A Startup Will Try to Mine Helium-3 on the Moon

Two of Blue Origin’s earliest employees, former president Rob Meyerson and chief architect Gary Lai, have started a company that seeks to extract helium-3 from the lunar surface, return it to Earth, and sell it for applications here. The company has been operating in stealth since its founding in 2022, but it emerged on Wednesday […]

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Odysseus Marks the First US Moon Landing in More Than 50 Years

For the first time in more than half a century, a US-built spacecraft has made a soft landing on the moon. There was high drama and plenty of intrigue on Thursday evening as Intuitive Machines attempted to land its Odysseus spacecraft in a small crater not all that far from the south pole of the […]

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Apple Received 13 Academy Award Nominations for Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon

Apple scored 13 Academy Award nominations for Apple TV+ movies Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon, doubling its record for Academy Award nominations in a single year. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Lily Gladstone), Best Supporting […]

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Rebel Moon : le film de science-fiction de Netflix est un désastre selon les premières critiques

Les relations tumultueuses de ce réalisateur avec la critique ne s’améliorent décidément pas. Rebel Moon, le nouveau film de science-fiction de Zack Snyder a obtenu un score atroce sur Rotten Tomatoes. Crédits : Netflix L’un des plus gros films à arriver bientôt dans les salles est Rebel Moon de Zack Snyder, l’ambitieuse épopée de science-fiction […]

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Rebel Moon : la durée de la director’s cut impressionne les acteurs, et vous ?

L’un des acteurs de Rebel Moon a dévoilé la durée prévue pour les deux director’s cut de Rebel Moon, le diptyque de Zack Snyder aux allures de Star Wars. Le reste du casting en est resté bouche bée. Crédits : Netflix Le réalisateur Zack Snyder aime prendre le temps de raconter son histoire. Connu pour […]

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How a Scientist and Cartoonist Envision Living on the Moon and Mars

By the 2030s, if NASA’s and other space agencies’ plans come to fruition, astronauts and the occasional tourist group will frequently visit the moon. Not long after that, they’ll be able to live for extended periods on lunar outposts, much like astronauts do in space stations today. By the 2040s or 2050s, travelers to Mars […]

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I saved hundreds by not buying an Xbox Series X or PC to play Starfield, and I’m over the moon

If you don’t own an Xbox, selling your gaming PC with one of the biggest exclusive games right around the corner isn’t a smart move. It’s even worse when that exclusive is the first new IP from your favorite developer in 25 years. So how did I find myself, a veteran Fallout and Elder Scrolls […]

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Rebel Moon impressionne avec sa 1re bande-annonce, Sony présente le PlayStation Portal, c’est le récap

Rebel Moon, le prochain phénomène Netflix signé Zack Snyder, impressionne avec sa 1re bande-annonce, Sony lève le voile sur le PlayStation Portal, Google s’apprête à simplifier la vie des utilisateurs Android, c’est le récap des actualités du mercredi 23 août 2023.  Crédits : Netflix Quoi de neuf dans l’univers Android et du High-Tech sur Phonandroid […]

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India’s Lander Touches Down on the Moon. Russia’s Has Crashed

And nations should avoid cluttering those spots with mechanical detritus, which could complicate future missions. Like campers heading into the backcountry, it’s important to think carefully about what you pack with you and what you take out, Birk says. India’s success doesn’t mean the end of the race toward the moon’s south pole, but it […]

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Russia and India Are Racing to Put Landers on the Moon

For its part, India next plans to partner with Japan on the Lunar Polar Exploration rover, or Lupex, which could launch as early as 2026 and will examine water deposits near the south pole. The US and China have been active on and around the moon for years. NASA and its international and commercial partners […]

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Remnant 2 guide: How to farm Blood Moon Essences and get the Summoner Archetype class

The dark world of Remnant 2 is filled to the brim with all manner of secrets. These range from weapons and armor buried beneath the depths of ancient ruins, or even secret bosses hiding in the shadows waiting to pounce on unsuspecting players. One of the more elusive secrets of Remnant 2 is the unlockable […]

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What Do a Falling Apple and an Orbiting Moon Have in Common?

If you drop an object, it will fall. It’s a motion that we’ve all seen hundreds of times. We’ve also all seen plenty of the moon, which makes one complete orbit around our planet every 27.3 days (as seen from the Earth). Falling and orbiting may seem like radically different types of motion, but they’re […]

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This Private Moon Lander Is Kicking Off a Commercial Lunar Race

Soon, the Ispace lander will have plenty of company. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic will be sending its Peregrine lander on the debut flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, which could launch in June. Houston-based Intuitive Machines plans to send two Nova-C landers to the moon this year, with another slated for 2024. Other companies, like […]

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How Much Detail of the Moon Can Your Smartphone Really Capture?

I love this question from Youtuber Marques Brownlee, who goes by MKBHD. He asks: “What is a photo?” It’s a deep question. Just think about how early black-and-white film cameras worked. You pointed the camera at, say, a tree and pressed a button. This opened the shutter so that light could pass through a lens […]

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What Time Is It on the Moon?

This is where Moonlight will come in. The system may involve three navigation satellites in lunar orbit plus one dedicated to communication. That way, multiple satellites can ping Earth at any given time, and the system would be resilient if a single orbiter fails. (Because the moon lacks an atmosphere, the satellites would be more […]

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How many engineers does it take to prove Samsung’s moon photos are real?

Concerning the titular question, the answer is: One. Samsung already explained how its moon shots captured by the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s telephoto camera work, but one engineer took it upon himself to explain things in even greater detail. The short story is that the company doesn’t just overlay existing moon photos on top of yours […]

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Here’s what Samsung has to say about the Moon shot controversy

Samsung has been cornered regarding the Moon-gate controversy, which claims that the Moon shots taken from the Galaxy S23 Ultra are fake. It all started after a Redditor ibreakphotos posted a thread on Reddit claiming that Samsung applies way too much AI and AI-based image overlay on Moon shots to make them appear real and detailed. […]

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Samsung’s Moon shot explained: Scene Optimizer plus Super resolution and AI magic

In the last few days, Samsung has been under some heat over allegations that it fakes the Moon shots on the Galaxy S23 Ultra. It all started when Redditor u/ibreakphotos put a blurry image of the moon on his monitor and took a picture with the Galaxy S23 Ultra, which then produced a good-looking moon. […]

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Samsung ‘Fake’ Moon Shots Controversy Puts Computational Photography in the Spotlight

Samsung’s “Space Zoom” feature has come under fire amid complaints that images of the moon are being artificially enhanced to an extreme extent. Samsung introduced a 100x zoom feature with the Galaxy S20 Ultra in 2020, becoming a mainstay on recent flagship handsets from the company. Since its debut, Samsung has touted its devices’ ability […]

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