Category: Technology

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had approved the return to flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle after the agency reviewed and accepted the SpaceX-led investigation findings and corrective actions for the mishap that occurred on September 28. The FAA said on September 30 that SpaceX had to investigate why the second stage of its Falcon 9 malfunctioned after a Nasa astronaut mission, grounding the launch vehicle for the third time in three months. The malfunction caused the booster to fall into a region of…

Scientists may have solved a persisting mystery surrounding the ice giant Uranus and its weak radiation belts. The belts’ weakness is possibly connected to the planet’s curiously tilted and lopsided magnetic field. Moreover, the field could be causing “traffic jams” for particles whipping around the world, reported Space. Far before Voyager 2 left the solar system in 2018, the mystery dates back to the probe’s visit to Uranus in January 1986. Interestingly, Uranus’s magnetic field was found to be asymmetric and tilted roughly 60° away from its spin axis by the…

Global technological giant Meta has decided to lift its blanket ban on the use of word “shaheed” (martyr) as per the recommendations of its Oversight Board. The company, which also own prominent social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, announced the policy change after accepting the board’s extensive review which assessed that the blanket ban might be censoring those speaking about violence in conflict-hit places such as Gaza and Sudan. The word “Shaheed”, which Meta itself has accepted to being subjected to one of the most over-enforced blanket bans, has…

The social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, has once again changed its policy regarding its blue check that is given to accounts as a sign of verification. X has announced that users with large followings will now receive a free subscription and this coveted blue check mark. This verification symbol was once exclusive to celebrities, institutions, and journalists. Later, Elon Musk restricted it to paying subscribers, leading to many losing their blue checks. However, this Wednesday, users were taken aback to see their blue ticks restored. X explained…

Apple has responded to the United States’s lawsuit against the company, saying that it is wrong on the facts and that they will defend themselves against it. “We believe this lawsuit is wrong on the facts and the law, and we will vigorously defend against it,” Apple said in a statement, according to CNN. A blockbuster antitrust lawsuit against Apple has been filed by the US Justice Department. In a recent string of Big Tech companies to face monopoly accusations from the US government, it’s the latest but largest. The American…

A team of researchers from Harvard University have proclaimed that they detected mysterious waves moving deep inside Jupitar’s core changing its magnetic field, Science Focus reported.  A planet’s magnetic field serves as a portal into the intricate processes occurring beneath its surface. Alterations in these fields expose the hidden interplay between magnetism, fluid motion, and other forces — processes liable for the generation of Earth’s magnetic field. Scientists noticed a fluctuating jet a high-speed current in Jupiter’s atmosphere, operating in about four-year cycles. Using observations from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, they found out…

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has looked back in time to help explain the reionisation phase, which is one of the greatest mysteries in the cosmos. After a protracted era known as the cosmic dark ages, this phase in the cosmic timeline is believed to have been initiated by the birth of the first stars and galaxies, according to Interesting Engineering. The question of how the early cosmos broke out of the cosmic dark ages has been a subject of scientific inquiry. With the most precise data ever on this…

Travis Kelce seems to be winning in life. Following his Super Bowl triumph, the NFL player won Athlete of the Year at the Sunday, February 18, 2024 People’s Choice Awards, after about 6 months of romance with Taylor Swift. The 34-year-old Kelce was not present at the Barker Hangar awards ceremony in Santa Monica, California. Along with Coco Gauff, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Sabrina Ionescu, Simone Biles, and Stephen Curry, he was nominated for honour. Taylor Swift, Kelce’s girlfriend, won four of her five nominations on Sunday, but…