Hubble Captures The Biggest Comet Ever Seen 50 Times Larger Than Average

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has just broken yet another record. After the most distant star ever seen, it’s now spotted and captured the largest icy comment astronomers have ever seen. And it truly is massive! The estimated diameter is approximately 80 miles across. For reference, that’s larger than the state of Rhode Island, and around 26 times larger than the Comet Neowise. As for its nucleus, it’s about 50 times larger than found at the heart of most known comets....

April 19, 2023 · 2 min · 410 words · Matthew Fry

Ilm Used A Canon 5D Iii And Nikon 28Mm Lens To Shoot Space Scenes For The Mandalorian

It’s funny how a company can use both the latest insane bleeding-edge tech as well as gear that’s deemed “obsolete” by the masses in order to produce one of the most popular TV shows to ever grace our screens. But that’s exactly what Disney did for The Mandalorian – New season begins tomorrow! Although much of The Mandalorian, and particularly the space scenes, were created using some pretty next-level CG, a number of scenes for the new series in the show were actually shot using the Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR… With a $500 Nikon 28mm f/2....

April 19, 2023 · 2 min · 401 words · Jonathan Carroll

Instagram Rolls Out Restrict A Tool That Lets You Shadowban Bullies From Your Account

A few months ago, Instagram began testing “Restrict,” a feature that lets you shadowban anyone who is bullying you on the platform. After the tests, it has now been rolled out to anyone. “Restrict” allows you to quietly protect your account from bullies, while still keeping an eye on them and take additional actions if you need to. There are a few ways to restrict someone on Instagram. If they leave you a nasty comment, you can swipe left on the comment and choose “Restrict....

April 19, 2023 · 3 min · 503 words · Jared George

Japan S Plans Over Coronavirus Drug Sees Fujifilm Shares Rise 8 8

We often forget that most camera companies don’t just make cameras and lenses. Take Fujifilm, for example, whose subsidiaries include Fujifilm Pharmaceutical. A subsidiary which, according to a report, has helped to raise Fujifilm’s share value by 8.8% over the weekend after Japan’s Health Minister mentioned the country’s plans to recommend Fujifilm’s Avigan drug to treat coronavirus. According to the at Fujifilm press release from 2016, Avigan is an antiviral and primarily an anti-influenza drug that has proven to be effected for other viruses, such as Ebola – having been administered to Ebola patients as an emergency measure dowing 2014 and 2015....

April 19, 2023 · 2 min · 269 words · Ryan Castro

Kodak S World S Largest Puzzle Contains 51 300 Pieces Measures Over 8 Metres Long And Costs 565

I haven’t put a jigsaw together since I was a kid. I remember them being a lot of fun, although they rarely had more than a couple of hundred pieces. I’m not sure if I’d ever consider doing one again, but if I did, I think it would have to be this one – assuming I can find a space large enough. This is Kodak’s “World’s Largest Puzzle“, which is a 51,300 piece jigsaw measuring 8....

April 19, 2023 · 2 min · 281 words · Ashley Combs
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