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The Hubble telescope helped determine the size of the gigantic nucleus of comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein

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The Hubble Space Telescope helped NASA scientists determine the size of the nucleus of comet C/2014 UN271 Bernardinelli-Bernstein, which was discovered almost 10 years ago.

The Hubble telescope helped determine the size of the gigantic nucleus of comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein

It turned out that this comet has a giant nucleus – 80 km in diameter, and this is a new record. It is also about 50 times larger than the average size of a comet nucleus in the solar system and 20 km larger than the previous record holder.

We have always suspected that this comet must be large because it is so bright at such a great distance. We now confirm that this is the case. This is an amazing object considering how active it is at this distance from the Sun.

The mass of the core is estimated at 500 trillion tons. Now the object is located at a distance of about 3.2 billion km from the Sun, and by 2031 it will approach our star at a distance as close as possible to itself, about 1.6 million km. The comet poses no threat to the Earth.

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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter sets a record for speed on Mars

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NASAs Ingenuity helicopter sets a record for speed on Mars

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter made its sixtieth flight to Mars, during which it set a speed record. It was 28.8 km/h. Before this, the maximum speed at which Ingenuity moved was 24 km/h.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter sets a record for speed on Mars

Image: Mark Garlick/Science photo library/Getty

On its sixtieth flight, Ingenuity flew 340 meters at an altitude of 16 meters. Flight time was 133 seconds. It was the fastest helicopter flight on the surface of Mars.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter sets a record for speed on Mars

As part of the previous flight, Ingenuity also set a record, but not for speed, but for altitude: it rose 20 meters above the surface of the Red Planet.

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This will be the Xiaomi 14 Pro. The first images of the smartphone have been published

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This will be the Xiaomi 14 Pro The first images

For the first time, images of Xiaomi 14 Pro have been published on the Internet – the device is posed “wrapped” in cases, from which it becomes clear that the pictures were leaked by the accessory manufacturer.

This will be the Xiaomi 14 Pro.  The first images of the smartphone have been published

Xiaomi 14 Pro demonstrates the evolution of the design of the current Xiaomi 13 Pro: the camera protrusion is almost the same, there are also three modules (the fourth is depicted as a camera module, but it will house a flash.

This will be the Xiaomi 14 Pro.  The first images of the smartphone have been published

Xiaomi 14 Pro will receive SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and a titanium frame. It is also credited with an AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 6.7 inches and a resolution of 3200 x 1440 pixels, a 5000 mAh battery with 120 W charging.

This will be the Xiaomi 14 Pro.  The first images of the smartphone have been published

This will be the Xiaomi 14 Pro.  The first images of the smartphone have been published

There is scattered data about the camera: some sources say that the device will have a 200-megapixel sensor as the main one, others attribute to it the same inch Sony IMX989 sensor as the Xiaomi 13 Pro. At the same time, everyone agrees that the remaining two sensors will be 50-megapixel.

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Alternative browser Vivaldi “takes a bite from the apple”: version for iPhone and iPad presented

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Alternative browser Vivaldi takes a bite from the apple version

The team of the increasingly popular Vivaldi browser announced the release of a stable version for the Apple mobile platform. The beta version of Vivaldi for iOS has been tested for several months.

Alternative browser Vivaldi “takes a bite from the apple”: version for iPhone and iPad presented

As the developers promise, Vivaldi for iOS has its own unique look thanks to a set of built-in tools, including tabs, Express Panel, control panels, notes, reading list, and a tracking and ad blocker. The synchronization function between devices is also supported – bookmarks, Express panel, passwords, form data, history of entered addresses and notes are synchronized using end-to-end encryption.

Alternative browser Vivaldi “takes a bite from the apple”: version for iPhone and iPad presented

You can store all your important links in the Express Dashboard for quick access. The tab bar is designed to look like tabs on a PC for quick switching. The tab switcher gives you access to public, private, synced, and recently closed tabs.

Alternative browser Vivaldi “takes a bite from the apple”: version for iPhone and iPad presented

Built-in Notes let you quickly jot down interesting information. You can copy data from the site through the context menu. Users also have access to a “Reading List” in which they can save web pages for later viewing.

Alternative browser Vivaldi “takes a bite from the apple”: version for iPhone and iPad presented

The built-in tracking and ad blocker can be configured for individual sites. To increase privacy, there is a private tabs mode in which search queries, visited sites, cookies and temporary files will not be saved by the browser. Other features include easily changing the search engine, choosing an application icon from a variety of options, an interface for large iPad screens, and so on.

Alternative browser Vivaldi “takes a bite from the apple”: version for iPhone and iPad presented

Alternative browser Vivaldi “takes a bite from the apple”: version for iPhone and iPad presented
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