The Milky Way (and Earth) as seen from the International Space Station. Soichi Noguchi Astronaut Soichi Noguchi has posted a beautiful shot of the Milky Way from his unique vantage point on the International Space Station (ISS). The stunning photo also offers a glimpse of Earth about 250 miles below the orbiting outpost. The Japanese […]
Crews staying aboard the International Space Station (ISS) enjoy unique views of Earth day and night, with the orbiting outpost’s seven-window Cupola observatory module offering astronauts the best vantage point of our planet and beyond. The station’s current Expedition 64 crew recently posted several stunning photos (below) of auroras captured from the Cupola as the […]
Soichi Noguchi has emerged as the resident photographer of the International Space Station’s current Expedition 64 crew. The 55-year-old Japanese astronaut reached the orbiting outpost last month, together with three American astronauts, aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule on its first operational flight. Since arriving, Noguchi has been tweeting some amazing photos as the ISS orbits […]
Since arriving at the International Space Station (ISS) at the end of May 2020, NASA astronaut Doug Hurley has been tweeting some spectacular photos that he’s captured from the Cupola observatory module on the orbiting outpost. Shot from 250 miles above Earth, the images show the planet in all its natural glory, with Hurley clearly […]
NASA astronaut Doug Hurley arrived at the International Space Station with Bob Behnken aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft at the end of May 2020. The mission marked the first astronaut use of the Crew Dragon, and the first crewed launch from U.S. soil since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. As well […]
Official trailer for Spaceship Earth, a documentary about the controversial Biosphere 2 experiment in the early 1990s. In September 1991, amid much media fanfare, eight people entered a closed experimental facility called Biosphere 2 for a two-year stint in total isolation. They endured hunger, a dangerous rise in CO2 levels, interpersonal squabbles, a media backlash, […]
The joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) BepiColombo mission to Mercury was launched in 2018 and is currently in orbit around the sun at a similar distance to Earth. But it needs to change its course to reach another planet, so to help it along its journey it will get a gravity […]
Intrepid camera crews braved the elements all over the world to capture wildlife in the dark for Night on Earth. Intrepid camera crews braved harsh nighttime conditions and used all the technical ingenuity at their disposal for Night on Earth, a new nature documentary series from Netflix that lets viewers see familiar animals in a startling […]
Will Hawkins/Digital Trends This article is part of The Food Fight, a series that explores how the United Nations’ World Food Programme is using technology to battle food scarcity and put an end to hunger by 2030. Hunger is one of the most prominent issues humans face worldwide. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, […]
If a massive asteroid ever hits Earth, the best-case scenario means a few problems getting to work that day. The worst case, however, could include tsunamis, thermal radiation, wind blasts, seismic shaking, loss of sunlight, and possibly the end of all life on this planet. That’s why we don’t want it to happen. Currently, scientists […]
ESA A robotic assistant recently returned to Earth after spending just over a year on the International Space Station (ISS). CIMON (pronounced “Simon” and short for Crew Interactive Mobile companiON) returned with other cargo aboard SpaceX’s CRS-18 spacecraft last week. For those not in the know, CIMON was developed by Airbus and IBM in collaboration […]
Jupiter system captured in JUICE NavCam test (annotated) Airbus Defence and Space Jupiter has an abundance of moons, and astronomers continue to spot new ones and to make unexpected findings about the ones we’ve already seen. An upcoming mission from the European Space Agency, called the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, hasn’t even left […]
Microsoft and the Minecraft Team want to give Minecraft players a chance to try the franchise’s new AR game on Android. Minecraft Earth is already available as a beta test for people running iOS 10 devices. Now, it’s expanding to include Android 7 or higher devices. You can sign up for Minecraft Earth now. You’ll […]
Minecraft Earth, an all-new mobile AR version of the global sensation sandbox building and survival game, is coming to iOS later this month and Android “soon thereafter” according to the official blog. We first heard about Minecraft Earth about two months ago in mid-May when developers Mojang released an announcement trailer and then last month debuted actual gameplay for the […]
Today on Digital Trends Live, hosts Greg Nibler and Nicole Raney kick off a week of topics pertaining to the intersection of technology and the environment in celebration of Earth Day. They also cover the latest in tech news, including a delay on the release of the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the Gameboy turning 30, A.I. […]