Electronic Arts and Maxis hosted a special Behind The Sims Summit stream on Tuesday that celebrated 22 years of the iconic life simulation game and teased the continuation of the franchise. Perhaps…
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Uncontrolled rocket re-entries are a bigger problem than you think
Artist’s impression of an Electron first stage re-entering the atmosphere. Credit: rocketlabusa.com More than 60% of launches in 2020 resulted in one or more rocket parts performing an uncontrolled re-entry into the…
NRC’s adaptive optics helps astronomers see better and farther in space
Twinkling stars have enchanted humans since the dawn of time. But they make it difficult for astronomers to get clear images of the sky. Good news: cutting-edge technology developed by the National…
Scientists Discover New Way Exoplanets Could Make Oxygen; Unfortunately, it does not require life
Finding oxygen in an exoplanet’s atmosphere is a clue that life might be at work. On Earth, photosynthetic organisms absorb carbon dioxide, sunlight and water and produce sugars and starches for energy….
Teen builds the known universe in Minecraft – IGN
YouTuber Christopher Slayton, 18, recently created entire planets, black holes, galaxies, and, well, the entire cosmos. And he only used Minecraft blocks. In the more than a decade since its release, Minecraft…
A strange near-Earth asteroid is spinning faster every year – and scientists don’t know why
An illustration of the path of the potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroid 3200 Phaethon as it passed close to Earth in 2017. New research suggests that the asteroid’s rotation is accelerating. (Image credit:…
Europe’s newest weather satellite arrives at the launch site
After a two-week journey across the Atlantic Ocean, the first third-generation Meteosat satellite, MTG-I1, is safe and sound in one of the spaceport’s clean rooms. Here, satellite engineers will prepare it for…
On-chip brain cells learn to play Pong in 5 minutes
A new study published in the journal neuron shows that networks of brain cells cultured in a Petri dish can learn to play the arcade game Pong demonstrating, for the first time,…
Critics call Loblaw’s price freeze a public relations move as grocers face accusations of profiteering
Loblaw announced Monday that it will freeze the prices of 1,500 products sold under its No Name house brand. But experts say the move is largely a public relations tactic as Canadians…