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Credit: NASA Testing interplanetary landers means putting them in an environment as close to their destination as possible. Mars landers are often tested in the “Mars Yard” at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in South California, and now ESA is looking to build a similar test bed for the moon. They are mining a material in Greenland known as anorthosite to create the largest lunar test bed yet. This amazing project has seen the European Space Agency enter into a partnership with Lumina Sustainable Materials to provide some rock samples that are similar to material found on the moon. The international…

Sandon, who was the resident expert on porcelain and pottery on the BBC series, died “peacefully” on Monday, according to his family. His son, John Sandon, also became a porcelain expert on Antiques Roadshow. In a statement to the PA news agency, John Sandon said: “My dad died peacefully on Christmas morning. Simply old age, as he was 95, and he’s left the world of antiques with an incredible legacy. “On the Antiques Roadshow chatting to the owner of the most humble cracked teapot, his enthusiasm and his infectious laugh and smile brought their treasured pot to life. “Dad taught…

Location : The M60 anticlockwise exit slip at junction J7 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:30 and 22:45 on 26 December 2023. Source link

View gallery Image Credit: Jim Smeal/Shutterstock Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka were a fan-favorite duo for seven years, but they’ve called it quits. Fans started to speculate about their relationship status in November, but Bryan confirmed their breakup in an Instagram post on Tuesday, December 26. Bryan didn’t divulge much about why they split, but he revealed that their breakup was “amicable.” So, why did they split up? Keep reading to find out.   Why Did Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka Break Up?  Just weeks after split speculation swirled, Page Six reported on December 20 that Bryan and Mariah were…

We’ve known about the Vision Pro for more than half-a-year now (not to mention the years of rumors), but Apple’s first “spatial computing” device is one of consumer electronics’ biggest question marks heading into the new year. The $3,499 headset was given an “early-2024” release time frame when it was unveiled at WWDC in June, but since then, the company hasn’t gotten more specific. Apple oracle Ming-Chi Kuo offered an early holiday gift on December 24, narrowing down what he believes will be a “late-January/early-February” release date for the system. The analyst says that the first wave of Vision Pros…

A team of health equity researchers from several institutions has leveraged a complex web of data to test a hypothesis: That structural racism is associated with resources and structures at the neighborhood level that are closely associated with poor health. What they found in an analysis of highly localized, community level data illustrates how racism is deeply interrelated with poor health outcomes. Dinushika Mohottige, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Population Science and Policy, and Medicine (Nephrology), at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, served as first author of a paper published today in the journalJAMA Network Open that…

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J13 and J12 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 23:00 and 23:15 on 26 December 2023. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:30 and 23:45 on 26 December 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 20 minutes against expected traffic. Lanes Closed : There are two of five lanes closed. Source link

Image Credit: Larry Marano/Shutterstock Close-looking fans think that Timothée Chalamet was seen talking to Kylie Jenner at the Kar-Jenner Christmas Eve party on Sunday, December 24. A few eagle eyes spotted the couple in the background of one of Landon Barker’s Snapchat photos and pointed them out on social media. The Dune actor had a big smile on as he appeared to talk with Kylie. In the photo, Landon was seemingly snapping a somewhat candid shot of his dad Travis Barker in a black suit. Over his shoulder, Kylie and Timothée appeared to be chatting in the crowd. It’s a little blurry and difficult to tell for sure, but it…

Decentralized social network Bluesky is rolling out a new in-app video and music player for links, along with a new “hide post” feature. The new additions bring Bluesky’s user experience closer to X (Twitter). The new video and music player works with YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify and Twitch embeds. Unlike on X, where autoplay on videos is the default setting, Bluesky’s in-app player won’t autoplay content. If users watch to watch or listen to the content, they will have to trigger it with a tap. As for the new “hide post” feature, you can click on it if there’s something you…

The ice giant Uranus and its rings steal the show in this Dec. 18, 2023, image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope captured new images of Uranus, revealing detailed features of the planet’s rings and seasonal north polar cap, as well as bright storms near and below the southern border of the cap. This Webb image also shows 14 of the planet’s 27 moons: Oberon, Titania, Umbriel, Juliet, Perdita, Rosalind, Puck, Belinda, Desdemona, Cressida, Ariel, Miranda, Bianca, and Portia. Webb’s extreme sensitivity also picks up a smattering of background galaxies—most appear as orange smudges, and there are two…