Snoopy plush dressed as an astronaut used as an indicator of apparent weightlessness in the Orion capsule for NASA’s Artemis 1 mission. Credit: NASA Perhaps not everyone knows that there is a decades-long connection between the NASA And Snoopythe famous comic book character Peanuts designed by Charles M. Schulzwhich in fact is the unofficial mascot of the American space agency ...
THE anti-theft systems to combat theft of goods hidden under sweatshirts or in bags and backpacks we are all aware of them, given that they are at the entrance to every shop and supermarket. But how many times have you asked yourself how they work Exactly? Why do they ring for some goods and not others? How anti-shoplifting systems work ...
Are you receiving calls or messages from numbers with the area code +44? Unless you have family and friends contacting you from United Kingdomit is likely that these are due to yet another telephone scam with a foreign prefix. The mechanism is quite simple and follows the same pattern as someone who contacts you from the Portugal prefix, the Netherlands ...
Las Vegas it is one of the best known destinations for anyone interested in gambling oh great entertainment shows. Located in the middle of Mojave Desert in Nevada, the “city of sin” is now a symbol of unbridled life – also thanks to the numerous films and novels set in this place. But, contrary to what it might seem, it’s ...
In the night between 30 September and 1 October 2024 various units of Israeli armed forces (the exact number is not known but they are probably part of the special forces) would have carried out some land sorties in the southern part of the territory of Lebanondespite theUN and international diplomacy continue to try to reach a truce. As a ...
Credit: Kevin Bard There are only a few hours left until the next one Annular solar eclipsea show that can be admired live tomorrow Wednesday October 2, 2024 in southern Chile, southern Argentina and some areas of the Pacific, including the picturesque Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is near the perigee (the ...
Mosaic of some regions of the Milky Way in the infrared. Credit: ESO The astronomers of European Southern Observatory (ESO) they released the more detailed map ever created of our galaxy, the Milky Way, in the wavelengths ofinfrared. The map was obtained by combining well 13 years of observations carried out with VISTA infrared telescope (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope) ...
On September 27, 2024 Federal Council of Switzerland ratified one rectification of the border with Italy. Presumably the change will also be approved by the Italian authorities soon. The change concerns a small portion of territory on the Mount Matterhorn (the third highest mountain in Italy) and became necessary due to climate change. The Italian-Swiss border, in fact, passes over ...
In the mid-60s, a young chemist named Gordon Moore – he would later be a founder of Intel and considered one of the pioneers of microelectronics – made a prediction that would shape the entire semiconductor industry for decades to come. His first “Moore’s law”published in 1965he argued that the number of transistors inside a microchip would double every yearensuring ...
Google Maps introduced a tool designed for identify fake reviews more easily which can sweeten the judgment on a company and to punish with restrictions companies that exploit this practice. This system alerts users when it detects suspicious behavior in company profiles, such as posting fake reviews or using “incentives” to gain positive ratings. How? By applying a banners on ...