Two new studies join debate over presence of liquid water lake on Mars

Recent studies reported the discovery of lakes of liquid water below the polar ice caps on Mars, but others later refuted the find. Fueling the debate are two new independent studies, which have reached opposite conclusions.Continue ReadingCategory: Sp… Continue reading Two new studies join debate over presence of liquid water lake on Mars

Cannondale’s SmartSense safety tech launches on new Synapse road bike

Cannondale’s Synapse has always been a fairly well-regarded road bike, but the latest version sports a little something extra. It’s called the SmartSense system, and it’s designed to help keep riders from being struck by cars.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Cannondale’s SmartSense safety tech launches on new Synapse road bike

Liquid water “lakes” on Mars may just be frozen clay, say new studies

A few years ago astronomers announced the incredible discovery of lakes of liquid water on Mars, buried beneath the ice cap at the south pole. But sadly, a trio of new papers refutes the claim, with new experiments suggesting that the “water” signal wa… Continue reading Liquid water “lakes” on Mars may just be frozen clay, say new studies

Hackaday Links: May 23, 2021

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The epicenter of the Chinese electronics scene drew a lot of attention this week as a 70-story skyscraper started wobbling in exactly the way skyscrapers shouldn’t. The 1,000-ft (305-m) SEG …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 23, 2021

The Russian Woodpecker: Official Bird of the Cold War Nests in Giant Antenna

On July 4th, 1976, as Americans celebrated the country’s bicentennial with beer and bottle rockets, a strong signal began disrupting shortwave, maritime, aeronautical, and telecommunications signals all over the world. …read more Continue reading The Russian Woodpecker: Official Bird of the Cold War Nests in Giant Antenna

Street-based radar system designed to save pedestrian lives

Many cars are now equipped with pedestrian-detecting radar systems, but those systems can still be blocked by obstacles such as buildings or other vehicles. A new setup is intended to get around that problem, by taking the radar to the streets.Continue… Continue reading Street-based radar system designed to save pedestrian lives

Experimental planetary radar captures incredible high-res Moon images

Astronomers have captured stunning new high-resolution radar images of the Moon, using an experimental instrument mounted on a ground-based telescope. This proof of concept test paves the way for a more powerful radar telescope that could see as far as… Continue reading Experimental planetary radar captures incredible high-res Moon images

Depths of alien ocean probed with radar in Cassini study

Saturn’s moon Titan is one of the most fascinating bodies in the solar system, not least because it’s home to huge oceans, lakes and rivers of liquid methane. Now scientists have used radar to probe the composition and depth of its largest sea, Kraken … Continue reading Depths of alien ocean probed with radar in Cassini study