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You can watch a big asteroid make a safe flyby of Earth today (March 11) from any spot with good internet access. Weather permitting, the Virtual Telescope Project will livestream telescope views of the recently found asteroid 2022 ES3, which will pass by our planet just slightly within the orbit of the moon. The broadcast … Read more
NASA is voicing support for its employees’ right to be addressed by their name and pronouns as criticisms flare online. Claims recently surfaced online that NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland removed employees’ pronouns from ID badges. Now, the space agency has made a public statement about its stance on employee names and pronouns. … Read more
NASA is voicing support for its employees’ right to be addressed by their preferred name and pronouns as criticisms flare online. Claims recently surfaced online that NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland removed employees’ preferred pronouns from ID badges. Now, the space agency has made a public statement about its stance on employee preferred … Read more
SpaceX’s Starlink internet is now active in Ukraine. But will the company be able to keep it online? Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue to take lives and destroy infrastructure as the country invades. This infrastructure damage has disrupted internet access in Ukraine, leading a government official to publicly request Starlink satellite internet access for the … Read more
Theoretical cosmologist Katie Mack spends a lot of time on Twitter. Mack, at North Carolina State University, joined the platform to talk about science under the moniker “Astro Katie” more than a decade ago. Since then, her fun and informative posts about space have earned her nearly half a million followers. Unfortunately, she says, there … Read more
Admiral Kathryn Janeway finally made her debut in the PC version of “Star Trek Online“, to celebrate the game’s 12th anniversary. Janeway is known to fans for her starring role in two “Star Trek” series: “Voyager” (1995-2001) and the brand-new “Star Trek: Prodigy” (which had its premiere season in 2021.) Her debut came to PCs … Read more
Thousands of tweets every day expose other users’ date of birth, which could help criminals access their private accounts Technology 31 January 2022 By Matthew Sparkes A woman using a phone Wavebreakmedia Ltd IP-211210 / Alamy Every day, thousands of people are giving away private information about their friends that could compromise their online security … Read more
Google has a new plan to replace cookies, the files that track us when we browse the internet, but it is controversial with advertisers and privacy campaigners Technology 27 January 2022 By Matthew Sparkes A Google logo at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai in 2018 JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images Google has been … Read more
Come with me if you want to watch the Terminator movies online, as we run through the iconic franchise with our The Terminator streaming guide. The Terminator movie franchise boasts some of the best sci-fi movies amongst its ranks… and some not so great ones too. Started by world-renowned director James Cameron in 1984, and … Read more
Governments are drafting new laws to protect your privacy online, but are people even that bothered about companies using their data? Technology 28 December 2021 By Matthew Sparkes Governments are looking to control data giants Antons Jevterevs / Alamy Despite the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the Edward Snowden leaks and revelations from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, … Read more