Tag: NASA
Tech Digest daily round up: Instagram to launch under 13 version
Instagram wants to launch a version for children under the age of 13, an age range that has previously been banned from the photo-sharing app. It comes as the photo-sharing […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Women’s Safety Apps see record download
Downloads for women‘s safety apps have surged following the death of Sarah Everard, with WalkSafe becoming the number one downloaded app on Apple iOS. The WalkSafe app scans the road ahead, notifying users of […]
Watch stunning NASA footage of Perseverance Rover
NASA has just released stunning video of its Perseverance rover landing on Mars – see below. The footage covers the final minutes of last week’s descent, up to the point […]
NASA Mars Rover: Your questions answered
The NASA Perseverance Rover landed at Mars’ Jezero Crater yesterday (February 18). But what has it been sent to do and how many rovers have explored Mars so far? In […]
NASA Perseverance Rover lands on Mars
The NASA Perseverance rover landed at Mars’ Jezero Crater on February 18 nearly seven months after its takeoff to the Red Planet. Perseverance becomes the fifth NASA rover to ever touch down on Mars after Sojourner, […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Parler is back, Bitcoin hits $50,000
Controversial social-media app Parler is back online after a month out of service. The Twitter-like app was a favourite among supporters of former US President Donald Trump and right-wing conservatives. […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX becomes first private company to launch humans into space
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is to make history today when it becomes the first private company to launch humans into space. Although it will take around 10 minutes to reach […]
Top Tech Stories of the Week: Amazon profits surge, Apple sales up too
Chris Price looks at some of this week’s top tech stories as most of the big tech brands announce their quarterly results with Amazon, Apple and Tesla all declaring profits […]
Boeing capsule completes major flight test in desert
Boeing’s capsule for astronauts has undergone its first major flight test, shooting a mile into the air then parachuting back to the New Mexico desert. The Starliner capsule carried no […]
NASA probe Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space after 42 years
NASA Voyager 2 has reported back with its initial cosmic findings – a year after becoming the second man-made object to “leave” the Solar System. The probe blasted off from […]
