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IMAP will study the protective magnetic bubble that surrounds our solar system, called the heliosphere, and the particle acceleration that occurs across it. Credit: NASA/Princeton/Johns Hopkins APL/Josh Diaz IMAP, set for launch in late April to May 2025, marks a key phase in space exploration, focusing on mapping solar wind interactions and the heliosphere’s boundary. This NASA-led mission, with broad international collaboration, also features a unique public live feed of its development. The Interstellar Mapping and…

November 1, 20232min readGeneticists don’t know what most human genes do. A new research tool may helpBy Hannah Seo Among the vast contents of the human genome, geneticists are most interested in the tiny fraction—about 1.5 percent—that contains instructions for building proteins. Protein building is DNA's main function, and these complex molecules are essential for development, growth and reproduction across the entire body.But we don't know what most of these protein-coding genes actually do. Only about 20 percent of…

Image Source : NASA NAS-ISRO team working for NISAR Mission Phil Barela who is the Project Manager of NASA NISAR has revealed that ISRO is projecting a launch, but not earlier than January 2024. The launch will take place from Satish Dhawan Space Centre which is located at Sriharikota and will be using the ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-II. …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain First Nations people, please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people. A pillar of the Uluru Statement from the Heart is truth-telling. This is easy to say, but not easy to do. Truth-telling involves the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The United States has more than 10 times the number of mass shooting incidents than other developed countries, yet little research has shown the distribution and types of shootings, geographically. "I'm constantly asked, 'What is public health doing about the rise in mass shootings?'" says Leslie…

Xbox is adding keyboard mapping to controllers according to a new post on the company’s Xbox Wire blog. The feature changes, spotted by VideoGamesChronicle, are part of a new build of software for Xbox Insiders, but only to those on the Alpha ring. The update preview is headed out to users but may not be immediately available to all users on the Alpha ring from today. But here’s what you can look forward to, based on the details in the patch notes. Xbox says keyboard button mapping is coming to controllers but for the…

A new chemical map of the local region of our galaxy developed by Keith Hawkins at the University of Texas at Austin has unearthed new structural details of nearby spiral arms of the Milky Way to a distance of 32,600 light years from Earth.Since the 1920s, scientists have recognized that the Sun sits on the edge of one of trillions of galaxies in the universe. However, figuring out the structure of our Milky Way galaxy hasn't been easy.Learning the structure of other galaxies is relatively easy because we can look at them…

The USV in action, using the autonomous capabilities and sensors for underwater and above-water mapping fitted as part of the TAPS project. Credit: © Fraunhofer IOSB Surveying bodies of water precisely is a challenging task. Authorities and port operators are required to provide up-to-date maps of riverbeds and port facilities. Until now, this has required the use of special mapping vessels and a great deal of manpower. It…

Alphabet-owned Google on Tuesday said it is cutting jobs at mapping app Waze as it merges the app's advertising system with Google Ads technology, without giving details on the number of layoffs."In order to create a better, more seamless long-term experience for Waze advertisers, we've begun transitioning Waze's existing advertising system to Google Ads technology. As part of this update, we've reduced those roles focused on Waze Ads monetization," Google, which acquired Waze for about $1.3 billion (roughly Rs. 10,700…

The researchers found a narrow observation window after understory plants started to green up but before trees leaf out in the spring. Sentinel-2 satellite images were compared with field observations of test plots in the UConn Forest to show patches of barberry (outlined in black) before mapping all of Connecticut’s understory species. Credit: University of Connecticut Distinguishing separate plant species from one another is…