Link About It: This Week’s Picks

NASA's long-lost spacecraft reappears, ice that's solid and liquid, diamond phone screens and more

1. Silent for 13 Years, a NASA Spacecraft Makes Communication The IMAGE spacecraft, an acronym of Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration, launched back in March 2000 to observe activity in the Earth’s magnetosphere. It ceased communication with NASA in December 2005. Entirely unexpected and sudden, after years of successful data-gathering, the disappearance was considered quite mysterious. IMAGE was believed to be damaged beyond repair and …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Real life Star Wars destinations, a blue moon eclipse, growing materials for robots and more

1. Get Ready for a Very Rare Blue Moon Eclipse For the first time in 150 years, we can expect a blue moon total lunar eclipse on 31 January. A blue moon is the second full moon in a month—and the eclipse will happen in the middle of the night. Viewing, however, is best “in Central and Eastern Asia, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Australia,” according …

Composing the Future with Mercedes-Benz

Technology and creativity collide in the new Concept EQA Electric Car

Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is constantly looking forward so it’s no surprise that they have announced their first all-electric compact concept car—the Concept EQA. Honoring the brand’s history yet future-focused, the new vehicle is clearly a Mercedes-Benz, featuring innovative light technology, offering a 400-kilometer range, convenient charging capabilities and more. To celebrate the car, Mercedes-Benz teamed up with singer/songwriter Maika Loubté as she wanders Tokyo in search of …