links from space

Si des programmes sont désormais capables d’identifier des objets et des visages dans des images, d’énormes progrès restent à accomplir avant les premiers robots autonomes.

A look at the big themes in our science fiction—in TV shows, movies, books, video games, and comics—this year.

Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet.

Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet.

With this mission, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 11 satellites to low-Earth orbit for ORBCOMM, a leading global provider of Machine-to-Machine commun...

A lot about how things work in space is counter-intuitive, as all of our intuition is gained from daily experiences where the air is thick, gravity doesn't seem to change and movement is relatively slow. We do see lots of movies about space, but, unless you're watching an IMAX documentary, they vary from slightly wrong, like The Martian (good movie!), to mostly absurdly wrong, like Red Planet (don't watch this, it will hurt your brain), which also doesn't help intuition. Gravity Never Stops

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