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SciencePA Media: ScienceIngenuity Mars helicopter will be ‘pushed to limit’ on test flights, Nasa says
Nasa project manager MiMi Aung said she got ‘goose bumps’ watching the first controlled flight on another planet.
SciencePA Media: ScienceRediscovered wild coffee species could help climate-proof drink’s future – study
Coffea stenophylla from West Africa has a flavour like that of high-end Arabica but grows at warmer temperatures.
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NASA releases HD video of Mars 'helicopter' flight
NASA's miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity performed a successful takeoff and landing on Mars early on Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft over the surface of another planet, the U.S. space agency said."I don't think I can ever stop watching it over and over again," Aung said of the video, noting scheduled upcoming flights will push Ingenuity to its limit, by going faster, farther and against the wind.
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Mars Ingenuity's successful flight a ‘bad—s accomplishment'
Astrophysicist and the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, explains the signifcance of the Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars.
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EntertainmentBusiness InsiderSony admits it made the 'wrong decision' and will now keep storefronts open for classic PlayStation games after fans complained
PlayStation fans were furious that Sony had plans to close the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita digital storefronts. Now, Sony's reversing course.
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Facebook to launch new audio products
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday the company planned to launch several audio products - including a competitor to audio app Clubhouse - and features for finding and playing podcasts.Speaking in an interview on Discord with journalist Casey Newton, Zuckerberg said the world's largest social media network planned in the coming months to launch audio features including short-form audio clips called Soundbites.Plus, a way for users to discover and play podcasts.He also said Facebook was exploring live audio rooms, taking on the buzzy audio-only app Clubhouse, which experienced explosive growth in the past year as more people stayed home.The app is a voice-only social media platform which allows users to chat or listen in on conversations.Facebook joins a host of social companies that have announced audio features in recent months. Twitter, for example, is also testing its live audio feature Spaces.As part of the announcements, Zuckerberg also said Facebook is working with Spotify to make sharing content easier for musicians and listeners.
ScienceThe IndependentClimate crisis: Earlier snowmelt in Alps means plants lose ‘protective coat’, exposing them to deadly frosts
With each decade, snow cover is lost three days earlier than before
BusinessYahoo FinanceApple's event on April 20: What to expect
Apple is set to kick off its big spring event at 1 p.m. ET on April 20.
SciencePeopleNASA’s Mars Helicopter Takes Flight — a First on Another Planet: 'Our Wright Brothers Moment'
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter hovered about 10 feet up for 30 seconds
BusinessPA Media: TechPlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita to remain after Sony U-turn
The gaming giant’s boss Jim Ryan said it was ‘clear that we made the wrong decision’.
HealthBusiness InsiderModerna's mRNA technology could help in the decades-long search for an HIV vaccine
"We had such a spectacular outcome with coronavirus that we absolutely need to embark on this platform and test it," a veteran HIV researcher said.
NewsPA Media: TechFacebook encryption plan puts progress against child sexual abuse ‘in jeopardy’
The Home Secretary said we must ‘push’ tech firms to ensure that they ‘stand up and step up to take in every single preventative measure in place’.
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French astronaut Thomas Pesquet: 'I’m not going to lie, it’s such a joy to be out there in Space’
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet granted an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI from Cape Canaveral in Florida, just three days before blasting off for the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. Pesquet is off on his second six-month mission to the ISS, with no less than 232 scientific experiments to be carried out on board. He'll also become the first French astronaut to command the space station for an entire month, something he hailed as "recognition for a European" as well as for the European Space Agency.
PoliticsAssociated PressSupreme Court asked to give access to secretive court's work
Civil liberties groups are asking the Supreme Court to give the public access to opinions of the secretive court that reviews bulk email collection, warrantless internet searches and other government surveillance programs. The groups say in an appeal filed with the high court Monday that the public has a constitutional right to see significant opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The appeal was filed by Theodore Olson, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic.
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NASA celebrates as tiny Ingenuity helicopter successfully flown on Mars
"We can now say that human beings have flown a rotorcraft on another planet!" says lead engineer MiMi Aung to her team as NASA successfully flew the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars.
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TechnologyPinkNewsApple to let ‘free speech’ network Parler back App Store after it vows to clamp down on hate
Parler will reportedly return to the Apple App Store, three months after the “free speech” social network was pulled from all major platforms.
TechnologyYahoo FinanceFitbit launches new fashion forward Fitbit Luxe tracker, its first under Google
Fitbit's new Luxe tracker, its first since being acquired by Google, is designed to provide fitness and mental wellness tracking.
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Robodog joins Dutch special forces team
This Robodog is training with Dutch policeIts primary function is entering drugs labs before humans doThe robot is guided by an agent with a remote controlCourtesy: Dutch Police Central Unit(SOUNDBITE) (Dutch) DIVISION SPECIAL OPERATIONS SPECIALIST SIMON, SAYING (SOUNDBITE CONTINUES OVER SHOTS OF 'SPOT' WALKING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE):"(In the past), we already had a robot with very good caterpillar track qualities, but it couldn't get up to a kerb. We had robots with very good wheels, but they couldn't get through difficult terrain. We had robots with very good cameras, but they could not be as mobile. And what we see in 'Spot', we are very enthusiastic about it, because it is a platform that we can move through all terrains, both at a slow and a fast pace. 'Spot' itself has some very good sensors, but we can also place on 'Spot' all kinds of sensors that we already use within the police organization."The four-legged robot dog named "Spot"is developed by U.S. company Boston DynamicsFuture applications for Spot could includeentering a crime scene and taking DNA samples
TechnologyPinkNewsXbox Cloud Gaming – a major rival to Google Stadia – arrives on iOS and PC as closed beta
Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to PC and iOS phones and tablets as a closed beta.
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TechnologyThe Independent10 best camera accessories: From tripods to storage equipment
Add value, flare and flexibility to your photography with these snapping essentials
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