Sci-tech
Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ 'Extremely Susceptible to Cracking': SquareTrade
There were battery fires, a massive recall, and an airplane ban. While the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus have the ability for the user to modify the color of the display, Samsung has listened to feedback and has made a decision to release a software update starting from this week which will provide customers with a further enhanced ability to adjust the color setting to their preference. [Full Article...]
Secretive space plane lands after nearly two years in space
Boeing started the secret X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle project under NASA's aegis in 1999. "The landing of OTV-4 marks another success for the X-37B program and the nation", said program manager Lt. Gen. Wayne Monteith, the 45th SW commander, said in a statement . After those were deemed successful, the U.S. Air Force chose to develop a modified version - the X-37B - that would be used for its ... [Full Article...]
Unmanned US Air Force space plane lands after secret, two-year mission
The vehicles are 29 feet (9 meters) long and have a wingspan of 15 feet, making them about one quarter of the size of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's now-retired space shuttles. The Air Force maintains that the reusable plane "performs risk reduction, experimentation and concept of operations development for reusable space vehicle technologies". [Full Article...]
Man United: Pogba expects top-four finish
The Portuguese has criticised a number of his players during his maiden campaign at United , with the likes of Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial all feeling the public wrath of Mourinho. Alexis Sanchez then found Aaron Ramsey with an inch-perfect pass a few moments later, only for David De Gea to brilliantly palm his effort past the right-hand post. [Full Article...]
Handmaids Tale Renewed For Season 2
Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss and Gilmore Girls' Alexis Bledel are among the cast, and it is now airing in the United States on the streaming service Hulu. Without revealing any spoilers, I can tell you that The Handmaid's Tale is disturbing. Only a handful of episodes in, The Handmaid's Tale has already proved itself as an incisive lens for real-world issues, re-imagining contemporary fears a... [Full Article...]
Cassini set for second dive between Saturn and its rings
But the unexpected finding has been a boon for the spacecraft's engineers who now won't have to shield its saucer shape antenna from damaging dust particles. In preparation for the spacecraft's second dive through the gap region on May 2, scientists rapidly rotated the spacecraft to calibrate the magnetometer and conducted advanced observation of the rings using Cassini's camera. [Full Article...]
Another double success for SpaceX
Another good day for us at SpaceX. Seven minutes after liftoff, the first-stage rocket booster separated from the upper stage and fired its engines again. For years, the market for launching USA military payloads was dominated by the United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing. [Full Article...]
Life in Solar System Nearly Possible on Two Moons
The team suggests that this phenomenon is a chemical effect of interactions between the rocky core and warm water from the underground ocean of the moon. NASA believes it has discovered oceans on a Saturn moon named Enceladus that could potentially support life . NASA scientists added during their televised news conference that conditions similar to the new findings may have caused the appear... [Full Article...]