On this day in space! Nov. 5, 2002: NASA’s Galileo spacecraft flies by Jupiter moon Amalthea only to find it’s a ‘pile of icy rubble less dense than water’

On Nov. 5, 2002, NASA’s old Galileo spacecraft was almost out of fuel. But the Jupiter mission still had some science to do. Galileo flew by a small moon called Amalthea. Amalthea is small, but it’s interesting for scientists. The Jupiter moon Amalthea is the reddest object in our solar system. It also generates moreContinue Reading

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OpenAI also laid out a policy blueprint, suggesting voluntary commitments from companies are an “important starting point” while urging policymakers to establish “clear rules.”, OpenAI also laid out a policy blueprint, suggesting voluntary commitments from companies are an “important starting point” while urging policymakers to establish “clear rules.”, from NewsnationContinue Reading

firefox-has-a-hidden-snake-game,-here’s-how-to-play-it

If you get bored and fancy a quick game of something, you can play one in Firefox’s address bar – one you know how. Mozilla’s browser boasts an easter-egg, as spotted by Soeren Hentzschel, that is only triggered when using the address bar’s calculator feature. Normally, the sum of aContinue Reading

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systemd, the init system and service manager that most mainstream Linux distributions use, has merged support for writing its programs in Rust. It landed on the main branch through a pull request of 19 commits. The pull request replaces an earlier proposal and follows rules the maintainers agreed upon atContinue Reading

Could Common Cooking-Oil Fat Be Fueling Psoriasis Itch?

Scientists have identified a receptor on sensory nerves that appears to detect a fatty-acid byproduct found at high levels in psoriasis skin, and blocking it eased itch and skin thickening in mice. The post Could Common Cooking-Oil Fat Be Fueling Psoriasis Itch? appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News…Read MoreContinue Reading

NURTW Chairman Urges FG To Extend CNG Transport Subsidy To Interstate Operators

The chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Bus Long Journey, Kakuri branch, Kaduna, Comrade Yakubu Lawal, has urged the federal government to extend subsidised transportation through Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered and electric vehicles to more commercial transport operators to reduce fares and ease the burden of rising transportation costs on Nigerians…Continue Reading