Tech & Science Daily: The man behind moon simulations that reveal lunar birth

Plus! Elon Musk reboots Twitter deal, teases ‘everything app’
A giant impact could have formed the moon more rapidly than previously thought, new simulations indicate (Jacob Kegerreis/Durham University/PA)
Rachelle Abbott5 October 2022

Scientists have used the most detailed supercomputer simulations yet to reveal an alternative explanation for the moon’s origin.

Tech & Science Daily spoke to the study co-author Dr Vince Eke, associate professor at Durham University’s Institute for Computational Cosmology.

Dr Vince Eke explains their research with Nasa and how a giant impact could have formed a moon-like body more rapidly, placing it into orbit around the Earth.

Twitter has confirmed Elon Musk has offered to buy the company for a second time this year, after he stalled for time amid claims about the amount of bots on the platform.

The website said in a statement it plans to agree to the offer at a little over $54, or £47, per share, the same price Musk previously put forward, making the total value of the deal at over £38 billion.

Apple’s been put on notice by the European Union that its proprietary Lightning charger cable must be a universal fitting that’s compatible with other tech products.

It comes after the EU voted to make the USB-C connectors seen in Android devices as an industry standard by 2024.

Big problems for Blizzard Entertainment for the big launch of Overwatch 2 after the gaming corp’s servers were hit with a distributed denial of service, or DDOS, attack.

Overwatch’s servers had already been down for over a day while they were being readied for the game sequel.

The impact from Nasa crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid has created a 6,000-mile-long trail of debris.

For skywatchers back here on earth, the Draconid meteor shower will be visible in the night sky and show shooting stars over the next five days.

Researchers at the Spanish National Research Council have discovered that worm saliva can be used to break down some of the most polluting plastics. The Marine Conservation Society’s Charlotte Coombes speaks to Tech & Science Daily about the Good Fish Guide and monitoring the health of UK seas. Plus, the heavyweight of Alaska’s Katmai National Park aka Otis the brown bear, has been crowned the biggest and best around at the fifth Fat Bear Week, watched by thousands online via webcam. Otis is one of 12 bears rated in the competition held by the National Park Service.

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