PARIS — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Descartes Labs, a $2.9 million contract to bring its geospatial analytics platform into DARPA’s geospatial cloud, the Santa Fe, New Mexico, startup announced Sept. 12. Under the contract, teams working with DARPA will have access to the Descartes Labs Platform, which accumulates petabytes […]
Daily Archives: September 12, 2018
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Yesterday marked 17 years since al-Qaeda terrorists flew planes into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center in what is the biggest attack on American soil. The satellite images, taken from the International Space Station show huge plumes of smoke rising from Manhattan, where the Twin Towers […]
A new study reveals that within the last year, 14 percent of teenagers have attempted suicide at least once. But while that statistic alone is alarming, the research shows there’s an even larger risk if the teen identifies as another gender. Transgender and nonbinary teens face a higher risk of […]
A study finds that 89% of clinical trials run by universities and registered in an EU database do not have their results reported as quickly as is mandated. iStock.com/PeopleImages By Tania RabesandratanaSep. 12, 2018 , 7:01 PM Drug companies have taken a lot of heat over the years for not promptly […]
Homo floresiensis was probably wiped out by a volcano eruption (Image: GETTY/Reuters) A TINY species of human being nicknamed the hobbit was wiped out by a massive volcano eruption near the Indonesian island of Flores where they lived – with a little help from Homo sapiens, a new study has […]
Representative John Culberson (R–TX), who has been a key player in providing funding for a NASA mission to Europa, is facing a tough re-election battle. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP Images By Paul VoosenSep. 12, 2018 , 5:35 PM Earlier this year, planetary scientists got a pleasant surprise: a big boost in […]
PARIS — Iridium will deorbit the last of its original satellites around the beginning of 2019, entrusting its second-generation with all network responsibilities, CEO Matt Desch said Sept. 10. In contrast to Iridium’s first low Earth orbit constellation, which launched in the late 1990s and experienced early problems, the Iridium […]
1. According to the Book of Genesis, Jacob lived for 147 years, which is also the age of Clacton pier. 2. 1, 4, and 7 are the numbers forming the lefthand column of a computer’s numerical keypad. 3. In the year 147, Rome celebrated the supposed 900th anniversary of the […]