Burn-in remains the great worry when it comes to OLED panel technology. Now a new investigation by Ars Technica claims that what you do with your OLED monitor matters more than the panel type or brand.
18.10.2023 - 06:33 / tech.hindustantimes.com / Karl Reinmuth
NASA has recently issued details about an asteroid designated as Asteroid 2023 TK15 that is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on October 20. This asteroid has been discovered and tracked using various advanced technological instruments such as the NEOWISE telescope, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Pans-STARRS1 and Catalina Sky Survey. Know all about it.
This space rock is already on its way and it is travelling at a speed of almost 79085 kilometers per hour, which is even faster than a space shuttle! According to NASA, Asteroid 2023 TK15 will pass Earth at an extremely close distance of just 379994 km, which is even closer than the Moon. For the unaware, the distance of the Moon from Earth is 384,400 kilometers It will be one of the closest asteroid approaches of the year so far.
This space rock belongs to the Apollo group of Near-Earth Asteroids, which are Earth-crossing space rocks with semi-major axes larger than Earth's. These asteroids are named after the humongous 1862 Apollo asteroid, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s.
Despite its extremely close approach, this asteroid has been deemed as non-threatening due to its small size. NASA estimates it to be between 130 feet wide, making it almost as big as an aircraft.
This is not the first time that Asteroid 2023 TK15 will pass Earth although it will be the first time it is considered a Near-Earth Object (NEO). It passed the planet once before on June 18, 2022. According to NASA JPL, it is not expected to make another close approach in the near future.
NASA recently sent out a mission to study a metal-rich asteroid called 16 Psyche that is made up of gold, silver and nickel deposits. But did you know that there is another asteroid that is supposedly composed of elements that aren't even in the periodic table? The asteroid, known as 33 Polyhymnia, was discovered by French astronomer Jean Chacornac on October 28, 1854.
According to LiveScience, this asteroid is nearly 50-60 kilometers wide, and is even denser than Osmium, the densest element in the periodic table. Consequently, it has been termed a potential Compact Ultradense Object (CUDO). Its atomic behaviour could be indicative of an element that does not exist in the periodic table yet, experts say.
Burn-in remains the great worry when it comes to OLED panel technology. Now a new investigation by Ars Technica claims that what you do with your OLED monitor matters more than the panel type or brand.
Did you know that you can see the asteroid sample collected by NASA up close? The NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft recently concluded a historic mission that involved landing on an asteroid, taking rock and dust samples, and delivering them back to Earth. Although NASA had initially run into trouble while opening the sample capsule, it has now obtained them, and a part of it has even been put up on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC! So, go ahead and view the historic samples yourself if you live nearby!
Could World of Warcraft come to console? That has been asked many times throughout the near 20-year lifespan of the MMO, and it's rarely been met with a satisfying answer. I put the question to Holly Longdale at BlizzCon 2023, and the vice president and executive producer for World of Warcraft had this to say when I asked whether the concept is something Blizzard Entertainment finds interesting: "Of course! Yeah, we talk about it all the time."
An asteroid struck Earth this year! No, this isn't the plot of a Roland Emmerich science-fiction but reality. Although it wasn't a planet killer that wiped out entire species like another space rock wiped out the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago, it did impact the surface, alerting citizens who lived nearby. As per NASA, an asteroid turned into an atmospheric fireball on February 15 and crashed near McAllen, Texas. Law enforcement agencies in the McAllen region received several calls from residents who reported hearing a loud explosion. It was a 1000-pound rock that was 2 feet in diameter as it broke into pieces about 21 miles above Earth's surface.
The first trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is here – and it looks like this installment takes us the closest yet to the original '60s movie, with apes now the planet's ruling species.
Although last year's Galaxy S22 was an excellent phone, the Exynos 2200 was the bane of that device for a lot of users who got their hands on that specific variant. That is why when Samsung introduced the Galaxy S23 FE with the same chipset, there were a lot of concerns regarding the performance because we weren't sure if the chipset was going to manage to hold itself together in 2023. Well, now it appears that the Exynos 2200 found in the recently released phone is actually much better than the one found in the Galaxy S22.
There have been several close calls with asteroids in history. But did you know that not all asteroids have the same composition? According to NASA, the three primary classifications of asteroids are C-type, S-type, and M-type. C-type asteroids, which are composed primarily of carbon-rich substances, are the most frequent. S-type asteroids, which are made up mainly of silicate minerals, are less common. M-type asteroids, which are primarily composed of metal, are the least prevalent. One rare asteroid has recently piqued the interest of scientists as it is reportedly made of gold, silver and nickel deposits!
NASA keeps a regular check on the Asteroids passing close to the Earth. Asteroids have posed a potential threat to Earth for millions of years now. That is why it is extremely important that we prepare for all eventualities. Stopping an asteroid is impossible at the last moment, but we can take preventative measures and that is why space agencies like NASA keep a watch on all asteroids approaching Earth. In a journey to track asteroids, NASA has successfully executed the DART mission where it was able to divert an asteroid from its path. Now, NASA has tracked a gigantic asteroid traveling close to Earth. Check out the details below:
According to NASA, an asteroid, given the designation of Asteroid 2023 UV6, is on its way towards Earth and will pass the planet at a close distance today, October 27. The asteroid was discovered by NASA's Defense Coordination Office (PDCO), which is responsible for monitoring the skies and keeping a watch on various Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). Asteroid 2023 UV6 is expected to pass the planet at a distance of 3.9 million kilometers while travelling at a speed of 26329 kilometers per hour, as per the space agency. Here's all about Asteroid 2023 UV6.
NASA tracks asteroids using a combination of ground-based and space-based telescopes. The NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), scans the night sky for moving objects and reports any potential asteroid detections, while some space-based observatories use infrared sensors to detect asteroids and their characteristics. Some of these include the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and the NEOWISE mission. Using these advanced instruments, the space agency has revealed information about a 1200-foot Potentially Hazardous Asteroid that is set to pass Earth today. Know all about it.
Marvel is coming to Magic: The Gathering, thanks to a new multi-year deal between Marvel and Hasbro.
The intensity of the Sun's activity has been rising in the last few months, and it is expected to increase even more as we approach the solar maximum. During this period, solar activity is at its peak, resulting in more solar flares, CMEs, solar storms and geomagnetic storms. All these solar phenomena hold the potential to cause damage on Earth. Technological instruments are especially at risk during these events, resulting in power blackouts and even disruption of radio communication.