Kepler's New Mission: To Hunt Strange Orphan Worlds
After an unprecedented survey to look for Earth-like planets beyond the solar system, NASA’s Kepler space telescope this week begins a search for free-flying planets to learn just how common orphan worlds may be. Planets without host stars are difficult to find, but they do exist. Scientists believe these bodies were ejected from their solar system families due to gravitational dynamics, lured away by tidal forces from interloping passersby, or perhaps even formed without the benefit of a paren..>> view originalAndroid Studio 2 Is Launched - A New Era
Android Studio 2 is now available to download and it really does take Android developement to a new high. But with a mature Android Studio, comes even more chioce of how to develop Android Apps. We covered Android Studio 2 in some depth when it was in beta because a lot of Android programmers are willing to risk the beta to get the benefits. Now Android Studio 2 is fully finished and if you already use Android Studio you will be prompted to download and install it the next time you use it. D..>> view originalBoston judge orders Apple help FBI access iPhone 6, falls short of forcing decryption
Boston judge orders Apple help FBI access iPhone 6, falls short of forcing decryption By Mikey Campbell Friday, April 08, 2016, 04:31 pm PT (07:31 pm ET) Recently unsealed court documents show Apple in February was ordered to assist the FBI in accessing an iPhone tied to a Boston court case, but the government has seemingly abandoned its pursuit as the ruling fell short of forcing Apple to bypass its own security. In the Massachusetts case, the FBI pursued an All Writs Act motion to co..>> view originalBMW just jumped into the U.S. car-sharing biz, with the help of YC alum RideCell
BMW just launched a new car-sharing service called ReachNow that will enable Seattle residents to access 400 cars that they can pick up and drop off pretty much wherever they like, as long as that’s not on the outskirts of town. Eventually, the idea is to expand into cities nationwide. BMW’s isn’t a revolutionary concept at this point. Daimler has a similar service called Car2Go that’s available in New York, Austin, Minneapolis, Vancouver and Portland, Oregon. Audi also launched a car-sharing ..>> view originalRumor: Zelda Coming to Wii U and NX; Features Voice Acting
The rumor mill is a buzz again, and this time the next Legend of Zelda game is the focus. Rumors coming from Emily Rogers suggest that Legend of Zelda will be coming to both the Wii U and Nintendo’s NX system, similar to how Twilight Princess launched on both the Gamecube and Wii. Whenever the NX does launch, having a Legend of Zelda game as a launch title would be a smart move on Nintendo’s’ part.Another rumor reveals that the game will feature full voice acting for NPCs in the game. Most chara..>> view originalOculus Rift vs. HTC Vive: What we've learned after the reviews
Price First, the HTC Vive's $800 retail price is going to hurt your wallet a lot more, compared with the $600 Oculus Rift. But really, if you're already willing to spend that much, you probably won't feel the price difference. Oculus users should squirrel away some money for its motion controllers, which are set to debut later this year, as well as additional sensors for room-scale VR. Of course, those numbers don't take into account the price of a powerful gaming PC. Oculus has partnered with ..>> view originalSpaceX rocket achieves sea landing, setting up Elon Musk's firm to dominate
Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully landed a booster rocket on a drone ship for the first time Friday, a milestone that could lessen the cost of delivering cargo to space and place the Hawthorne company in position to dominate the commercial launch services market.The Falcon 9 stage touched down on the drone ship, called Of Course I Still Love You, moored in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canaveral, Fla., shortly after hurling a payload destined for the International Space Station. It was the company'..>> view originalTesla planning to make the Model S more expensive alongside new luxury upgrades
The Model 3 may be all the rage at the moment, but Tesla hasn’t forgotten about the car that helped make it a household name while also establishing the company as force to be reckoned with in the auto industry – the Model S. Since its 2012 release, it’s hardly an overstatement to say that the Model S has been a game-changer. Not only was the Model S lauded for its performance, safety features and striking design, it also forced other auto manufacturers to take EVs seriously. More than that, th..>> view originalSecret Alien Planet Found in our Solar System
Rumors of a secret alien planet on the edge of our solar system have been going around for a while now. These rumors are starting to take the shape of fact as astrophysicists continue to unravel larger coils of the mystery at hand.>> view originalArtificial Comet Holds Key To Creating Building Blocks Of Life
French researchers showed for the first time that artificial comet ice contains ribose and other sugar molecules believed to be building blocks for RNA and DNA. Pictured above are images of the ultraviolet processing of pre-cometary ices (left) and interstellar ices observed in molecular clouds (right). (Photo : L. Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt (CNRS) / NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)) Scientific experiments are full of surprises. Just recently, researchers have shown that lab..>> view original
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