Europe’s space agency approves the Hera anti-asteroid mission December 02, 2019 at 08:42AM

European ministers in charge of the ESA space agency have approved Hera, a mission that will test whether deflection could save humanity from a rogue asteroid. During the $320 million mission, ESA and partner NASA will send a pair of spacecraft to a… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/33Bg6ox via IFTTT

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Astronomers find stellar black hole so large it shouldn’t exist December 02, 2019 at 05:07AM

Just because there's a picture of a black hole doesn't mean astronomers have figured out how they work. Chinese-led researchers have detected a stellar black hole in the Milky Way with a mass so large that it breaks current stellar evolution models…. from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2DCVe5W via IFTTT

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China now requires face scans to sign up for phone service December 02, 2019 at 03:01AM

China is as determined as ever to link real identities to the digital world. As of December 1st, anyone signing up for a new cellphone or cellular data contract is required to not only show their national ID card, but submit to a face scan to verify… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/33FER34 via IFTTT

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