SpinLaunch, the startup currently developing a suborbital accelerator, debuts the world’s first ruggedized satellite in partnership with Portland State University. This is the first known satellite capable withstanding 10,000Gs.
Sony’s PlayStation DualSense Wireless Controller in Chroma Pearl is one of the sleekest colors currently being offered, and you can get one for $54 shipped, originally $79.99. In the right lighting, you’ll see the controller shift from various shades of pinks and creams. Product page.
NASA / ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this glorious image of spiral galaxy NGC 5643, which is located 40 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Lupus. Scientifically speaking, this would be classified as a grand design spiral because its two large, winding spiral arms are clear to see, defined by bright blue stars, lacy reddish-brown dust clouds and pink star-forming regions.
If you need an all-in-one computer purely for streaming or other basic tasks, then look no further than the Raspberry Pi 500. This may look like a standard computer keyboard, but it packs more than enough power to run many apps found on Raspberry Pi OS or Ubuntu 23.10.
Honda Kong-based Team BlackSheep is known for their FPV drones and a recent stunt saw a crew member fly one into an active volcano, providing a view that most have never experienced.
Fortnite on the PS5 Pro with hardware ray tracing makes a big difference, or at least when you’re just enjoying a casual game. For starters, the software-based Lumen global illumination typically deployed on consoles has been replaced with the hardware accelerated version more usually found on PC, resulting in vastly improved visuals.
The evolution of NASA’s Mars rovers from Sojourner to Perseverance shows just how far we’ve come since 1997. Sojourner reached Mars on July 4, 1997 as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission and operational for 92 sols (95 Earth days).