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NASA preps one of its high-altitude balloons for launch.NASA/Bill Rodman After just over a day in flight, NASA was forced to ditch one of its massive high-altitude science balloons in the ocean after a leak was detected. The balloon, described by NASA as the size of a football stadium and designed to float at around 110,000 feet (33.5 kilometers), launched from Wānaka Airport in New Zealand on May 13. It carried the Extreme Universe Space Observatory 2 (EUSO-2), a mission from the University of Chicago that had hoped to learn more about the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray particles from beyond our galaxy as they penetrate Earth’s atmosphere....

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomis the first game to have Princess Zelda as the playable protagonist. Despite the series being supposedly about her legend, the hero has always been Link. In aNintendo Ask the Developer interviewpublished Tuesday, developers on the game at Grezzo explained why Link had to hit the sidelines. While it was also just a matter of time for Zelda to star in her own game, the team also realized early on that if they wanted to go with the echoes concept — the ability to copy and paste objects into the world to use for puzzles and combat — Link couldn’t be the one with that ability....

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for The Acolyte. Summary Dafne Keen, who plays Jecki Lon inThe Acolyte, has trained extensively for her upcoming lightsaber duel with a mysterious Sith Lord, and a new video proves how well she can wield her weapon.Keen plays the part-Theelin Jecki Lon, a Jedi Padawan and student of Master Sol. She may be a Padawan, but through the first half of theStar Warsshow, Jecki has already proven herself wise beyond her years....

Pokemon TCG Master disqualified from LAIC for playing too slowly Pokemon TCG legend Tord Reklev has reacted furiously to being disqualified from LAIC 2023 after he failed to meet time controls at the event in Brazil. World Championship runner-up Tord Reklev was unable to defend the Latin American International Championship trophy that he won in 2022 after he was disqualified on day two of the event in Sao Paolo for slow play....

ProForm is known for itssturdy, no-frills home gym equipment that won’t break the bank. Good news for people on a budget shopping for some new gear to add to theirsmart home gym. You can now jump into the fitness mirror craze with the newProForm Vue. What’s important to note here is that it’s undercutting many of the other smart fitness mirrors on the market in price right now, likeMirror,Tonal, andTempo Studio....

It’s hard to tell sometimes if iPhone innovations inspire Android or the other way around. Google introduced Material You forAndroid 13, while Apple programmediOS 16with lock screen customization — giving their respective customers all the personalization power in the world. Now, it seems Samsung made lock screen customization on its phones look similar to that of iOS 16 in its latest One UI 5 beta. Video creator and TechDroider founder Vaibhav Jain pointed out on Twitter that the lock screen interface for One UI 5 is a spitting image of the lock screen interface for iOS 16, but with some differences....

A NASA grant will enable a group of researchers to develop a new approach to thesearch for extraterrestrial intelligence(SETI) by looking for evidence of technological activity. “SETI has always faced the challenge of figuring out where to look,” Adam Frank, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Rochester, said in astatement. “Which stars do you point your telescope at and look for signals? Now we know where to look....

An initial coin offering for acryptocurrency projectknown as AriseBank has been shut down by the Securities and Exchange Commission. AriseBank is one component of a broad range of cryptocurrency services being offered by 29-year-old Jared Rice Jr. and 45-year-old Stanley Ford. The pair embarked upon the project in 2017, announcing an ICO toward the end of the year, according toArs Technica. The white paper detailing the cryptocurrency asserted that it would bring together the best aspects of capitalism and socialism....

Summary Sister Wivesstar Meri Brown hasn’t found lasting love since leaving husband Kody Brown in early 2023. Nevertheless, she isn’t shy about the fact that she wants a new relationship. She has undergone a complete transformation since her divorce, displaying a more lighthearted spirit while flaunting major weight loss. Meri is confident in herself and has shown through recent pictures that she is having a good time with the men in her life....

Spider-Man: Brand New Day footage shows it’s fixing a big No Way Home mistake Filming onSpider-Man: Brand New Dayis well underway, and based on some exciting footage from the set, it’s taken heed of one of the major criticisms of No Way Home. Here’s what we know about Brand New Day: Tom Holland is back,Zendaya will return as MJ(in a smaller capacity), Jon Bernthal is crossing over to the big screen as The Punisher,Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk will appear(potentially as a villain), and it’s expected to tee upAvengers: Doomsday....

Note: This story contains descriptions ofdigital abuse and references to domestic violence. Early in her marriage, Samantha noticed that her husband would disappear into the bathroom for a long time. When he came out, he’d be angry with her. “Later on, I found he was reading my text messages,” Samantha told Digital Trends. “They were forwarded to his phone.” His behavior escalated, according to Samantha. In addition to violent behavior, he attempted to hack into her relatives’ bank accounts....

This article contains spoilers for The Acolyte. Summary The Acolytehas retconned Ki-Adi-Mundi’s age, revealing he was an active Jedi Master a full century before the events ofStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Introduced in the prequel trilogy as a member of the Jedi Council, Ki-Adi-Mundi is noted for his distinctive appearance. He also plays an important role inThe Phantom Menace, becausehe’s the member most insistent that the Sith cannot be back....

Summary Viewing figures reveal thatStar Wars’ latest streaming show,The Acolyte,is Disney+’s biggest streaming release of 2024. Set 100 years before the events ofStar Wars: The Phantom Menace, fan reactions to thelatestStar Warsshowhave been notably mixed despite it receiving largely favorable reviews from critics. Continuing to reflect the heavily divided nature of the present-day fandom,The Acolytehas recently experienced review bombing on sites such as Rotten Tomatoes andMetacritic. Despite this backlash, however, Disney has revealed (viaVariety) official viewership data indicatingThe Acolytehas attracted 4....