NVIDIA's board partners are reportedly increasing the prices of various GeForce RTX 40 & RTX 30 GPUs in China which is a stark contrast to what's happening in the US markets.
20.03.2024 - 08:08 / tech.hindustantimes.com
Recent revelations from NASA's MESSENGER mission have challenged long-standing beliefs about Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system. Traditionally considered too close to the Sun to harbor ice, Mercury's scorching surface temperatures exceeding 700 K (426 C) seemed inhospitable to any form of frozen water. However, radar imaging from Earth has unveiled areas of high reflectivity near Mercury's poles, indicating the presence of ice, a discovery reminiscent of findings on the Moon.
These surprising findings were made possible through Earth-based investigations utilizing advanced tools such as the Arecibo radio telescope, Goldstone antenna, and Very Large Array (VLA). While these studies are not the latest, they have laid the groundwork for understanding Mercury's icy secrets. NASA's MESSENGER mission, launched in 2004, played a pivotal role in gathering crucial data about the planet. By employing radar waves to probe Mercury's surface, MESSENGER revealed anomalous reflectivity patterns predominantly at the poles, hinting at ice deposits concealed within shadowed craters.
The presence of ice on Mercury is attributed to the protection provided by these shadowed regions, shielding the ice from direct sunlight and enabling its preservation over cosmic timescales. Radar-bright regions, believed to contain ice, exhibit high reflectivity and depolarized signatures characteristic of water ice. These features, concentrated within crater-like formations near the poles, suggest the existence of permanently shaded areas conducive to ice preservation.
NASA theorizes that ice accumulation on Mercury likely results from meteorite impacts and planetary outgassing, with polar regions serving as cold traps. However, factors such as photodissociation and solar wind sputtering may affect ice longevity. To validate these discoveries, future space probes equipped with imaging and spectrometry instruments will be crucial. Missions like MESSENGER continue to provide vital insights into Mercury's polar regions, shedding light on the presence and characteristics of ice deposits, and challenging our understanding of the solar system's innermost planet.
NVIDIA's board partners are reportedly increasing the prices of various GeForce RTX 40 & RTX 30 GPUs in China which is a stark contrast to what's happening in the US markets.
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While most video games stick to t-shirts and maybe the odd action figure when it comes to merch, Pokemon is a different breed. It started with a trading card game and 25 years later, you can now get just about anything officially licensed by Pokemon. Despite that, The Pokemon Company continues to come up with new and unique products, the latest of which is a Venasaur statue mid-Solar Beam that you can plug in and use as a light.
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In the last few months, asteroid flybys have become a common occurrence. These space rocks, also known as minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants of the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. According to NASA, the current asteroid count is 1,351,400, with most of them revolving around the Sun in the main asteroid belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Now, the US space agency has shed light on three asteroids which have been observed moving towards Earth in their orbit and are expected to pass by the planet today, April 2.
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