Nasa spacecraft makes close approach to Jupiter moon Europa
Nasa’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in more than 20 years. Juno on Thursday zipped within 222 miles of Europa, thought to have an ocean flowing beneath its thick
MI5 website briefly knocked offline by possible cyber attack
MI5’s website was down for part of Friday after a possible cyber attack. The security service’s public site was briefly unavailable for intermittent periods in the morning but is now back online – with the incident
Scientists find further evidence of liquid water on Mars
Scientists have discovered new evidence suggesting there could be liquid water on Mars. The study, led by the University of Cambridge, provides the first independent line of evidence using data other than radar, that there is
More powerful cameras key to smartphone success, says Google manager
Taking photos is one of the “most important” parts of using a smartphone, a Google senior manager has said, saying the firm must make devices to allow people to “better capture and reminisce” with their pictures.
Google Chrome only blocking a quarter of phishing websites, researchers claim
Google’s Chrome web browser is only preventing users from visiting around a quarter of suspicious sites that are likely to be part of phishing scams, Which? has claimed. The consumer group said a study searching the
Facebook and Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users
Facebook parent Meta has said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of US mid-term elections. The announcement follows years of criticism that the social
‘Things like us may be extremely rare’, Prof Brian Cox says
Earth could be “the only place” in the universe with life forms intelligent enough to form civilisation, Professor Brian Cox has said. While microbial life forms could well be common, the physicist believes that “things like