NASA's Cassini Saturn probe may be gone, but it's far from forgotten. Cassini plunged intentionally into the ringed planet's thick atmosphere one year ago today (Sept. 15), ending a storied 13-year run through the Saturn system. Cassini's observations have already revolutionized scientists' understanding of the gas giant, its iconic rings and its many moons. And more revelations are sure to come. [Cassini's Greatest Hits: The Best Images of Saturn] "In so many ways, with this huge, 13-year fire hose of data, we've really only skimmed the cream off the top," Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker, who's based at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, told Space.com. "But there's more there in the data." Some of the newly analyzed stuff will come out early next month. A series of papers based on observations Cassini made during its daring final orbits of Saturn will be published Oct. 5 in the prestigious journal Science, Spilker said. NASA is … [Read more...] about Celebrating Cassini: NASA Saturn Probe Died 1 Year Ago Today
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NASA astronauts first landed on the moon 49 years ago today. Here’s what the landing looked like and how the US pulled it off.
caption Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. source NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center In 1961, President John F. Kennedy put a monumental goal before Congress: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth,” Kennedy said. “No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.” Indeed, it took eight years to reach the moon after that, and NASA burned through $25.4 billion dollars before the Apollo program was finished. But on July 20, 1969, as people throughout the world gathered around fuzzy television sets, astronaut Neil Armstrong announced: “the Eagle has landed.” Here’s how the US made it to the moon 49 years … [Read more...] about NASA astronauts first landed on the moon 49 years ago today. Here’s what the landing looked like and how the US pulled it off.
Google made its best acquisition 13 years ago: Can you guess what it was?
Back in 2005, everyone thought of Google as just another ad-supported search company. However, 13 years ago today, on July 11 that very same year, the company quietly (and cheaply) made what we think was its best acquisition to date. It purchased the startup company Android for $50 million. Of course, we all know the deal was a great success — this website wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t. Using the skills of its new Android team members, Google spent the next three years developing an operating system for mobile devices. This culminated in the launch of the first public version of Android in 2008, released on the T-Mobile G1 phone (called the HTC Dream in other parts of the world).Today, Android is the most popular mobile OS in the world by a large margin. The latest estimates from the research firm Gartner claim that Android was used in nearly 86 percent of all new smartphones shipped worldwide during the first quarter of 2018. Android also beat more … [Read more...] about Google made its best acquisition 13 years ago: Can you guess what it was?
5 years ago today, a deadly storm dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of San Antonio
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Comments for : BlackBerry 10 and the BlackBerry Z10 were both unveiled three years ago today
posted on 30 Jan 2016, 14:41 3 1. Rafishant (Posts: 378; Member since: 13 Oct 2015) It was a big dream for Thorsten Hiens and many other BB fans. People were expecting that this mobile OS might be one of the most popular and a huge success beside iOS and Android. But unfortunately, everything was ended up into disaster. BlackBerry wrote down $1 billion of Z10 the next quarter after its release. posted on 30 Jan 2016, 18:23 3 9. Eraman (Posts: 156; Member since: 13 Dec 2015) No no. There's something can change the game for BlackBerry. Its the security and privacy of the devices. posted on 30 Jan 2016, 15:46 0 Great phone horrible app support so much potential so little apps in app store you win some you lose some but you can't lose anymore when you jump to android smart move blackberry posted on 30 Jan 2016, 15:50 0 3. Wiencon (Posts: 2183; Member since: 06 Aug 2014) It's sad, I never had any BB but I really wanted Z10 to succed but there were too many … [Read more...] about Comments for : BlackBerry 10 and the BlackBerry Z10 were both unveiled three years ago today