In May of 2019, the gravitational wave observatories LIGO and Virgo detected the merger of two black holes. One had a mass of 85 Suns, while the other was 66 solar masses. The event was named GW190521 and was the largest merger yet observed. It produced a 142 solar mass black hole, making it the first gravitational wave observation of ...

Bank of Ireland has agreed a new partnership with An Post   Bank of Ireland said it has taken a decision to close 103 branches in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, as the acceleration in digital banking has now reached a “tipping point”.  The branches closing are predominately self-service locations that do not offer a counter service, Bank ...

Last year, I called 2020 “the year of the SPAC.” Well, SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, are still on a tear in 2021, and now the question is whether initial public offerings of these blank-check companies will outpace traditional IPOs this year. Patrick Healey, founder and president of Caliber Financial Partners, thinks so, at least when it comes to ...

Kate Rubins and Victor Glover work on the first dedicated iROSA modification kit activity earlier on Sunday. Photo Credit: NASA Expedition 64 spacewalkers Kate Rubins and Victor Glover have completed a grueling session of Extravehicular Activity (EVA) outside the International Space Station (ISS) to prepare for an extensive campaign of solar array upgrades later this year and throughout 2022. Video ...

A new framework of collaboration, including the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, the University of South Australia, French technological university IMT Atlantique, and Naval Group (the only industrial partner), will focus on human relations with autonomous, artificial systems to find new and beneficial ways of interaction. A new international collaboration framework will ...

2020 saw a notable increase in the need for and availability of fintech solutions across various industries, such as personal banking, transportation, and food service, with many apps already utilising data aggregation techniques to make one-touch purchases and payment options the new standard. Companies like Uber and Amazon use frictionless data aggregation to curate a unique user experience while realising ...

(25 February 2021 – Dynetics) Dynetics has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the Dynetics Human Landing System (HLS) for NASA’s Artemis Program, marking another critical milestone in human spaceflight. This review provided NASA with insight into the design of the human lander that Dynetics hopes will carry the first woman and the next man to the Moon. ...

The Mandalorian was the break-out hit of Disney+ in its first year – but the service will need a lot more original content to keep viewers’ attention It turns out that a global pandemic is a great time to get into the video streaming business. Having launched just over a year ago, Disney’s streaming service – Disney+ – had gained ...

Last summer, the Parker Solar Probe flew past Venus on its way to fly closer to the Sun. In a bit of a surprise, one of the spacecraft’s cameras, the Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe, or WISPR, captured a striking image of the planet’s nightside from 7,693 miles (12380 km) away. The surprise of the image was that WISPR ...