High-Tech
SpaceX postpones launch of its first internet network satellites
SpaceX postponed a launch of 60 satellites into low-Earth orbit that was scheduled for Thursday night, possibly until next week, citing a need for software updates. "It will nearly seem like spreading a deck of cards on a table", Musk said. "They don't know", Kremer added. Space internet is simply satellite-powered Internet access. [Full Article...]
High winds force scrub of 1st SpaceX Starlink mission
Furthermore, there is concern from some quarters that the upcoming launches of large satellite batches by SpaceX-and others pursuing similar aims, such as European company OneWeb-could increase the risk of unsafe collisions and space debris. [Full Article...]
Bill Nye goes on expletive-filled rant about climate change
However, Nye is no longer playing nice when it comes to explaining the danger of climate change to grown-ups. These emissions produce greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere - warming the planet up, causing ocean levels to rise as glaciers melt, and increasing the severity of hurricanes and storms. [Full Article...]
TETRIS 99 - Big Block DLC (Nintendo Switch)
Pour cela, nullement besoin d'atteindre le Top 1, il faudra simplement se hisser le plus haut possible dans le classement et enchaîner les parties pour accumuler des points. Si cette proposition vous fait hausser les sourcils, vous pouvez toujours vous faire votre propre avis, puisque le DLC Big Block est d'ores et déjà disponible pour tous les possesseurs de Tetris 99 , qui nécessite rappelons-l... [Full Article...]
Final Fantasy VII Remake : un nouveau trailer quatre ans après
Après des années de silence radio, le jeu serait enfin en approche. Visuellement, les choses ont le mérite de donner envie, d'autant plus que, contrairement au titre original qui misait sur un système de combat au tour par tour, Final Fantasy VII Remake mettra le paquet sur l'action, avec des affrontements en temps réels qui ne sont pas sans rappeler ceux proposés par Final Fantasy XV , sorti e... [Full Article...]
Canadian astronaut catches SpaceX capsule using Canadarm
It was David Saint-Jacques' very first "space catch". NASA has given SpaceX a $2.6 billion contract for building the Crew Dragon capsule that NASA was planning to use for returning human space flight back to United States soil. The current mission is using the returnable Dragon capsule that made a flight in August 2017. Because the space station suffered some power shortages, the delivery ne... [Full Article...]
Google propose une suppression automatique de son historique de navigation
Mississippi River reaches record level in Quad Cities, several areas flooded
The service isn't warning of severe weather upstream either, he said. Davenport has no permanent levee or floodwall. It reached 22.33 feet in 2001. "We are totally unprotected". The Meramec River in suburban St. Louis is rising fast and will crest Sunday and Monday around 15 feet (4.5 meters) above flood stage in towns like Arnold and Valley Park, threatening several homes and businesses. [Full Article...]
A giant asteroid will whiz by Earth in 10 years
In two of the five particles, the team identified the mineral pyroxene. Samples from another asteroid, Ryugu, had almost no water at all. That's about the same distance as some spacecraft orbit the earth at. The minerals are also similar in composition to those found on Earth. Other scenarios possibly explaining Earth's water sources include the gradual accumulation of ice in pebble-sized bo... [Full Article...]
NASA scientists release 'history book' Hubble Telescope galaxy images
The deep-sky mosaic, created from almost 7,500 individual exposures, provides a wide portrait of the distant universe, containing 265,000 galaxies that stretch back through 13.3 billion years of time to just 500 million years after the big bang . [Full Article...]
NASA delays SpaceX’s ISS resupply mission over space station glitch
A major power shortage at the International Space Station has delayed this week's SpaceX supply run. Officials had said the first flight with astronauts may be as early as this summer, but the program is under review. That means two of the eight channels on the station have now lost power. In a statement , NASA said: "There are no immediate concerns for the crew or the station". [Full Article...]
Pourquoi les utilisateurs de Facebook disparus l'emporteront sur les vivants d’ici 2070
Gove to meet climate protesters after demonstrations in London
The party's shadow business secretary, Rebecca Long-Bailey, told Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday that the move was "the first step in a long list of radical action we want the government to take". He will demand that the country takes action to help avoid more than 1.5 deg C of warming, requiring global emissions to be cut by nearly half of 2010 levels by 2030. [Full Article...]
Préparez-vous à une pluie d'étoiles filantes avec la comète Thatcher !
La comète Thatcher arrose le ciel de météorites. Un spectacle fascinant sera visible dans le ciel dans la soirée de jeudi et de vendredi. Jusqu'à vendredi, vous pourrez admirer, à la nuit tombée, une pluie d'étoiles filantes. En entrant dans l'atmosphère terrestre à la vitesse de 48 km/seconde, les débris détachés de la comète fondent et forment une trainée qu'on peut observer. [Full Article...]
Nintendo n’annonce pas de nouveau modèle de Nintendo Switch
Depuis, le premier trimestre 2019 est passé, et Big N a écoulé 2,47 millions de consoles supplémentaires. Les détails autour des nouvelles Switch de Nintendo commencent à se confirmer, avec différents médias sérieux qui en parlent. Côté chiffres de ventes, la Nintendo Switch a d'ores et déjà dépassé la GameCube , qui affiche 21,7 millions au compteur, mais aussi (bien sûr) la Wii U qu... [Full Article...]
Canadian capital of Ottawa declares state of emergency as waters swell
Many residents in Constance Bay, Britannia and Cumberland are racing against time to fortify their homes with sandbags before river levels peak early next week. In Gatineau, Que., across the river from Ottawa, the navy has been helping with evacuations by boat. The prospect of more rain over the next 24 to 48 hours triggered concerns on Thursday that the hydroelectric dam at Bell Falls in the we... [Full Article...]
Denver Named 12th Most Polluted City In The Country
The New York-Newark metro area remained the 10th worst in the nation for ozone , while the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden area was the 21st worst, three spots worse than last year's report. Ozone attacks the lungs - some people describe ozone pollution as " sunburn for the lungs ". Multnomah County scored a C for particle pollution. California dominated the list of most-polluted cities. [Full Article...]
Fortnite - Un problème avec les divisions du mode Arène
Du 29 avril au 7 juin , Epic Games se mettra en quête des créateurs les plus doués sur Fortnite . Quinze participants seront ensuite sélectionnés pour s'affronter à New York lors des finales de la Coupe du Monde. Une fois l'île créée et si elle respecte les critères demandés, alors vous pourrez l'envoyer sur les réseaux sociaux à Fortnite . Une World Cup mode créatif, qu'est-ce que c'est?... [Full Article...]
[MàJ] XIII : Un remake du FPS annoncé pour le mois de novembre
Et 16 ans plus tard, voilà que Microids nous en annonce un remake complet d'ores et déjà attendu pour le " 13 " novembre 2019 au moins sur PlayStation 4 (le communiqué est tombé sur le PS Blog) mais on imagine que tous les supports seront concernés. [Full Article...]
Climate protesters march in London again; arrests hit 710
On Sunday night police continued their operations, moving to remove the last activists who had glued themselves to the bridge and to each other. Almost a thousand people have been arrested in London since an environmentalist protest has started a week ago, British police said Sunday. [Full Article...]