Coronal mass ejections – CMEs for short – are powerful eruptions near the surface of the sun that can ripple through our solar system and can interrupt satellites and power grids on Earth. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/what-are-coronal-mass-ejections…
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How Firefox Boosted Its JavaScript Performance
InfoWorld reports:
Firefox users can expect improved JavaScript performance in the Firefox 83 browser, with the Warp update to the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine enabled by default. Also called WarpBuilder, Warp improves responsiveness and memory usage and speeds up page loads by making changes to JiT (just-in-time) compilers… Warp has been shown to be faster than Ion, SpiderMonkey’s previous optimizing JiT, including a…
The International Space Station is 20 and going strong
20 years ago, three astronauts stepped aboard the ISS. It’s since hosted residents from many countries, creating humanity’s first history of living in space. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/20-years-iss-what-its-future-holds-nov-2-2020…
Humans Have Been Living In Space For 20 Years Straight
Since 2000, there have always been humans living and working on the International Space Station — and the streak could just be getting started. National Geographic reports: On Halloween in the year 2000, a Russian Soyuz rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and flew into the history books, carrying one U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the nascent…
Can other gases help explain Mars methane mystery?
The European Space Agency’s Trace Gas Orbiter has unexpectedly detected carbon dioxide and ozone in Mars’ atmosphere where the elusive methane should be, researchers in the UK and Russia have announced. The two gases may be hindering the probe’s methane detections. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/mars-methane-mystery-tgo-carbon-dioxide-ozone…
Aliens may be among us, says former astronaut
Britain’s first ever astronaut – Dr. Helen Sharman – is certain that we are not alone in the universe. The first woman ever to visit the Mir space sta… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/333522/aliens-may-be-among-us-says-former-astronaut…
Former Mir astronaut recalls UFO sightings
Retired NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger claims that he encountered several anomalies during his time in space. A former Captain in the United States Nav… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331469/former-mir-astronaut-recalls-ufo-sightings…