So far, Disney+ has been a huge success and it would seem that Disney is looking to further expand into the streaming space in 2021 with another service. Unlike Disney+, however, this new service will focus on content from Disney-owned networks like ABC and FX, as well as studios like …
Read More »Chinese chipmaker SMIC enters STAR market
The Science and technology innovation board, part of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, has recently added Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) to the stock market. Currently, SMIC is expected to raise as much as $6.6 billion through this new endeavour, further funding China's ambition to fabricate its own technology to lessen its …
Read More »White dwarf stuns scientists with near 100 per cent 02 layer
Oxygen has quite an important part to play in life on Earth, but it can also be found in reasonable quantities around the universe. Rarely though is it seen in high concentrations and certainly not on the surface of a star, at near 100 per cent saturation, but that's exactly …
Read More »Kerbalnaut Scott Manley discusses alien potential at distant star
One of the more eye catching stories in the world of science in the past week involved one researcher's suggestion that the dimming of a distant star known as KIC 8462852 in a strange pattern, could suggest giant “alien megastructures,” were orbiting it. The scientific study that prompted this idea didn't …
Read More »Astronomers spot potential ‘alien megastructures’ around distant star
The search for alien life around the world has been ongoing for much of the past century, with various individuals and organisations pointing listening devices to the sky in the hopes of hearing a message from another people on another world. We also look for them too, with high powered …
Read More »Star Trek flops into the Darkness at cinemas
Given that Star Trek films only come along once every several years, we would love to be able to report that JJ Abrams latest effort was an absolutely stunning piece of original cinema that will be remembered for generations to come. We'd love to. But we can't. For KitGuru, the …
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