The nonprofit Open Source Technology Improvement Fund connects open-source security projects with funding and logistical support. (Launched in 2015, the Illinois-based group includes on its advisory council representatives from DuckDuckGo and the OpenVPN Project.) To raise more money, they’re now planning to offer “hacker-themed swag” and apparel created with a state-of-the art direct-to-garment printer — and they’re using Kickstarter to help…
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Pisces? Here’s your constellation
How to see the constellation Pisces. Plus sky lore and science. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/pisces-heres-your-constellation…
All you need to know: 2019’s Leonid meteor shower
Here are all the details you need for 2019’s Leonid meteor shower, peaking on the morning of November 18, though under the light of a waning gibbous moon. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-leonid-meteor-shower…
Go young moon hunting in late October
To maximize your chances of catching the young moon on October 28, find an unobstructed horizon in the direction of sunset. Binoculars will come in handy! On October 29-31, the moon will be easier to see, from all parts of the globe. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/go-young-moon-hunting-in-late-october…
China’s Helicopter Prototype Looks Like a UFO
CNN has a story about a Chinese prototype helicopter that looks like a UFO. Slashdot reader ClickOnThis shares the report: China has been unveiling a lot of new weaponry lately, but one of their latest reveals looks really, well, out of this world. Called the “Super Great White Shark” by Chinese media, the aircraft conjures up images of 1950s sci-fi movies…
Juno prepares to jump Jupiter’s shadow
NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter has now successfully executed a 10.5-hour propulsive maneuver. It’ll keep Juno – a solar-powered spacecraft – out of a mission-ending shadow due to have been cast by Jupiter onto the craft in November. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/juno-maneuver-sept-avoids-jupiter-shadow-nov…
Contact with India moon lander lost, moments before touchdown
The Vikram lander was to have made India the 4th nation of Earth to soft land on the moon. Contact with it was lost just 1.3 miles (2.1 km) above the moon’s surface. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/india-chandrayaan-2-vikram-lander-lost-contact…
Ka-bam! Signs of a giant impact with Jupiter
Scientists used Juno spacecraft data and models of how Jupiter’s inner core should look to probe the giant planet’s early history. They now think an object with 10 times Earth’s mass might have struck Jupiter billions of years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/core-shows-possible-giant-impact-for-jupiter…
How beautiful scientific instruments transformed Britain
The Science Museum’s newest gallery reveals how innovative Elizabethan devices helped London become a global centre for science Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332460-200-how-beautiful-scientific-instruments-transformed-britain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Arecibo gets $19M grant to find and study NEOs
NEOs are near-Earth objects, asteroids and small comets that sweep near Earth and have the potential to cause harm. Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has, since the 1990s, been finding about 60 to 120 of these objects every year. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/arecibo-observatory-19-million-grant-neos…