A prototype of a SpaceX rocket the company hopes will one day journey to Mars crashed in a fiery explosion as it tried to land upright after a test flight Tuesday. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-02-spacex-starship-prototype-rocket-fireball.html…
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Orion the Hunter is easy to spot
Orion is identifiable by his Belt, 3 medium-bright stars in a short, straight row at the mid-section of the Hunter. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/orion-the-hunter-is-easy-to-spot…
Signal’s Brian Acton Talks About Exploding Growth, Monetization and WhatsApp Data-Sharing Outrage
Brian Acton is crossing paths again with Facebook. From a report: Over more than a decade of building and operating WhatsApp, the company’s co-founder first competed against and then sold his instant messaging app to the social juggernaut. Only a few years ago he parted ways with the company that made him a billionaire in a bitter split over messaging and…
Chinese researchers obtain the most complete type Ia supernova template
Type Ia supernovae, as cosmological distance indicators, have led to the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe. Nevertheless, the nature of their progenitors and explosion mechanisms remain unsolved mysteries. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-01-chinese-ia-supernova-template.html…
Is a solar flare the same thing as a CME?
Solar Cycle 25 is here, and that means – in the years ahead – more solar flares and more coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. People sometimes use the words interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing. Here’s the difference. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/is-a-solar-flare-the-same-thing-as-a-cme…
The 10 biggest physics stories of 2020
From a colossal explosion to mystery burps deciphered, here were some of the top stories in physics in 2020. Source: https://www.livescience.com/physics-stories-of-2020.html
We may have seen a huge explosion in the oldest galaxy in the universe
An explosion of high-energy radiation may have been spotted coming from a galaxy in the distant universe – a gamma-ray burst that occurred just 400 million years after the big bang Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2262665-we-may-have-seen-a-huge-explosion-in-the-oldest-galaxy-in-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
SpaceX’s Successful Starship High-Altitude Flight Ends In a Fiery Explosion
Thelasko shares a report from Engadget: After a successful launch, the Starship rose and successfully maneuvered its way to the landing area. However, it appeared that the spacecraft didn’t slow down enough for a proper landing, and it exploded in thrilling fashion. On the live feed, SpaceX said the test was successful and noted it would be moving on to testing…
SpaceX’s Starship SN8 prototype soars on epic test launch, with explosive landing
SpaceX’s Starship spaceflight system just took a big step on its path to Mars. Source: https://www.livescience.com/spacex-starship-sn8-test-launch-landing-explosion.html
US Broadband Speeds Jumped 90% In 2020. But No, It Had Nothing To Do With Net Neutrality.
An anonymous reader shares a report from Techdirt: Last last week, a report out of the UK topped the trending news items at Hacker News. The report found that U.S. broadband speeds — historically the poster child for mediocrity — jumped roughly 90% during the COVID-19 lockdowns. The improvements weren’t consistent geographically, and the report was quick to note that by…