Category: sample

NASA will pay private companies to collect Moon dirt samples

Post author By Randall
Post date September 10, 2020
Categories In dirt, Moon, Nasa, News, rock, sample, Space, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] As part of its plan to send the first woman and next man to the Moon by 2024, NASA is looking to acquire some dirt. Today, the agency confirmed that it will pay private companies to “collect a small amount of Moon ‘dirt’ or rocks from the lunar surface.” NASA put out a call […]

Amazon ends creepy program that sent samples based on purchase history

Post author By Randall
Post date November 26, 2019
Categories In Ai, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, e-commerce, gear, Internet, machine learning, Privacy, product sampling, sample, samples, services, shopping, Tech

[ad_1] Product Sampling is ostensibly a convenience — you can try items you’d otherwise never consider. However, it also serves as a physical reminder of Amazon’s far-reaching data collection. Even if you’re fully aware that Amazon has a detailed record of your purchase history, it could still be creepy to receive cat food or moisturizer […]

China’s rover finds mysterious minerals on the far side of the moon

Post author By Randall
Post date May 17, 2019
Categories In chang'e-4, change4, China, china national space administration, crater, dark side of the moon, discovery, low-calcium pyroxene, lunar lander, lunar rover, mantle, minerals, Moon, olivine, sample, Space, Tech, tomorrow, von karman, yutu, yutu-2

[ad_1] Chang’e-4 intentionally landed inside the moon’s Von Kármán crater, one of the largest known impact structures in the solar system. As National Geographic points out, if scientists are going to find lunar mantle material anywhere, that’s a good place to look. In exploring the carter’s basin, Yutu-2 reportedly found two minerals: low-calcium (ortho)pyroxene and […]