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Intuitive Machines’ Moon lander Odysseus reaches lunar orbit
A image of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander named ‘Odysseus’ captured by one of the spacecraft’s onboard cameras. Image: Intuitive Machines Updated to include the new target landing time. Achieving a successful lunar landing becomes increasingly more tangible for the team at Intuitive Machines with each passing day since launch. On Wednesday, the Houston-based company announced
Intuitive Machines moon lander to carry tiny NASA cameras to study lunar surface (video)
A lunar lander set to launch next week will have a special set of four eyes to track how the spacecraft's engine plume interacts with the lunar surface.The Intuitive Machines's IM-1 Nova-C moon lander is currently set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Valentine's Day
Machines Learn Better if We Teach Them the Basics
Imagine that your neighbor calls to ask a favor: Could you please feed their pet rabbit some carrot slices? Easy enough, you’d think. You can imagine their kitchen, even if you’ve never been there — carrots in a fridge, a drawer holding various knives. It’s abstract knowledge: You don’t know what your neighbor’s carrots and
Best Cardio Machines for Your Home Gym, From Treadmills to Ellipticals to Exercise Bikes
Whether you're a runner, rower, biker, elliptical lover, or work-from-homer, you deserve the best cardio machine that your home gym (or living room, office, or garage) will allow. After all, indoor, at-home cardio equipment can help you reach your fitness goals even when the weather is crappy, you can't make it to the gym or
Q&A: Will machines replace human workers?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Economists have long studied the question of whether machines might one day replace human workers, but the advent of new technologies makes it particularly important as we consider the future of work in the 21st century. New research by Wake Forest economics professor Mark Curtis and co-researchers from the University of…
The rise of the molecular machines set to make new wonder materials
Machines made of atoms are being used to sew together new materials molecule by molecule, which could open the floodgates to all manner of innovation Technology 2 March 2022 By Katharine Sanderson Graham CarterSimple molecular machines have existed for about two decades. Early examples include molecular wheels that could move along an axle, creating a…
7 Deals on Machines and Beans for International Coffee Day
On September 29, tons of cafés and coffee shops across the US opened up their doors to celebrate the humble coffee bean by offering free (or nearly free) cups of coffee for National Coffee Day. Two days later, it's now International Coffee Day, and we've decided to update our list of deals and add a…