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Why Is Mars’ Atmosphere Leaking? A New Mission Seeks Answers

October 20, 2023

Passant Rabie

A pair of spacecraft is undergoing final testing before a roughly 230 million mile journey to explore the Red Planet.Read more…
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NASA’s Plan to Return Samples From Mars Is Pure Science Fiction, Report Finds

September 22, 2023

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The findings from an independent review board suggest that NASA’s quest to return samples from Mars is riddled with challenges and seemingly impossible to accomplish under the current cost and schedule expectations.Read more…
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Enhanced Space Access Means Remarkable New Science Is on the Horizon

September 8, 2023

Isaac Schultz

Rocket launches are expensive and laborious, but for decades they’ve been the price of doing business for space agencies hoping to get their latest satellite, telescope, or team of astronauts into the great blue yonder.Read more…
Read more: Enhanced Space Access Means Remarkable New Science Is on the Horizon
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Most Americans Would Rather NASA Focus on Deflecting Asteroids Than Going to the Moon

July 21, 2023

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The majority of the American public seems largely concerned with the threat of incoming asteroids, believing that NASA should prioritize the monitoring of rocky objects that could hit Earth over going to the Moon or Mars, according to a new survey.Read…
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NASA Rover’s Newest Rock Sample Is a Gift From an Ancient Martian River

July 20, 2023

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For more than two years, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been roaming Mars, drilling for rock samples that may hold clues to ancient life on the Red Planet, but the six-wheeled robot can only travel so far. Luckily, the rover recently got some extra help…
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Ingenious NASA Scheme Aims to Provide Solar Power to Moon’s Shaded Regions

June 21, 2023

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As humanity looks to establish a long-term presence on the Moon, we might need a team of robots to redirect incoming sunlight to shadowed regions that would otherwise never see the light of day.Read more…
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The Last Images From Doomed Space Probes

February 7, 2023

Isaac Schultz

To all the space probes we’ve loved before: sorry! You fell into Saturn, drifted into deep space, suffocated in Martian dust—all for the greater good of science. Today, we’re memorializing the space explorers that met dramatic endings far, far from Ear…
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TWiT 1007: All the Hotdogs in the World – China's 'Salt Typhoon' Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI – This Week in Tech (Audio)

In this episode of This Week in Tech, the panel tackles the "biggest hack in US history," the future of AI, and the role of government in tech. From the Chinese hack's implications to Microsoft's AI-powered Recall, the Supreme Court's tech-related cases, and the push for social media age verification, Leo Laporte, Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm provide insightful analysis and lively discussion on the most pressing issues facing the industry today. China's "Salt Typhoon" hack, dubbed the "worst hack in our nation's history," which compromised US telecommunications infrastructure and allowed surveillance of high-profile individuals The panel debates the challenges of securing outdated infrastructure and the role of government in regulating tech companies DOJ's push for Google to sell off Chrome to break its search monopoly, and the potential implications for competition and innovation Alex Wilhelm's article "If you like startups, you should love anti-trust" and the importance of fostering competition in the tech industry Microsoft's Windows 365 Link, a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud, and the potential for thin client computing Microsoft's Recall AI feature, which records and indexes users' screen activity, raising security concerns but offering potential benefits for users The Supreme Court's involvement in cases related to Facebook's Cambridge Analytica data breach and the fate of America's low-income broadband fund The panel also discusses their personal experiences with parenting in the digital age and the challenges of balancing screen time, privacy, and education for children Meta's push for Apple and Google to verify users' ages on social media platforms, and the challenges of implementing effective age verification while protecting user privacy Amazon's talks with Instacart, Uber, Ticketmaster, and others to enhance its AI-powered Alexa assistant Spirit Airlines filing for bankruptcy amidst financial losses and mounting debt payments Alex laments the addition of ads to Amazon Prime Video and the panel debates the tradeoffs of bundled subscription services Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit shopify.com/twit veeam.com lookout.com bitwarden.com/twit

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Why Is Mars’ Atmosphere Leaking? A New Mission Seeks Answers

NASA’s Plan to Return Samples From Mars Is Pure Science Fiction, Report Finds

Enhanced Space Access Means Remarkable New Science Is on the Horizon

Most Americans Would Rather NASA Focus on Deflecting Asteroids Than Going to the Moon

NASA Rover’s Newest Rock Sample Is a Gift From an Ancient Martian River

Ingenious NASA Scheme Aims to Provide Solar Power to Moon’s Shaded Regions

The Last Images From Doomed Space Probes

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TWiT 1007: All the Hotdogs in the World – China's 'Salt Typhoon' Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI – This Week in Tech (Audio)