DF SpaceX’s new Starlink satellites designed to connect directly to smartphones are significantly brighter than their traditional counterparts. These direct-to-cell (DTC) satellites shine nearly five times brighter in the sky, partly because they orbit at a lower altitude of 217 miles (350 kilometers) compared to regular Starlinks at 340 miles (550 kilometers). The higher luminosity is … Read more
More displays of Northern Lights are likely this weekend and in the coming weeks after scientists discovered more sunspots on the sun during July 2024 than at any time since December 2001. Sunspots are magnetic disturbances on the sun’s surface that can be as big as Earth. They’re counted daily since 1611, indicating how magnetically … Read more
Humans did not build the world’s oldest pyramid 25,000 years ago. Instead, a layer of the Gunung Padang pyramid in Indonesia was built around that time. This discovery challenges the conventional belief that human civilization and advanced construction techniques emerged only with the advent of agriculture approximately 11,000 years ago. The researchers who made this … Read more
August sees the return to the northern hemisphere of properly dark night skies. With it getting darker earlier, stargazing gets easier. It’s great cosmic timing because along with convenience comes a conjunction of Mars and Jupiter, the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower and much more. Here’s everything you need to know about stargazing, … Read more
Apple’s upcoming OS updates will bring major new abilities to your devices. At the center of the updates is Apple Intelligence, a new suite of AI features coming to iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 on compatible devices. Here are everything you should know about Apple Intelligence: What is Apple Intelligence? Apple Intelligence … Read more
Updated August 6 with new key-logging warnings for Windows users. Microsoft is urging hundreds of millions of its Windows users to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 before October 14, 2025, when support ends. A recent warning from the US government highlights a vulnerability in Microsoft COM for Windows that allows remote code execution … Read more
NASA recently demonstrated technology that could help expand the World Wide Web across the galaxy. They used laser beams to send messages from space to Earth, a distance of almost 16 million kilometers (10 million miles). This was 40 times farther than the Moon is from Earth. Traditionally, we use radio waves for communication with … Read more
A rare sighting on a trail camera has given conservationists hope that a critically endangered Javan rhinoceros is still growing its herd. In early March, a trail camera in Ujung Kulon National Park in western Indonesia captured a female Javan rhinoceros and her calf. There are only about 76 of these animals left in the … Read more
Where is the best place to see the Perseid meteor shower in 2024? What is the best time to see the Perseids? The year’s biggest and best meteor shower is almost upon us, and NASA has begun answering questions about how to see as many “shooting stars” as possible. Its main advice? Get out of … Read more
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, currently on the International Space Station (ISS), recently underwent comprehensive eye examinations to understand the effects of long-duration spaceflight on her vision. The tests aimed to capture detailed images of her cornea, lens, and optic nerve. The examinations were conducted alongside her crew members as part of an ongoing effort to … Read more