Location Data

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  Research Reveals New Details About NGC 5018 Galaxy’s Clusters

  A recent study of the NGC 5018 galaxy group, located about 132.5 million light years away in the Virgo constellation, provides new insights into its globular cluster (GC) system. Researchers analysed deep imaging data from the VLT Survey Telescope, revealing thousands of GC candidates, with a significant concentration around NGC 5018 itself. The st...

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  Scientists Predict Under Sea Volcano Eruption Near Oregon Coast in 2025

  Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano located off the coast of Oregon, is showing signs of an impending eruption, with scientists predicting it could occur as early as 2025. The volcano’s surface has been swelling, and seismic activity is increasing, both of which mirror patterns seen before previous eruptions. Researchers have been closely monitor...

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  Google Maps Will Be Deleting Your Location History. Know How To Protect It

  Google had announced the move last year with the first deadline being December 1, 2024, but decided to extend it.

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  Hubble Space Telescope Captures Rare Edge-On View of a Spiral Galaxy Located Millions of Light-Years Away

  NASA and ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured an edge-on view of spiral galaxy UGC 10043, located around 150 million light-years away. Displaying its prominent dust lanes and unique bulge, this galaxy image highlights regions of active star formation. Captured in 2000 and 2023, the composite image uses various light wavelengths to detail the str...

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  Ancient Maya City Valeriana Discovered in Mexico with Over 6,600 Structures

  Researchers have discovered the ancient Maya city of Valeriana in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula using lidar technology. This city, located in east-central Campeche, includes over 6,600 structures, such as temple pyramids and plazas, dating back to the Classic period (250-900 AD). The team, led by archaeologist Luke Auld-Thomas, repurposed existing li...

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  NASA Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Stunning Spiral Galaxy 45 Million Light Years Away

  The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of the spiral galaxy IC 1954, located 45 million light-years away in the constellation Horologium. The improved view offers a detailed look at star-forming regions, showing pink patches that indicate hydrogen-rich areas where new stars are born. The image, created with data from the Hubble, James ...

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  Underground Reservouir on Mars Could Fill Oceans on Planet's Surface, Study Reveals

  Recent research based on data from NASA’s InSight mission has identified a substantial underground reservoir on Mars. This reservoir, located between 7 and 12 miles below the Martian surface, could hold enough water to cover the planet to a depth of 1 mile. The data, gathered by InSight’s seismometer between 2018 and 2022, suggests that water i...

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  BSNL Reportedly Suffers Major Data Breach Affecting 278GB of User and Operational Data

  Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has reportedly suffered a data breach and the threat actor involved is allegedly claiming to have possessed sensitive user and operational data. The government-owned telecom provider’s servers were attacked, and the hackers now possess SIM card details, home location register data, and server-related critical s...

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  Google Maps Doubles Down on Privacy With New On-Device Location Storage: Report

  Google Maps is bringing a big change to how it stores your location data, according to a report. It will soon enable devices to store location and timeline data locally (on-device) instead of Google Cloud, the report suggests. Furthermore, the company will also set the auto-delete feature, which automatically removes your timeline data after a cert...

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  Solo Climber From Japan Found Dead After Falling From North America's Tallest Peak

  Upon investigation, rangers were able to identify the fallen climber's location at 17,000 feet using data from his satellite communication device.

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  Clinical Research Firm for Nykaa, FirstCry Partners Qila.io to Receive Blockchain Revamp

  Clinical research centre Mascot Spincontrol and blockchain firm Qila has collaborated to keep the integrity of medical research work intact with secure and tamper-proof data storage. Blockchain technology prevents the concentration of data in one location, making it difficult for hackers or other malicious agents to manipulate the stored informatio...

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  Crypto Mining Operations Face Crackdown in Norway With New Regulations for Data Centres

  Norway is tightening its noose around crypto mining operations in the country. Over the last year, Norway emerged as one of Europe’s largest locations hosting crypto miners. The main incentive for miners to flock to Norway was the provision of affordable electricity.

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  Instagram Tipped to Be Working on a ‘Friend Map’ Feature for Users to Track Their Friends' Locations

  Instagram is reportedly working on a feature that will let users see the last active location of their friends on a map. The feature is said to be called Friend Map, and it appears to be similar to Snap Map. As per a leak, Instagram could soon add a world map-like interface where users will be able to see others all over the map based on the locati...

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  Spy Balloon Used US Internet Service to Send Data to China: Report

  A US official revealed that the Chinese spy balloon, which traversed the United States in early 2023, used an American internet service provider to transmit periodic data related to navigation and location back to China, CNN reported.

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  Israel Using Eagles, Vultures To Locate Bodies Of Those Killed By Hamas

  Data from carrion-eating birds is helping Israel's army locate corpses around sites of the October 7 attack by Hamas operatives, said a wildlife expert involved in the project.