Tuesday, October 11, 2016

SpaceX test-fires the engines that could take humans to Mars and other top stories.

  • SpaceX test-fires the engines that could take humans to Mars

    SpaceX has conducted its first firing test of its Raptor engine, the powerful propulsion system that the company aims to use to take humans to Mars. SpaceX boss Elon Musk tweeted pictures of the tests late last night, sharing one image that showed a steady stream of flame emanating from the engine, and another showing "Mach diamonds" — patterns formed in the exhaust plumes of supersonic craft. Musk has been has been fairly vague on Raptor specifications so far, but tweeted a few extra details a..
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  • China Hunts for Scientific Glory, and Aliens, With New Telescope

    China Hunts for Scientific Glory, and Aliens, With New Telescope
    But the telescope shows that the government in Beijing is also willing to spend heavily to propel China into the big leagues in research that offers few direct payoffs, apart from knowledge and prestige.“Astronomy is an ultimate expression of ‘pure’ science that has little immediate practical benefits,” Luis C. Ho, the director of the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University, said by email. “It is a luxury that only the most advanced economies enjoy.”China’s history o..
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  • India commits to ratifying Paris Agreement climate pact on Oct. 2

    India commits to ratifying Paris Agreement climate pact on Oct. 2
    India to ratify Paris Agreement climate pact on Oct. 2 FILE- In this Nov. 30, 2015 file photo, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses world leaders at the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Le Bourget, outside Paris. India's leader says his country will ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change early next month. Modi said Sunday that his government will ratify the agreement Oct. 2, coinciding with the birth anniversary of India's independence leader Mohandas Gandh..
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  • New iOS 10 security flaw makes it easier to crack iPhone backups

    New iOS 10 security flaw makes it easier to crack iPhone backups
    According to Forbes, Apple’s latest iOS release seems to have accidentally weakened the iPhone’s security, potentially allowing unauthorized access to localized backups. Elcomsoft, a Russian firm that has created tools to break into iPhones, discovered the vulnerability as it worked to update its phone breaker tool. It found that backups saved after a user updates to iOS 10 uses a new "password verification mechanism" that skips several security checks, according to a blog post. The attack targ..
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  • More Alleged Renders of the Pixel and Pixel XL Appear Online

    More Alleged Renders of the Pixel and Pixel XL Appear Online
    The Fall is, for a lot of Android fans, that time of year they're guaranteed a new release of Android as well as new hardware to run it on, straight from Google. Of course, previously there has been a middleman involved be it LG, Samsung or Huawei ...
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  • Official: Moto Z Series Launching In India On October 4th

    Official: Moto Z Series Launching In India On October 4th
    Lenovo had introduced quite a few devices under the 'Moto' brand this year, ranging from the entry-level Moto E (3rd-gen) handset, all the way to their Moto Z and Moto Z Force flagships. The Moto Z and Moto Z Force were announced back in June, and have ...
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