InSight

Mars, by virtue of its tenuous atmosphere and proximity to our solar system's asteroid belt, is far more vulnerable than Earth to being struck by space rocks - one of the many differences between the two planetary neighbours.Scientists are now gaining a fuller understanding of this Martian trait, with help from NASA's robotic InSight lander. Researchers on Monday described how InSight detected seismic and acoustic waves from the impact of four meteorites and then calculated the location of the craters they left - the…

The 2010s were about lifestyle brands. What’s next?Loved this meaty essay about trends in consumerism, what we mean by “culture,” and how DTC brands led to a new understanding of community and identity. “In the 2010s, supply chain innovation opened up lifestyle brands. In the 2020s, financial mechanism innovation is opening up the space for incentivized ideologies, networked publics, and co-owned faiths,” writes Toby Shorin. “The authenticity-driven culture of ironic detachment, so present in the early 2000s, has given…

Sheth says, “That’s an internal philosophy that we’ve had since back in the day. Kratos plays with his food. We tried to create systems you want to engage with that are fun, very playful, lots of different routes. And when we looked at the combat in the last game, we were like, ‘We can push this further; we can find new toys and ways of playing with enemies and strategies.’ That’s been the guiding principle more than anything else.” Kratos’ weapons like Leviathan Axe and Blades of Chaos come with increased power and…

How big can a star grow? Not as huge as we imagined, it turns out.The sharpest images ever taken of the biggest known star indicate the upper limit to a sun's mass is probably a lot smaller than previous estimates.The star R136a1 was initially measured at around 250 to 320 times the mass of our own Sun. The new estimate places it between 150 and 230 times the mass of the Sun.This new ballpark figure of just under 200 solar masses still makes the star a heavyweight record holder, but the downward revision of its mass…

Recently, the largest market cap holder in the market – Bitcoin, surged by 8% since its last price. Not just that, the other cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche, too displayed a bullish trend. A sigh of relief finally for crypto traders because this year has been an absolute nightmare. Now that the scenario is sliding towards the positive side, more and more people are looking out for options to jump into the pool. Little do they know that unless they’re well-versed with how the overall market…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research led by a University of Texas at Arlington marketing expert could help organizations assess how quickly they should respond to negative publicity to help their bottom lines. …

A new study has curbed the chances of humans finding life on Mars. According to the study, conducted by the researchers at the University of California San Diego, Mars' subsurface has little to no evidence of water. The surprising results were derived after studying the seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission. The Mars InSight lander is located on Elysium Planitia, a flat smooth surface near the Martian equator. The InSight lander studies the subsurface of the red planet digging roughly 300 meters beneath the…

A field photograph of the Anio Novus aqueducts of ancient Rome. Credit: Bruce Fouke Mineral-rich waters originating from the Apennine Mountains of Italy flowed through ancient Rome's Anio Novus aqueduct and left behind a detailed rock record of past hydraulic conditions, researchers have said. Two studies characterizing layered limestone—called travertine—deposits within the Anio Novus are the first to document the occurrence…

Hello everyone and welcome to this week's Nintendo recap. After months of waiting, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was finally released on Switch, and it's proving to be a huge game with plenty of improvements over past entries in the series. In other news, we learned this week that it wasn't Nintendo who told PlatinumGames to cover up our favorite witch, Bayonetta.We also finally got a release date for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Booster Course Pass's second wave, which brings additional courses, including a brand new one, to the…

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