With “one of the coolest jobs in the world”, NASA rover operator Vandi Verma hopes women’s high profile in the latest Mars mission will inspire a new generation to pursue careers in a sector traditionally dominated by men. Verma’s colleague … read more
Instagram just announced that it’s working to make its platform safer for kids. It has introduced new policies, with more in the pipeline, to keep its underage users safe from preying adults. Currently, the platform requires a user to be … read more
The first helicopter ever sent to another world is doing just fine on Mars after surviving a “seven minutes of terror” landing aboard NASA’s Perseverance. The Ingenuity helicopter, which landed on Mars with Perseverance on Thursday (Feb. 18), is awake … read more
Advances in both software and hardware could make holography viable for more applications. Researchers have developed a new approach that improves the image quality and contrast for holographic displays. The new technology could help improve near-eye displays used for virtual … read more
July 2020 was a huge month for Mars. Taking advantage of its nearby position in orbit, three missions departed the Earth on a seven-month journey to the red planet. Now those spacecraft — NASA’s Perseverance rover, the Chinese space agency’s … read more