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A group of people blocked traffic Wednesday morning near Los Angeles International Airport, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza as the civilian death toll continues to rise amid the Israeli government’s intensive bombing campaigns.Videos and photos shared on social media showed protesters gathered on West Century Boulevard shortly before 9:30 a.m. The Los Angeles Police Department said in a tweet it is aware of the protest and that “traffic is currently impacted.” A line of LAPD officers formed near the protesters, but it…

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is prepared for launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November 15, 2023. Joe Skipper | ReutersSpaceX could attempt a key demonstration for NASA during the third test flight of its towering Starship rocket, according to the federal agency. A NASA official revealed on Monday that the next Starship flight is expected to include "a propellant transfer demonstration," though an…

Humane Six months after it was first shown off, Humane has announced that its unique Ai Pin device is about to go on sale. San Francisco-based Humane describes the Ai Pin as “the first wearable device and software platform built to harness the full power of artificial intelligence (AI).” What is the Ai Pin? At first glance, it looks a bit like an Apple Watch, but instead of wrapping around your wrist, it sits on your chest. Oh, and it doesn’t have a screen as such, instead projecting a “laser ink display” onto the…

Researchers have taken a small but necessary step toward realizing a long-standing dream: harvesting solar energy in space and beaming it down to Earth. A satellite launched in January has steered power in a microwave beam onto targets in space, and even sent some of that power to a detector on Earth, the experiment’s builder, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), announced on 1 June. “No one has done this before,” says space scientist Sanjay…

A Caltech team is celebrating the world's first space-based wireless power transmission, and the first time detectable levels of power have been beamed down to Earth. The Space Solar Power Project (SSPP) aims to unlock huge orbital clean energy resources.Space-based solar could solve a lot of Earth's clean energy problems; an orbital solar setup can harvest sunlight 24/7 – and the good stuff, too, unmolested by atmosphere or weather conditions. Theoretically, the solar potential in space is eight times better per square…

From sky diving to shipbuilding and more The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had its first gameplay demonstration from Nintendo, reintroducing fans to the world of Hyrule with roughly 10 minutes of gameplay. There were many fantastic moments and reveals in this presentation, ranging from each of the new powers to the islands in the sky. 10 best moments from the Tears of the Kingdom gameplay presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6qna-ZCbxA Even within the relatively brief gameplay demonstration for The…

NASA has awarded a contract modification to Elon Musk-run SpaceX to further develop its Starship human landing system to meet agency requirements for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis.With this addition, SpaceX will provide a second crewed landing demonstration mission in 2027 as part of NASA's Artemis IV mission.The award is a modification to an existing Human Landing System (HLS) contract between the US space agency and SpaceX.The original contract was awarded for $2.9 billion. The contract…

Washington, November 16 NASA has awarded a contract modification to Elon Musk-run SpaceX to further develop its Starship human landing system to meet agency requirements for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis. With this addition, SpaceX will provide a second crewed landing demonstration mission in 2027 as part of NASA's Artemis IV mission. The award is a modification to an existing Human Landing System (HLS) contract between the US space agency and…

Prof. Raphaël Frank and Car. Credit: Christian Wilmes The University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Center for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) demonstrated its autonomous car in live traffic on Kirchberg today, Thursday, November 3, 2022. This represents the first time a single-family autonomous car has joined the flow of traffic in Luxembourg with members of the public as passengers.…

SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASAArtemis I Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson has confirmed all objectives have been met for the cryogenic demonstration test, and teams are now proceeding with critical safing activities and preparations for draining the rocket’s tanks. After encountering a hydrogen leak in a cavity in the tail service mast umbilical early in the loading process, engineers were able to troubleshoot the issue and proceed with the planned activities.Artemis I Launch Director Charlie…