Netflix in 4K though. However, it…
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NASA Reveals Helicopter Attachment for Mars Rover
As we start to learn more about our neighbouring planet, various organisations (NASA chief amongst them) are looking to send more advanced robots (or more technically, ‘rovers’) to the surface. Specifically, to see what we can learn and, who knows, maybe even send a person there one day. Reveals details…
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NVIDIA Recreates Apollo 11 Moon Landing with RTX Tech
NVIDIA sat down with legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Aldrin is part of that mission and is the second man to walk on the moon. The glory of the first steps being mission commander Neil Armstrong’s. This time NVIDIA and…
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Raspberry Pi Used to Steal 500MB of Data via NASA’s JPL
Hackers Connected Raspberry Pi to JPL Networks The Raspberry Pi is a versatile little tool that is quite the darling of the DIY community. Mostly due to its low-cost and functionality. While many hobbyists use it for homemade projects, there are also others who use it for nefarious means. That…
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