DF ESA’s eclipse-making Proba-3 mission, a precise formation-flying spacecraft, is set to launch on its PSLV-XL rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, on Thursday, 5 December, at 11:34 CET. The mission was originally scheduled for today but has been delayed due to a technical issue with the redundant propulsion system of the Coronagraph … Read more
Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently fired a shot at Microsoft during an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin, stating that his company’s AI models are competitive. However, experts say that Microsoft’s product is the real issue. Microsoft has partnered with OpenAI to jumpstart its generative AI efforts, but this partnership may be risky for the company. … Read more
Apple has been testing iOS 18.2, which brings several new features related to Apple Intelligence, including Genmoji and Image Playground. However, a small but significant update is being made for users of the Apple Music and Apple TV apps. Natural language search is now available, allowing users to describe what they’re looking for without knowing … Read more
Samsung Electronics has announced that the latest public beta of its One UI 7 system will roll out starting November 5, bringing several enhancements to enhance smartphone security. The new beta preview includes private blockchain-driven “Trust Chain” to monitor connected devices, a security dashboard for at-a-glance stats across multiple Samsung devices, and passkey support via … Read more
NASA’s Artemis program, aimed at returning astronauts to the moon this decade, is facing new delays. The agency announced Thursday that a mission to land on the moon in 2026 will now take place no earlier than mid-2027. The delay is linked to issues with the Orion crew capsule’s heat shield, which became charred and … Read more
The Times of Israel’s website experienced technical difficulties, leaving users unable to access the site. According to reports, the issue was related to JavaScript and cookie settings. Users are advised to enable these settings to resume normal browsing on the website. Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-ambassador-warns-israel-against-blowing-small-ceasefire-violations-out-of-proportion
Global temperatures for the past two years have shattered climate model predictions, with both 2023 and 2024 showing average temperatures around 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Climate change and an El Niño weather pattern are partly to blame, but researchers say a sharp drop in low-lying cloud cover is the main reason. Analysis of satellite data … Read more
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has successfully returned to normal operation after a technical hiccup, marking another comeback for the nearly 50-year-old interplanetary explorer. The spacecraft, which is traveling over 15.4 billion miles from Earth, unexpectedly turned off its radio transmitter about a month ago, cutting off communication with NASA’s Deep Space Network. The Voyager team … Read more
A 57-year-old Russian national, Svetlana Dali, has been charged with being a stowaway on a flight from New York to Paris last week. Dali allegedly bypassed security checks at JFK Airport and boarded the plane without a ticket, before hiding in a lavatory to avoid detection by crew members. According to authorities, Dali was turned … Read more
A robotic Dragon freighter will undock from the International Space Station’s Harmony module on December 12 at 11:05 a.m. EST (1605 GMT), if all goes according to plan. The capsule, carrying about 6,000 pounds of food, equipment, and scientific experiments, is flying SpaceX’s 31st contracted ISS resupply mission for NASA. NASA will stream the departure … Read more