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Space mining is an idea that began taking hold at the turn of the century, and 10 years ago, it was passionately discussed. Many argued that space mining could revolutionise the commercial space economy by employing robots and private astronauts to explore and mine near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) for precious metals and even rare earth metals. Since then, however, there has been little noticeable progress. This idea again made its way into public discourse this weekend as an NEA — called 4660 Nereus — passed the Earth.…

A 1 km-long asteroid is set to zip past Earth next week. But there is no need to worry. The flyby will have a very safe clearance of 1.93 million km from Earth, meaning it would be more than 5.15 times farther away from us than the Moon. Scientists and astronomers keep a regular watch on incoming celestial objects and update people about interesting events to allow them to watch these with sophisticated equipment. While monitoring astrological events, they found that the asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 will approach Earth…

One of the smallest and most affordable devices from Apple, the AirTag is also interesting for a number of reasons. This tiny, disc-shaped tracking device is made to work within the Apple ecosystem, giving you an easy way to keep tabs on small objects such as keys, wallets, backpacks, handbags, and cameras. There are similar products, including the Tile range of trackers and Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag, but the AirTag is smaller, looks better, and is designed to work well if you're invested in Apple's products and…

Global temperatures continue to rise, with melting glaciers everywhere sending more water into the oceans and land. Ancient permafrost has begun to soften and melt, opening up massive craters within the Earth. Another concern of the ongoing rising temperatures, though, is how melting glaciers, like some extreme Tibetan glaciers, could unleash species of possibly dangerous ancient microbes. Scientists found nearly 1,000 new microbes living in extreme Tibetan glaciers Image source: Kevin Frayer / Stringer /…

In 2009, a never-before-seen yeast emerged from the ear canal of a 70-year-old Japanese lady. Unfortunately, this yeast – known as Candida auris – is a health menace, having now spread around the world and become resistant to multiple drugs. A new study now shows it also reproduces in an unexpected way.  C. auris isn't your helpful bakers or brewer's yeast. It has a bad track record of ending up in hospitals and infecting those with weakened immune systems. Unfortunately, it doesn't just stay in the ear, it can enter the…

CoinDesk: Sources: digital asset trading firm Genesis is potentially facing “hundreds of millions” of dollars in losses, partly through exposure to 3AC and Babel Finance — The DCG-owned trading colossus is said to have suffered nine-figure losses partly through exposure to Three Arrows Capital and Babel Finance. CoinDesk: Sources: digital asset trading firm Genesis is potentially facing “hundreds of millions” of dollars in losses, partly through exposure to 3AC and Babel…

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mestersaid Wednesday that the central bank might no longer be able to ignore sources of inflation that monetary policy can’t easily address given how those types of rising prices can affect consumers’ moods.Ms. Mester, who is a voting member of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee this year, assessed in her prepared text what inflation expectations mean for central-bank policy. She didn’t address the near-term monetary-policy outlook. Federal Reserve Bank…

Despite the overall market conditions, Gnox has been showing bullish signals for the past few weeks. Even when the rest of the market is struggling, the coin has continued to outperform. After all, many say that we are currently in a bear market, with global cryptocurrency values down slightly from a month or so ago. And, with a recession on the horizon, no one knows how the crypto market will react. However, this does not imply that there is no money to be made. Some successful coins, such as Gnox, may be…

A tiny business for 3Mfoam earplugs for the U.S. military—threatens to become a major liability for the manufacturing giant.More than 100,000 U.S. military veterans have filed lawsuits against Minnesota-based 3M over hearing damage linked to what they claim are defects in the company’s military-grade earplugs. The company faces billions of dollars in potential costs from legal settlements or trials after soldiers alleged they returned from war with hearing damage due to the earplugs, which the government bought for…

Toyota's US launch of the unpronounceable bZ4X EV is off to a rough start with the automaker announcing on Thursday a broad recall of the vehicle barely two months after its debut, due to a potentially deadly situation that could lead to the vehicle's wheels separating while driving at speed.    Some 2,700 of the electric crossovers are subject to the recall — 2,000 destined for the European market, 260 to the US, 110 to Japan and 20 to Canada. The company implores owners to park their vehicles immediately and not resume…