NASA scientific balloon team hopes to break flight duration record with New Zealand launch
Washington, Mar 4 : After years of tests and development, NASA's Balloon Program team is on the cusp of expanding the envelope in high-altitude, heavy-lift ballooning with its super pressure balloon (SPB) technology. NASAs scientific balloon experts are in Wanaka, New Zealand, prepping for the fourth flight of an 18.8 million-cubic-foot (532,000 cubic-meter) balloon, with the ambitious goal of achieving an ultra-long-duration flight of up to 100 days at mid-latitudes. Launch of the pumpkin-s..>> view originalEncryption makes criminals keen on iPhones
Encryption makes criminals keen on iPhonesSome criminals have switched to new iPhones as their "device of choice" to commit wrongdoing due to strong encryption Apple Inc has placed on their products, three law enforcement groups said in a court filing.The groups told a judge overseeing Apple's battle with the US Justice Department on Thursday that, among other things, they were aware of "numerous instances" in which criminals who previously used so-called throwaway burner phones had switched to ..>> view originalStaff writersNews Corp Australia Network
A look at the MH17 wreckage1:45Charles Miranda reports from the southern Netherlands, with the cabin wreckage of the doomed MH17 flight. MH17 crash. the scene after the plane crashed.Staff writersNews Corp Australia NetworkA HACKER, who calls himself Cyber Anakin after the Star Wars character, is taking aim at Russian websites to avenge the MH17 crash.The teenage hacker, who has not been named, told Motherboard he wanted to hit Russian websites, to open private databases and expose Russians web..>> view originalAsteroid to pass by Earth: scientists
'Ghostlike' octopus discovered near Hawaii
March 9 Solar Eclipse to offer huge opportunity to study Sun's volatile atmosphere
Some parts of the globe will be in for a rare celestial sight on March 8-9 — that’s when the year’s only total solar eclipse will take place. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes right smack in between the Earth and the sun, temporarily turning day into night. The total eclipse will only be visible on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi, and in parts of Pacific Ocean, according to NASA. Other parts of Southeast Asia, northern and eastern Australia, Hawaii and part o..>> view original
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