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EuropaImage: NASA Our Solar System has its own Hoth: Europa, the ice-covered Jovian moon where the existence of alien life hasn’t been ruled out. Unlike on Hoth, where life thrives on the icy surface, life on Europa would thrive in the ocean beneath its frigid surface—but of evidence for it might be just beyond the…

A Juul vaporizerPhoto: Mylesclark96 (Wikimedia Commons) Electronic cigarette company Juul Labs is facing increasing controversy lately, thanks to its huge appeal among teens. The latest batch of bad publicity comes from three recent lawsuits, brought by young Juul users and their families, who allege Juul’s products are more addictive than traditional cigarettes. The lawsuits were…

Puny M32 is the fuzzy orb to the left of Andromeda, the bright galaxy.Image: Torben Hansen (Wikimedia Commons) Our nearest galactic neighbor, the spiral Andromeda galaxy, seems to have a history of cannibalism. New research suggests that Andromeda gobbled up another large galaxy some two billion years ago. Galactic histories are rife with uncertainty and…

Image: David McNew (Getty Images) The American Academy of Pediatrics is warning of the dangers of common additives found in foods and packaging. In a policy statement and accompanying report released Monday, the professional medical organization bluntly declared that many additives could have disastrous effects on health, especially for children. It also called for a…

CMB mapsGraphic: ESA/Planck You might wonder why Planck’s scientists have released this map in 2018, when the satellite finished taking data in 2013. The 2015 dataset was limited, because the polarization data, or data about the direction the light wave pointed perpendicular to its direction of travel, was not of high enough quality. The most…

The U.S. Senate finally lifted the sanctions against ZTE, taking the annual “defense act” without text on the resumption of trade restrictions against Chinese companies. Initially, the act was intended to cancel the agreement of the President of the United States Donald trump with ZTE, which allowed the Chinese to resume work. However, then the…

The communications Agency of Brazil, Anatel has certified its forthcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 9, and a couple of Samsung devices, thanks to which became known more details about them. First, Anatel confirmed that Samsung Galaxy Note 9 you will get the battery on 4000 mAh. We also learned about preparing a wireless charging…

Tesla may soon unveil its own smartphone. In the network appeared photos of the front and the rear, presumably, that this device. They published the resource profile SlashLeaks that specializes in the collection of a variety of leaks. According to the source, the smartphone has received the name Quadra. Its exact characteristics are still unknown,…

Sony has introduced a new CMOS sensor for smartphones with the highest industry resolution. Sensor received permission 48 effective megapixels. Sensor size is 8 mm in diagonal. According to the manufacturer, it boasts the most compact in the world of pixels — 0.8 µm, which allowed to achieve high resolution at this size. Usually this…