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Rocket Launch between Mountains What's happening between those mountains? A rocket is being launched to space . Specifically, a Long March 3B Carrier Rocket was launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province in China about two week ago. The rocket lifted two navigation satellites to about 2,000 kilometers above the Earth's surface, well above the orbit of the International Space Station , but well below the orbit of geostationary satellites. China's Chang'e 3 mission that landed the robotic Yutu rover on the Moon was launched from Xichang in 2013. The featured image was taken about 10 kilometers from the launch site and is actually a composite of nine exposures, including a separate background image. December 04, 2018 via NASA https://ift.tt/2QapBsR ...

Environment COP24 will affect the U.S. even though President Trump skipped it. World leaders are meeting this week and next for COP24, a key United Nations climate change conference being held this year in Katowice, Poland. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2rkWrsp"

Gift Guides I'm a nerdy runner myself, so you can trust me on this one. This holiday season you can show you care by giving them the apparel and equipment that helps get their numbers and splits-obsessed selves to the finish line. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2PhltCn"

Health Editing human embryos makes far more permanent changes than tweaks to adult DNA. Last week Chinese researchers rocked the world with reports that twin babies whose genes the scientists’ edited prior to birth had been born, the product of secret… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2rkypgU"

Science Cassie and Jessie set sail. The STEAM Team is back! In this episode, Cassie and Jesse learn about using the moon, sun, and stars to navigate along the coast of Alaska. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2U5IlIB"

Space Stars tell stories, guide explorers, and help scientists talk about the galaxy. Stars tell stories, guide explorers, and help scientists talk about the galaxy. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2ALTfdK"

Technology Catch up on everything you missed in your Cyber Monday hangover The bad news is that your personal data might be hacked. The good news is, um, new DJI camera? via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2UcyGzN"

Gift Guides Give 2018 a proper send-off by doing some good. Gifts that help the planet (and the people in it) don't have to be boring. Here are some snazzier ideas for the do-gooder in your life. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2A1CLjU"

A cyber-espionage group believed to be operating out of Vietnam has compromised over 20 websites as part of a watering hole campaign targeting users in Southeast Asia, ESET reports. As part of the attacks, which are believed to have been active since September 2018, the websites of the Ministry of Defense of Cambodia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, as well as several Vietnamese newspaper or blog websites were compromised. The actor behind the attacks is believed to be OceanLotus, a group of cyber-spies active since at least 2012 and also known as APT32 and APT-C-00. The new campaign, ESET's security researchers say, appears to be an evolution of a watering hole scheme documented in 2017. The new campaign shows the use of various techniques to hinder analysis, such as public key cryptography to exchange an AES session key u...

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A cyber-espionage group believed to be operating out of Vietnam has compromised over 20 websites as part of a watering hole campaign targeting users in Southeast Asia, ESET reports. As part of the attacks, which are believed to have been active since September 2018, the websites of the Ministry of Defense of Cambodia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, as well as several Vietnamese newspaper or blog websites were compromised. The actor behind the attacks is believed to be OceanLotus, a group of cyber-spies active since at least 2012 and also known as APT32 and APT-C-00. The new campaign, ESET’s security researchers say, appears to be an evolution of a watering hole scheme documented in 2017. The new campaign shows the use of various techniques to hinder analysis, such as public key cryptography to exchange an AES session key used to encrypt further communications, and the use of WebSocket to hide their malicious communications. The security...

Animals Hopefully we can all look this good when we're 101. We were too late to save George’s species, but geneticists are still trying to piece together an understanding of these giants by looking at Lonesome George’s DNA. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2Q6M0aF"

DIY Add a whiff of cheer. Want to jazz up your homemade holiday cards? Decorate them with some scratch-and-sniff paint made from household products. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2zDKimY"

Health New research finds the mosquitoes are traveling much further than previously thought. Scientists are deploying balloons to capture mosquitoes and figure out how high mosquitoes can fly. They hope this will help them better understand the spread of… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2RqD1he"