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Global investment boosts Space Intelligence's nature mapping initiative

Spacedaily.com 

London, UK (SPX) Aug 27, 2024
Space Intelligence, a leader in high-precision nature mapping using satellite data, has announced the successful completion of its Series A funding round. The investment was led by new backers, AzurX Space Ventures (ASV), with participation from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE). The newly secured funds will be directed towards expanding Space Intelligence's global database of fo

NASA unveils new pod to enhance autonomous aircraft vision

Spacedaily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2024
To prepare self-flying aircraft for safe operation, understanding and reacting to environmental challenges is crucial. NASA aeronautics researchers have created a new camera pod equipped with sensors designed to improve computer vision systems for autonomous aviation. The device, named the Airborne Instrumentation for Real-world Video of Urban Environments (AIRVUE), was developed at NASA's

Locked in a glacier, viruses adapted to survive extreme weather

Spacedaily.com 

Columbus OH (SPX) Aug 27, 2024
Ancient viruses preserved in glacial ice hold valuable information about changes in Earth's climate, a new study suggests. For decades, the Guliya Glacier, located above 6000 metres in the far northwestern Tibetan Plateau, has been one of the richest archives available to scientists to investigate large-scale paleoclimate shifts. Now, by analyzing recovered

Florida Tech Astrobiologist explores likelihood of life originating on Earth

Spacedaily.com 

Melbourne, FL (SPX) Aug 27, 2024
Florida Tech astrobiologist Manasvi Lingam has asked life's biggest questions from a young age. Though he can't recall his exact queries, he says his interests were perfectly consistent with those of other children: dinosaurs and aliens. On bus rides with his family, he would pepper his parents with questions about the mysteries of the universe. On long walks with his grandfather, he would

Red Sox’s Alex Cora Not Ready To Count Out Postseason Chase

New England Sportd Network: World Cup 

BOSTON — The Red Sox are working against the ticking clock that is the 2024 MLB postseason hunt, sitting four games behind the third and final wild card spot in the American League amid a division-rival series with the Blue Jays at Fenway Park. It’s not over until it’s over, but it won’t be easy […]

In a north Texas county, dazed residents sift through homes mangled by a tornado

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The dazed residents of a remote north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes after seven people there were killed when a tornado ripped through the region near the tiny community of Valley View. Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington says there’s “just a trail of debris left” Sunday in the area bordering Oklahoma. The dead included two children, ages 2 and 5, in Valley View, an agricultural community where barely 800 people live. The sheriff says the bodies of three family members were found in one residence. Читать дальше...

Brazil’s Crackdown on Illegal Digital Banks in a Multibillion Money Laundering Probe

«The Rio Times» 

Brazil’s Federal Police have launched a probe into illegal digital banks involved in a money laundering scheme. Dubbed “Operation Concierge,” this investigation focuses on a criminal group that operated covert accounts within the formal banking system. These accounts, hidden within legitimate banks and approved by Brazil’s Central Bank, processed a staggering R$7.5 billion (approximately $1.36 […]

4 killed, 10 injured when passenger van rolls several times in Texas highway crash

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Authorities say four people were killed and 10 were injured when a van rolled multiple times after the driver veered off a Texas highway and overcorrected. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the crash happened just before 8 a.m. Wednesday on a highway northwest of Dallas. Authorities said there were 14 people in the van traveling from Florida. Three people including the driver were pronounced dead at the scene, and one passenger was pronounced dead at a hospital. A public safety spokesman... Читать дальше...