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Parler, the social media platform popular among conservatives that was shut down earlier this year, is planning a comeback in 2024. The company was acquired Friday by PDS Partners, a limited liability company owned by Parler’s former chief marketing officer, Elise Rhodes-Pierotti, and Ryan Rhodes, among others. They expect to relaunch the platform in the first quarter of next year, Rhodes-Pierotti told The Hill. Rhodes-Pierotti plans to return as chief marketing officer, while Rhodes is taking over as …

To help combat the growing problem of space debris, a CubeSat launched by EnduroSat on November 11, 2023 called Exo-0 includes a 100-g (3.5-oz) device developed by Airbus that uses the Earth's magnetic field to prevent dead satellites from tumbling.According to the US Space Surveillance Network, there are over 25,000 artificial objects orbiting the Earth. Considering the vast volume surrounding the near-space region of Earth, this is a very tiny number, but most satellites are crowded into a few highly desirable orbits.…

A mighty wind satellite has been losing altitude at a steady pace of nearly one mile per day, falling towards the surface of Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) will attempt to guide the satellite on its way down to minimize risk of damage as its pieces hit the ground.Coastal Animals Are Thriving on Plastic Pollution Out in the Pacific Ocean | Extreme Earth ESA’s Aeolus satellite, named after the ruler of winds from Greek mythology, has been orbiting Earth for the past five years, measuring the planet’s winds on a…

The Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed $6 million settlement with education technology company Edmodo Tuesday for collecting data from kids without parental consent and using it to sell ads in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The case is unusual for several reasons, including the fact that the Edmodo went out of business while the government was still investigating. The FTC is on a tear in recent months, upending the status quo and making an example out of companies to show…

As its Aeolus wind monitoring mission comes to an end, ESA is testing new procedures for deorbiting the decommissioned 1360-kg (3,000 lb) spacecraft to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, advancing international space safety standards.There are over 8,000 satellites orbiting the Earth, with many thousands more scheduled for launch in the next few years. Despite the incredible volume encompassed by a sphere denoting the distance between the Earth and the Moon, most spacecraft are crowded into a few bands of orbits near the…

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RHESSI’s time in orbit officially came to an end on Wednesday as NASA’s defunct Sun-observing satellite plunged through Earth’s atmosphere, likely burning up in a fiery flame.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewThe Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere on April 19 at 8:21 p.m. ET, flying over the Egyptian-Sudanese border on a trajectory towards northern Egypt, Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the…

A retired NASA spacecraft is about to meet its fiery demise, burning up in Earth’s atmosphere after its expected free-fall from orbit later this week. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewThe Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) spacecraft is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere on April 19 at around 9:30 p.m. ET, give or take 16 hours, NASA announced based on the most recent estimate by the Department of Defense. The 660 pound (300 kilograms) satellite…

Conceptual image of space junk in Earth orbit. Illustration: SCIPHO (AP)An old rocket body and military satellite—large pieces of space junk dating back to the Soviet Union—nearly smashed into each other onFriday morning, in an uncomfortable near-miss that would’ve resulted in thousands of pieces of debris had they collided.LeoLabs, a private company that tracks satellites and derelict objects in low Earth orbit, spotted the near-collision in radar data. The company, which can track objects as tiny as 3.9 inches (10…

MM(n)O Publisher Atlus has taken the somewhat brutish step of filing suit against a party of Shin Megami Tensei fans who allegedly created an unofficial server for the now-defunct SMT MMO, Imagine. In related news, a fan server, titled “ReImagine” has been operating since 2020, but has now, understandably, been taken offline. The suit was initially spotted by Twitter user “Marsh”. According to the lawsuit, (viewable here at CourtListener) Atlus is seeking around $25,000 per copyright violation, citing the “irreparable…