When my husband rushed me onto the back porch claiming we would be able to see the International Space Station passing over our house one night, I didn’t exactly believe him. We’re far enough out in the country to see stars, but we haven’t completely escaped the city’s light pollution. Still, I looked up. While I …
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A low-cost, barebones computer that can fit in your palms left NASA open to a cyberattack, according to a recent audit report by the space agency. In April 2018, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory discovered that a hacker was able to gain access to one of its “major mission systems” by targeting a unauthorized Raspberry Pi computer that was attached to the …
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On this podcast, we talk about: The new Oculus Quest headset and whether it’s a big leap for virtual reality. Why you should wait for the iPhone XR. NASA turning 60, and how it’s reinventing itself. The 5G revolution. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET …
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Jan. 31 will be a trifecta of lunar awesomeness. For the first time in 150 years, there will be a super blue blood moon. This means: The moon will be a “supermoon,” which is when the Earth is closer than usual to its satellite. The moon will be 223,068 miles (358,994 km) from Earth, instead of the average distance of …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. And so he decided to browse fast. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET At what point does corporate loyalty break and honesty take over? I’m moved to finding the answer after viewing (a small portion of) a Microsoft presentation called “Datacenter Transformation. Migrating Apps, Workloads and Data …
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Editor’s note Sept. 20: Hewlett Packard Enterprise said Wednesday its Spaceborne computer successfully powered up. The original story about the announcement, from Aug 11, is below. HAL seemed to have little trouble in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” but here’s the problem with computers in space: a constant stream of cosmic rays seriously disrupt electronics. That’s why Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NASA …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. That looks unfortunate screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET When Amazon starts delivering by drone, perhaps this sort of thing won’t happen. Until then, human error may occur. At least that’s what Jessie Lawrence likely believed after he posted a photo of an Amazon package — delivered, …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Leading his division by a long way? Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox / Getty Images For a company that has given a good impression of being a touch dull in recent times, Apple still seems to bump into successes like a sleepwalker stumbles into doorways. Why, …
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Whether you enjoyed an awe-inspiring day in the path of totality or bummed out under a cloudy sky, your eclipse viewing is over for now. But don’t chuck your eclipse glasses into a landfill now that Monday has come and gone. The protective eyewear can survive to see solar wonders once again. Astronomers Without Borders will be collecting eclipse glasses …
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Now playing: Watch this: Do you live in the path of the solar eclipse? 1:02 Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you undoubtedly know about the total solar eclipse moving across the US on Monday, August 21. Of course, where you live (or plan on traveling to) will impact just how much of the eclipse you can see, but …
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