Chinese astronauts have performed the country’s first ‘tandem spacewalk’ that involved them working for seven hours outside the Tiangong space station. Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo stepped outside the Tianhe core module of the station on Sunday to position a camera and test a robotic arm. In a clip of Liu leaving the cabin, he … Read more
Almost one in FIVE ‘pandemic pup’ owners admit they are considering rehoming their dog post-lockdown amid fears offices, restaurants and pubs aren’t pet-friendly Research by The Kennel Club found 17% of owners considering rehoming dog More than a third said they’re worried about what to do with their pet if they can’t go to the … Read more
Single cloud of gas that is BIGGER than the Milky Way and has 10 billion times the mass of the sun has been discovered in a ‘no man’s land’ for galaxies An isolated cloud larger than the Milky Way has been discovered in deep space The gas cloud has a mass of 10 billion suns … Read more
TikTok is now letting users film and upload videos up to three minutes in length, the company has announced. The Chinese-owned app, which lets users make clips to share with their followers, previously had a 60-second limit on videos. According to the firm, the changes will be rolling out for users worldwide over ‘the coming weeks’. … Read more
Researchers in Germany have developed a drone that can locate humans by their screams. Rather than a terrifying ‘Terminator’-like scenario, the autonomous devices would be used to assist first responders in rescuing hard-to-find survivors after a natural disaster. The engineers recorded themselves making sounds someone in jeopardy might create, like screams, bangs and claps. Then … Read more
Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service is on track to have more than 500,000 users within 12 months – and the company could invest up to $30 BILLION into the project Elon Musk spoke via Zoom during Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barcelona Musk announced Starlink is likely to hit 500,000 users within … Read more
Giant icebergs could be seen floating off the coast of Florida just over 30,000 years ago, a new study has found. The 1,000-ft bergs – approaching the size of the Eiffel Tower – flowed more than 3,000 miles from Canada, and reached as far south as the Florida Keys, according to research published in Nature … Read more
Apple warns to keep their products away from medical devices like pacemakers after test found iPhone 12 was able to STOP device responsible for regulating heartbeat Apple has updated the list of products that could interfere with medical devices Included in the update are versions of AirPods, Apple Watch, HomePod, iPad, iPhone 12, various Macs and … Read more
The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 17, 2021 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province of China, carried on the Long March-2F rocket, to Chinese Tiangong space station July 19, 1964: China took its first official step into space, launching and recovering an experimental biological rocket carrying white mice. April 24, … Read more
Fill ‘er up! Tesla will start sharing its worldwide Supercharger network with other automakers starting in 2022 Tesla will start allowing other automakers to use its Supercharger network in 2022 The company told Norwegian officials it will start the process in September 2022 It’s unclear if Tesla will start with its Superchargers in Norway or … Read more