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The Perseverance rover is building a sample cache on Mars

There are currently a number of rovers, landers, and orbiters exploring Mars, gathering more information than ever before about the planet’s environment and its history. But to understand more about this place and particularly whether there was ever life there, we need to bring samples back from Mars to Earth for analysis here. That’s what NASA aims to do over the next decade with its Mars Sample Return plan. As part of that plan, the Perseverance rover is collecting samples of rock and regolith as it explores the…

How to clear the Opera browser cache and why you should do it regularly

The first thing to do is open the Opera web browser. Of course, if you're reading this via Opera, you've already taken care of that step. In the resulting popup, select All time from the Time range drop-down, make sure Cached images and files is checked, and optionally check Cookies and other site data. Once you've done that, click Clear data and the cache is cleared.  Use the Clear browsing data tool wisely. Image: Jack WallenI ran a test to make sure the process works. After using the built-in cache

How to clean up cache, cookies, and history on Chrome

When you use a browser, like Chrome, it saves some information from websites in its cache and cookies. Clearing them fixes certain problems like loading or formatting issues on sites.Chrome allows a fast browsing experience on your laptops, desktops, smartphones and tablets. If you are a regular Chrome user, there could be times when the browser faces lag issues and doesn't function properly. Here is how you can fix and speed up Chrome:Remove the cache and cookiesA cache is an auxiliary memory for its users that quickens…

85 Years After It Was Abandoned, Explorers Find a Historic Cache of Camera Gear : ScienceAlert

In 1937, legendary aerial photographer and cartographer Bradford Washburn abandoned hundreds of pounds of camera gear, surveying equipment, and supplies when he ran into bad weather while exploring Canada's frigid Yukon region.In August, 85 years later, a team of scientists and professional mountain explorers discovered the long-lost historic cache of gear buried in the ice on the remote Walsh Glacier.Eight decades ago, Washburn and fellow explorer Robert Bates were attempting to climb Mount Lucania in the Saint Elias…

Perseverance Is About to Drop Its First Sample Cache, NASA Says

For nearly two years (has it been that long already?) NASA’s Perseverance rover has been scuttling about the western rim of Mars’ Jezero Crater, coring rocks and imaging the planet’s surface.The rover’s main purpose is to collect rock samples of scientific interest that can be stored on the surface and brought to Earth in 2033. Now, the rover team is finally selecting a spot to drop off its first cache of samples.The big question iswhether life ever existed on Mars, which is why Perseverance alighted in Jezero, a place

Slow iPhone freaking you out? Have you been hacked? Forget it! Just clear Cache

Are you running scared of data or money loss because your iPhone is running very slow and you suspect it has been hacked? Worry not! Just clear your iPhone cache from your Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari browsers and watch it race back to its best. Your Apple iPhone is surely a versatile device - handling all daily tasks while helping you to find all the answers online through the internet browsers present on it to even taking professional-looking images

What is CPU cache, and is it important?

With products like the Ryzen 7 5800X3D earning the crown as the best CPU for gaming, you’re probably wondering what CPU cache is and why it’s such a big deal in the first place. We already know that AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 7000 CPUs and Intel’s 13th-generation Raptor Lake processors will focus on more cache, signaling this will be a critical spec in the future. But should you care about CPU cache? We’re going to break down what CPU cache is, why it’s so important, and how it can make a massive difference if you’re…

Clean Up Your Browser’s Cache, Cookies, and History for a Faster Computer

Your browser has a lot of your information stored: the websites you visit, your passwords, browsing history, data you have downloaded, and much more. This data keeps piling up over time on your PC and slows down your computer. It is always a good idea to clear your browser's cache, cookies, and history regularly. This also cleans up some space on your PC, protects your personal information, while deleting unnecessary data and improving the performance of your computer.What are cookies, cache, and history?You might have…

AMD RDNA 3 GPU Specs: Up To 12,288 ALUs, 96MB Infinity Cache

Although AMD revealed its RDNA 3 architecture in June, the chipmaker refused to share any specifications regarding the next-generation graphics cards. However, Angstronomics (opens in new tab) has shared new information about AMD's newest Navi 3x silicon. The new outlet claims that the specifications were finalized in 2020 and no changes have been made since. Nonetheless, treat the information with some caution.Angstronomics details three Navi 3x silicon: Navi 31, Navi 32, and Navi 33. Starting from the largest to the…