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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
From ANZ’s proposed tech hub to Meta’s new voicebox AI, here are five things headlining tech news in Australia.
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Top Scientists Explain To US Senators Why America Must Look For Aliens
The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is holding a series of hearings leading up to another NASA authorisation bill, which helps set goals and authorises funding for the agency. On Wednesday, scientists from US universities, the Smithsonian Institution, and NASA answered senators’ questions about why Congress should fund the hunt for extraterrestrial…
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Trump’s Budget Would Scrap Top-Priority Telescope
US President Donald Trump’s 2019 budget request would nix the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), and scientists aren’t happy.
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This Robotic Arm Slips James Webb’s Mirrors Exactly Where They Need To Be
We’re openly obsessed with the James Webb Space Telescope. A gorgeous photo released today reveals the secret of an enormous robotic arm used to place the mirror segments to within a paper’s width of the perfect location.