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A New Jersey neighbor kept the remains of a meteorite in glass jars. This gesture has given us new clues about the origin of life on Earth

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On July 19, 2026, a meteorite shook New York City: Ferrán Torres’ goal in the 106th minute, against the Argentina team. Well, okay, it wasn’t a meteorite, although for many, the emotional shock wave was comparable to the physical shock wave left in its wake by the meteorite that did shake the city of the Statue of Liberty two years earlier, on July 16, 2024. That asteroid fragment broke up 35 kilometers away, releasing a multitude of debris that fell unseen in various parts of the state of New Jersey. One of them, weighing almost 1 kg, went through the roof of a house in the town of Hillsborough. Two years later, an international team of scientists has published the analysis of the composition of the New York meteorite. It is a very rare type of meteorite, known as a CM ½ carbonaceous chondrite and is characterized, among other things, because it can provide a window into the history of the origin of life on Earth. A very rare type of meteorite. The meteorite is a carbonaceous chondrite. That is, a fragment of a primitive objectrich in carbon, which can be associated with different organic molecules. Generally, these meteorites are classified according to their degree of aqueous alteration. The lower the number, the more water has altered its structure in the original object from which it came. The carbonaceous chondrites that have fallen most abundantly on Earth in the form of meteorites are those of type CM 2. 20 have been documented. Of type CM 1, none are known. However, there is an iconocidal range such as CM ½, which is in the middle and had been previously found, in a meteorite that fell in 2020 in Indonesia. The Hillsborough meteorite, therefore, has been the second, but also the best preserved, thanks to the quick intervention of the owner of the house in which it fell. A hole in the roof and the smell of sulfur. The Hillsborough meteorite is actually one of many fragments left after a larger rock broke apart 35 kilometers up. He fell with such force that he managed to break through the ceiling, landing in the main bedroom of the house. Its owner stated that, upon entering his room, he saw a hole in the ceiling and he smelled a strong smell of sulfur. He then found his bed and carpet covered in debris and black dust. He decided to put on some gloves and store all the debris in glass jars with aluminum foil. Thanks to their quick and scrupulous action, the scientists were able to analyze the meteorite as intact as possible. Following the path of the Hillsborough meteorite. Before falling in Hillsborough, the meteorite crossed the skies of New York and other cities in the United States. 60 observersspread across the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, reported seeing them to the American Meteor Society. Additionally, 16 others in New York and New Jersey said they felt the shock wave. Taking into account all these testimonies, plus the detections from astronomical observatories, it was possible to follow its trajectory to the lower asteroid belt. Ingredients for life. We have already seen that this was a CM ½ emteorite. However, a more detailed analysis of the meteorite allowed us to find some fragments of CM1 rich in salts inside. This indicates that it was formed in some area of ​​the surface of the parent asteroid where liquid water evaporated and salts were concentrated. It is known that the high concentration of salt in saline fluids can create molecules crucial for life on Earth. In fact, many studies suggest that, in the past, CM carbonaceous chondrites delivered to Earth some of the ingredients that gave rise to life. That’s why the Hillsborough meteorite is so interesting. At the moment, it has been seen to have 1.8% by weight of carbon and 0.07% of nitrogen, in addition to carbon and nitrogen isotopes typical of CM type meteorites. A more detailed analysis of the latter will help understand the extent to which these objects helped life proliferate on our planet. The owner of the house was not aware when he saw that hole in the roof that it not only had a huge leak. I was also looking at a window to the past. Image| SETI In Xataka | The ship that collected the Bennu samples is now flying towards Apophis, the asteroid that will pass just 38,000 km from Earth

The PSOE wants Mark Zuckerberg to appear in the Congress of Deputies. It is a gesture towards the gallery

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The PSOE wants to investigate a “possible massive violation of the privacy of millions of users” uncovered a few months ago and to do so has requested the presence of several Meta executives in Congressamong whom is its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The problem is that it is entirely unlikely that your request will be fulfilled. what has happened. The PSOE registered the request in Congress last Wednesday the 4th. In addition to Mark Zuckerberg, they also request the presence of Javier Oliván, head of operations at Meta, and José Luis Zimmerman, director of public affairs at Meta in Spain and Portugal. They count in The Countrythat during an intervention at the Metafuturo forum, the President of the Government assured that “in Spain, the law is above any algorithm or big technology. And whoever violates our rights will pay the consequences.” The reasons. everything comes following an investigation directed a few months ago by the group IMDEA Networks in which they accused Meta of spying on users through their Android apps. Specifically, they claim that Facebook and Instagram spy on the traffic that comes from the browser, evading Android permissions, allowing users to know their browsing habits even if they use the browser’s incognito mode. Meta would have carried out this practice for at least a year, starting in September 2024. The reality. How likely is it that Zuckerberg will set foot in the Congress of Deputies? From little to nothing, and the PSOE knows it. It is not the first time that a country requests the appearance of the CEO of Meta in its institutions. In 2018 Five countries came together requesting their presence in the United Kingdom to investigate Facebook’s disinformation and electoral influence after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. They were the United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina, Ireland and Australia. Meta’s response was “it is not possible for Mr. Zuckerberg to be available to all Parliaments.” Richard Allan, who was then vice president of political solutions at Meta, attended in his place. What will surely happen. In a statement published by EFEMeta has assured that he will collaborate “constructively with the authorities in this matter”, but at the moment they have not said anything about who will attend. In its request, the PSOE names two other Meta officials. It’s as if they admitted knowing that Zuckerberg won’t go and directly put a second and third option. The profile with the most votes to go to Congress is José Luis Zimmerman, who, as we said, is responsible for public affairs in Spain and Portugal. Zuckerberg’s appearances. The CEO of Meta has sat in front of politicians in the United States on several occasions, the first time in 2018 at the Capitol for the Cambridge Analytica scandal. A year later he returned to give explanations about Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra. In 2021 he had to answer questions about the role of social networks in the spread of hoaxes and extremist ideas. Outside the United States he has only appeared once, it was in 2018 in the European Parliamentwhere he was harshly criticized for avoiding many issues. Images | Meta, Wikipedia In Xataka | Faced with the housing crisis, the Government has opted for rent with an option to buy. You forget something: there is no

NASA invites you to send your name to the Moon for free. Behind it there is something more than a simple symbolic gesture

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That your name travels around the Moon no longer belongs to the realm of fantasy. NASA has once again opened a door so that anyone can register it and watch it travel aboard Artemis IIthe first manned mission of the Artemis program. It will be stored on a memory card inside the Orion spacecraft, which will circle our satellite and return to Earth. But what is relevant is not just the gesture. The agency has been inviting the public to be part of its missions for years. Now, with Artemis, he is renewing that pact between exploration and participation. NASA does not ask you to register or create an account. Simply enter three basic details on an official website and the system automatically generates a personalized digital pass associated with Artemis II, with the participant’s name. The PIN is the only way to access that pass, and the agency warns that you cannot recover it if it is lost. According to the information available, all the names will be compiled on a digital medium that will travel on the Orion spacecraft during the mission. It has not been confirmed if these names will be consulted or reviewed at some point, but they will be part of the lunar journey in a symbolic way. A tradition that began with a golden record and is still alive in Artemis NASA has been looking for ways to leave a human mark on your missions. One of the best known examples is the Voyager Golden Recorddesigned in 1977 under the scientific direction of Carl Sagan. It was a metal disc covered in gold with sounds, greetings and images that represented life on Earth. Years later, with Cassini, transferred to a CD-ROM with scanned signatures, and in Stardust and OSIRIS-REx microchips with names sent from all over the world were used. Artemis II takes another step: a digital memory card, much more similar to the ones we use today in any device. These initiatives are not understood only as gestures of participation. NASA operates with public funds and needs to justify, year after year, that programs like Artemis make sense beyond scientific interest. Connecting with citizens is a way to keep that support current, especially in missions that take place over decades and require budget continuity. When numerous educational centers, families and fans share their symbolic boarding passes, what they actually do is make visible that space exploration continues to have social, cultural and political relevance. While Apollo was an unprecedented milestone, it also left a lesson for the future of exploration. After the global impact of the first moon landing, public attention began to fallr, and with it, political and budgetary support. The book “Moonport”, published by NASAdescribes how enthusiasm became routine, and how subsequent missions stopped generating interest outside the scientific field. In the early 1970s, Congress reduced funding and thousands of employees were laid off. The program had won the space race, but it lost something just as important: the sustained attention of society. Artemis advances in a very different context than Apollo, but with a clear lesson: space exploration needs both political continuity and social legitimacy. Today the challenges are no longer only technological, but also strategic. The program is accumulating technical delays and Artemis II is now scheduled for launch between February and April 2026. At the same time, China has accelerated its plans and is developing its own manned program with the aim of sending astronauts to the Moon. Everything seems to indicate that we are facing a new competition, this time more open and prolonged, where public support is once again a decisive element. As we can see, signing up does not change the course of a mission, but it is part of something broader. It’s not about seeing your name circle the Moon, but about knowing that space exploration continues to involve society and not only to the control centers. Artemis does not only seek to return to our satellite, but rather to build a shared story about why to go, what to go for, and who is invited to take part. It is a way of remembering that this trip also needed an audience, and that perhaps awakens enthusiasm in those who, from a young age, begin to look upward. Images | POT | THAT | Screenshot In Xataka | The biggest mystery in science today is dark matter. And a Japanese scientist believes he has detected it

In a gesture of incalculable Frenchness, France has named the first rocket launched from its borders “Baguette One”

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The Spanish Miura 1 rocket took off from southern Spain. He french rocket Baguette One will do the same next year from the south of France. It’s not a joke. It is the real name of the next bet of the European New Space. And it is very serious: the French company HyPrSpace has just closed an agreement to launch an experiment on board, confirming that the launch will take place from mainland France: something unprecedented in the civil sector. Traditionally, France launches its missions from the Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana. However, the Baguette One will take off from Europe. The suborbital rocket, about 10 meters high (slightly lower than the Miura 1), will take off from the Biscarrosse missile testing center, in the Landes department, thanks to an agreement with the French Directorate General of Armaments. You already have a client. The little rocket will not go empty. HyPrSpace has signed a memorandum of understanding with ATMOS Space Cargo to launch a demonstration mission. The German space logistics company will take advantage of the suborbital flight to test its Phoenix-2 reentry capsule. The French startup HyPrSpace, based in Bordeaux, is developing Baguette One as a preliminary step to validate the technologies of its future commercial rocket Orbital Baguette One. The project has just closed a financing round of 21 million euros from private funds. They are added to the 35 million that HyPrSpace had secured from the France 2030 public plan. Orbital Baguette One. The OB-1 will follow the Baguette One with a first launch scheduled for the end of 2027. This microlauncher promises to put between 200 and 250 kg into orbit with low prices as its main attraction. Instead of using pure liquid or solid fuel engines, HyPrSpace (short for Hybrid Propulsion for Space) will use a mixture: solid fuel made from recycled plastic and liquid oxygen as an oxidizer. The advantage of this architecture is that it eliminates turbopumps, one of the most expensive and complex pieces of aerospace engineering, which reduces the cost of the launcher by 40%. The disadvantage is that they are less versatile engines and without the possibility of reuse, something that PLD Space does plan for future versions of the Miura 5. Image | HyPrSpace In Xataka | The only photo you need to understand the scale of what Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ company, has just done

What is this gesture for and how to use it to better order your chats

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WhatsApp is an application full of small tricks and gestures that can make your life a little easier. And although some have been unnoticed by some time. That happens with The gesture of sliding down The main screen, a function that has been since last year. This is a gesture that allows you Filter the chats to have them more organizedso it will be very useful. We will explain the functioning of these filters and how you can adapt them. Slide down to see chat filters To show the chat filters in WhatsApp, what you have to do is go to the main screen and Slide the screen down. It is as if you will press the screen and move your finger to show what is hidden above. This gesture “will pull the blanket” and show the filter menu. When the filters will be shown down. By default there are some created, which are to see all the chats, the unresses and the groups. You also have A button to create your custom filters. The operation of these filters is simple. Simply, when you choose one, you will only see the messages of the contacts included in them. In the case of Not read They will not be concrete contacts, but all the chats will simply be displayed where you have without reading messages. When you click on the creation buttonyou can put a new name and add the contacts or groups you want. Thus, you can have the chats in a single pulsation with your friends, with the classmates, or make a different group with the criteria you want. In Xataka Basics | Activate ‘improved privacy’ in WhatsApp so that the AI does not fuite: what really has the viral notice and what does this function really do

Google finally fixes the navigation gesture that was broken on older Pixels when updating them to Android 15

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Google is already working in the next Pixel 10 and Pixel 11 as was learned yesterday from an internal source. Now one of the bugs that were generated has been marked as corrected when updating old Pixels to the latest version of Android, precisely 15. This version was deployed to the new Pixel 9 like the rest of the old Pixels such as the Pixel 8 series in the middle of October. These types of updates make you enjoy the news and those new experiences who spend their daily lives better with a smartphone, a tablet or a smart watch. But not everything always goes well and with this deployment, users of the old Pixels found themselves with a very strange bug: Swiping in from the right side of the phone did not activate the back gesture, so the interaction experience failed severely with that update to Android 15. Now the issue has been marked as corrected in Issue Trackerthe web space that Google uses to record all bugs or errors on its mobile devices and where you can review the correction of errors. Pixel 7 Pro Alvarez del Vayo The Free Android In fact, a Google employee has stated that the solution will be deployed in a new imminent update of Pixel phones so that normal use of the phone can be resumed. First reported on a Pixel 8 Pro so that it would soon be confirmed in other models by more users. The error affected the gestures that are applied from both sides, not only the right one as has now been confirmed as solved since Issue Tracker. And it is a quite serious problem for the mobile gesture experience, since it has prevented the ability to navigate backwards. The only solution that had been given until now was use the navigation bar with its three buttons, but you can almost say that it is an almost retro experience so that moving with gestures is tremendously simple. The update with the back gesture fix will be deployed in the month of Februaryright in the first weeks, so any of the old Pixels can be used again as it has always been done with an error that can generate a lot of frustration according to what it maintains GSMArena.

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