How NASA’s Spitzer Has Stayed Alive for So Long
The creators of this infrared workhorse never imagined it would still be running 15 years after launch. What is its secret? A little luck and a great engineering team.
New release: Vanilla framework 2.0
Over the past year, we’ve been working hard to bring you the next release of Vanilla framework: version 2.0, our most stable release to date. Since our last significant release, v1.8.0 back in July last year, we’ve been working hard to bring you new features, improve the framework and make it the most stable version […]
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Customisable for the enterprise: the next-generation of drones
Drones, and their wide-ranging uses, have been a constant topic of conversation for some years now, but we’re only just beginning to move away from the hypothetical and into reality. The FAA estimates that there will be 2 million drones in the United States alone in 2019, as adoption within the likes of distribution, construction, […]
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Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa
Scientists have discovered that the yellow color seen on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is actually sodium chloride, a compound known on Earth as table salt.
NASA’s Mars 2020 Will Blaze a Trail – for Humans
The next robotic Mars mission will carry technology that will help enable astronauts to eventually explore the Red Planet.
Euclid Dark Energy Telescope Selects Deep Fields
Peering at three dark patches of sky for long periods will allow the Euclid mission to study the universe's expansion and perhaps learn why it is accelerating.
Ubuntu Server development summary – 11 June 2019
Hello Ubuntu Server The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and use the Ubuntu Server Team […]
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