Space & Astronomy

12+ min ago   (22+ words) Peladn launches WO5 mini PC with Ryzen 5 3500U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, triple-display support, and dual M.2 slots....

8+ hour, 42+ min ago   (644+ words) Over the weekend Tesla finally set a date for the Roadster unveiling – October 1 in Waco, Texas. The decision to hold the event in Waco and not Giga Texas immediately raised one question – why? The answer could be sitting outside Waco…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1217+ words) Feathers from an extinct bird preserved in fossilized dung offer clues to why only one avian lineage survived the asteroid strike 66 million years ago. Only one group of birds lived through the asteroid strike the killed the dinosaurs over 66 million…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago   (346+ words) The University of Manchester Rocket experiment reveals new clues about how metals are made Scientists have used X-ray images taken during a rocket flight to capture metal dendrites in microgravity for the first time, revealing insights that could improve manufacturing…...

32+ min ago   (258+ words) UGREEN has launched its first Thunderbolt 5 external graphics dock in China. The aluminum enclosure features dual high speed connections through Thunderbolt 5 and OCuLink alongside an internal 850W power supply. It is available now for 3489 yuan, which converts to roughly $485 USD. The…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (353+ words) Amazon Leo is expanding its launch partnership with Arianespace by adding six Ariane 6 launches, increasing its total contracted launch commitment with the European launch provider from 18 to 24 missions. The expanded agreement extends what Amazon described as the largest commercial contract…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (500+ words) “NASA’s award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria.” In theory, developing a spacecraft that will fly to Mars, insert itself into orbit around the red planet, and relay transmissions back and forth to large satellite dishes on…...

18+ min ago   (59+ words) How I patched the COSMIC compositor: a 5×5 workspace grid for Pop!_OS... Tagged with rust, linux, opensource, showdev....

1+ hour ago   (354+ words) Starlink, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, was a frequent topic throughout investor conferences last week, capped by SpaceX’s appearance at Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia and Technology event. CFO Bret Johnsen laid out how far SpaceX’s satellite broadband business has come since…...

34+ min ago   (716+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Malaysia's ambitions in the space sector may begin not with rockets or satellites, but with something more fundamental: changing the way Malaysians see and understand space. Planetarium Negara director Mohd Zamri Shah Mastor said that before Malaysia…...