Eclipses, Auroras, and the Spark of Becoming: NASA Inspires Future ScientistsIn the heart of Alaska’s winter, where the night sky stretches endlessly and the aurora dances across the sky in a display of ethereal beauty, nine undergraduate students from across the United States were about to embark on a transformative journey. These students had been active ‘NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassadors’ in their home communities, nine […]
NASA Glenn Showcases Stirling Engine Technology at Piston Powered Auto-RamaNASA Glenn Research Center’s work in power and propulsion was on full display at the Piston Powered Auto-Rama at the I-X Center in Cleveland, March 28-30. The event is the largest indoor showcase of cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, and other engine-powered vehicles. Center staff introduced guests to NASA’s Stirling engine technology, a free-piston Stirling power […]
NASA Langley Participates in Air Power Over Hampton RoadsNASA Langley Research Center’s integral role in the past, present, and future of flight was on full display April 25-27 during the Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show. The air show, held at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE), which neighbors NASA Langley in Hampton, Virginia, attracted thousands of spectators throughout the weekend. The weekend kicked […]
Going Home: NASA Retires S-3B Viking to POW/MIA MuseumAfter supporting the center’s research missions for more than a decade, NASA’s S-3B Viking aircraft is moving on from NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland to begin a new and honorable assignment. The aircraft is heading to the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum in Jacksonville, Florida, where it will be on display, honoring all Prisoners […]
Show HN: My Self-Hosted Open Source WeTransfer Alternative ErugoErugo is a totally free, powerful, self-hosted file-sharing platform that puts you in control of your files and data.I've been working on this project since January this year and i've just released 0.1.1Features: - Really easy file upload interface with drag and drop support, single file select and folder select.- Maintains folder structure when you upload nested folders. (As far as I can figure out its the only open source tool that does this)- Optionally password protect shares.- Allow users to create "reverse share" requests.- Set expiry times when creating shares.- Add recipients to shares and Erugo will send them an email with a link to the share after upload.- Direct or chunked upload modes available to adapt to network conditions.- External auth provide support (Google, Microsoft, Authentik, OIDC)Customisation: - Change UI colours with either the built in themes or create your own.- Add your own logo and background.- Add multiple backgrounds and let them display as a slideshow -
Show HN: React-cookie-banner – A cookie banner for React with minimal configHi HN,I built a React library that aims to simplify making websites GDPR-compliant with a fully integrated cookie banner solution.I found existing solutions to be too simple (just giving an "Accept" button which isn't compliant) or too complex (requiring a lot of configuration and setup or paid external services). With this library, services simply need to be wrapped inside a `CookieService` component and the library will take care of the rest, handling:- Displaying a cookie banner - Managing/storing user consent - Conditionally loading external scripts based on consent - Google Consent Mode - Multi-language support and customizationWould love to hear thoughts, feedback, or suggestions!Live demo: https://vantezzen.github.io/react-cookie-banner/
NASA Open Data Turns Science Into ArtAn art display powered by NASA science data topped the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, CA throughout December 2024. Nightly visitors enjoyed “Synchronicity,” a 20-minute-long video art piece by Greg Niemeyer, which used a year’s worth of open data from NASA satellites and other sources to bring the rhythms of the Bay Area to life. […]
Mary W. Jackson Portrait RevealedOn Dec. 6, 2024, NASA leaders unveiled a portrait of the late Mary W. Jackson, pioneering aerospace engineer and mathematician at NASA’s Langley Research Center. The portrait is displayed at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Jackson accepted a position with the NACA Langley Aeronautical Laboratory’s segregated West Area Computers in 1951, where […]
NASA Builds Bridges at Bayou ClassicNASA was on full display during the 51st Annual Bayou Classic Fan Fest activity on Nov. 30, hosting an informational booth and interacting with event participants. Kicking off the Fan Fest on stage were Ken Newton, director of the NASA Shared Services Center Service Delivery Directorate; Pam Covington, director of the NASA Stennis Office of […]
Exolaunch to deploy satellites with new universal adapter in 2026BREMEN, Germany — German launch services provider Exolaunch will use its new Exotube adapter for six constellation launches starting in 2026. Exotube, on display at the Space Tech Expo Europe […]
Navigating Space and Sound: Jesse Bazley Supports Station Integration and Colleagues With DisabilitiesA salute is widely recognized as a display of respect, but did you know it also means ‘hello’ in American Sign Language? It is one of the signs that Jesse Bazley, International Space Station/Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program integration team lead, subtly incorporates into his daily interactions with colleagues at NASA’s Johnson Space Center […]
NASA’s BioSentinel Studies Solar Radiation as Earth Watches AuroraIn May 2024, a geomagnetic storm hit Earth, sending auroras across the planet’s skies in a once-in-a-generation light display. These dazzling sights are possible because of the interaction of coronal mass ejections – explosions of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun – with Earth’s magnetic field, which protects us from the radiation the Sun […]
How Students Learn to Fly NASA’s IXPE SpacecraftThe large wall monitor displaying a countdown shows 17 seconds when Amelia “Mia” De Herrera-Schnering tells her teammates “We have AOS,” meaning “acquisition of signal.” “Copy that, thank you,” Alexander Pichler replies. The two are now in contact with NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-Ray Polarimeter Explorer) spacecraft, transmitting science data from IXPE to a ground station […]
NASA’s Upgraded Hyperwall Offers Improved Data VisualizationIn May, the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility, located at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, celebrated the newest generation of its hyperwall system, a wall of LCD screens that display supercomputer-scale visualizations of the very large datasets produced by NASA supercomputers and instruments. The upgrade is the fourth generation of hyperwall clusters […]
The space bricks have landed!ESA scientists have been exploring how a future Moon base might be built from materials on the lunar surface. Inspired by LEGO building, they have used dust from a meteorite to 3D-print 'space bricks' to test the idea. ESA's space bricks are on display in selected LEGO Stores from 20 June to 20 September, helping to inspire the next generation of space engineers.
Tell HN: Amazon claims "Zero tolerance for fake reviews"Noticed this for the first time today on Amazon.de:> Zero Tolerance for Fake Reviews > Our goal is to ensure that every review is trustworthy and useful. For this reason, we use both technology and human investigators to block fake reviews before customers ever see them. > We lock Amazon accounts that violate our community guidelines. We also block sellers who purchase reviews and take legal action against parties that offer these reviews. Learn how you can report. [0][0] https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GLHXEX85MENUE4XF
Daily Telescope: Life on Earth, and maybe in the heavens above, in a single photoIt is fun to contemplate all of the life on display in this image.
TV's are becoming intrusive and abusive; what to do about it?I have, over the years, watched as our TV has become more intrusive and abusive. Every software update takes it up a notch.As I say in a Reddit post [0], I didn't go to the store to buy a remotely controlled ever-changing remotely-controlled digital advertising platform to hang in our family room.I didn't go to the store to buy a data gathering device to plant into my home.I didn't go to the store to provide a TV manufacturer with, as they say in their newest terms of service:"grant and agree to grant to VIZIO and its affiliates and licensees, a non-exclusive, transferable, revocable, royalty-free right and license (with right to sublicense) to use, reproduce, publicly display, publicly perform, adapt, collect, modify, delete from, distribute, transmit, promote and make derivative works of the VIZIOgram Content, in any form"This device, which cost well over $2,000 is the source of stress and consternation.When family and friends come over for a visit, it is impossible to control what t
LeoLabs highlights on-orbit maneuversA LeoLabs maneuver-detection dashboard displayed at the 38th Space Symposium tracked the location of about 30 Chinese, Iranian and Russian spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.
Maine Maritime Museum celebrates 60 yearsMaine’s rich seafaring and shipbuilding history is on full display at the Maine Maritime Museum, celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Located in Bath on the former site of the historic Percy ...
















