NASA's James Webb telescope could detect alien life in just 20 hours

A major tesla server outage has left electric vehicles stalled worldwide. Massive stellar winds determine what alien worlds we can live on. Nov 21, 2021 # Greetings. Today we take a look at the James Webb Space Telescope and its purported capabilities. We explore why the telescope is built to catch transit events. After, we look into the global Tesla outage that crippled the features relying on mobile phone-car interactions. And finally, we dive into space again and examine the massive stellar winds and how we can use them in our search of habitable alien worlds. This is The Blueprint. Keep going. TRANSPORTATION [A Major Tesla Server Outage Has Left Electric Vehicles Stalled Worldwide]( [Tesla Server Outage]( Over the years, Tesla has had its fair share of issues; from the design flaw that [caused the bumpers to fall]( off of Model 3s to the Autopilot feature mistaking [the moon for a yellow traffic light]( prompting the car to slow down at inappropriate moments. To be fair, when you are a new name in the game and also happen to be trying to introduce novel features and capabilities into the mix, things are bound to go south every now and then. Now, it appears that Tesla owners worldwide have [had a taste of a new issue](. People are reporting not being able to connect their phone to their vehicle and start their cars — only with the phone, the keys still work. "Checking." Company CEO Elon Musk was informed of this issue over Twitter and replied with the aforementioned line. The error seems to be a "500 Internal Server Error" which is a vague error code given when the server cannot give a better description (or intentionally configured to not give up a better description). Some have ventured a guess that the Tesla app could be pinging the company's servers if the owner is using their phone as a key. The issue seems to be solved now. [Read More]( SCIENCE [Massive Stellar Winds Determine What Alien Worlds We Can Live On]( [Stellar Winds]( It takes more than the right solar real estate to make life on rocky worlds. A team of scientists has discovered that stellar winds are [the primary means of interaction]( between a planet and its host star, which has a direct impact on which alien worlds we can potentially live on. This is called the Alfvén surface. What does this have to do with our star? "The cumulative effect of magnetized stellar winds on exoplanets dominates over other forms of star-planet interactions," reads the study's abstract. "When combined with photoevaporation, these winds will lead to atmospheric erosion. This is directly connected with the concept of Habitable Zone (HZ) planets around late-type stars." However, current science has only limited knowledge of magnetized winds of stars, which coincidentally means numerical models represent a crucial means of investigating them. What do we know so far? In analyzing the size, scope, and behavior of a star surface's magnetic field geometry, the scientists realized it directly determines the Alfvén surface's shape and size, which, in turn, can drastically alter the properties of stellar wind. This means further studies of the Alfvén surface are required to gain a better understanding as it might serve as an inner boundary of a star's Habitable Zone. Anything closer to the star than its Alfvén surface probably won't support [the evolution of alien life](. [Read More]( INNOVATION [NASA's James Webb Telescope Could Detect Alien Life in Just 20 Hours]( [James Webb Telescope]( When the James Webb Space Telescope launches in December, it will signal a new dawn in the exploration of the universe. It will purportedly discover signs of atmospheres capable of supporting life beyond our solar system. - But what will the process of evaluating these planets look like, and how long will it take? A recent study shared on a preprint server suggests that some planets could reveal signs of life with merely [5 to 10 co-added transits]( — which roughly equates to 20 hours. Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean it'll happen in 20 consecutive hours, but it's still quite the development. Why wait for transits to happen? During a transit event, the brightness of the host star takes a "dip" from being overshadowed by the planet under investigation — basically a very tiny solar eclipse. This method has proven to be the most robust and as such, NASA has set out to [verify the claims with the JWST](. [Read More]( AND ANOTHER THING... - Tiny shape-shifting microrobots [can locate cancer cells with magnets](. - NASA seeks ideas for [a nuclear reactor on the moon](. (Phys) - Here’s [how and why humans have lived in space]( for over two decades. - How the laws of physics could prevent AI from ever gaining sentience. ([TNW]( - Operation Paperclip: The U.S.' secret operation [to use Nazi scientists and engineers]( to win the cold war. - Scientists finally demonstrate the weird quantum effect [that can turn matter invisible](. (LiveScience) - The U.S. government wants to [create a new ‘UFO office’](. MAIL & MUSINGS James Webb Space Telescope is launching this December. The Science community is really hyped and the expectations are really high. Do you think the JWST will live up to its hype and deliver what it's supposed to? Be sure you check back tomorrow for the results! [Yes, it will surely revolutionize the way we do space observation from day 1.]( [Yes, but gathering and sorting data will initially take some time.]( [Nah, it's just another space telescope.]( [Maybe, but other nations and agencies will surely keep up.]( Yesterday’s Results Yesterday, we asked what should the authorities do about people using modern consumer tech to spy on other people. 9% of you seems to favor more deterring penalties for such actions, and 18% think consumer electronics should have a more open configuration that promotes transparency. But a whopping 60% on top of this seems to think that we should just do both of the above. And finally, the remaining 13% percent want to watch the world... Yes, apparently. Both of the above. 60% Mandate cross platform access to make such an approach less viable. Say, for example, make AirTags detectable for Android phones. 18% Educate everyone in spying and recon work, make the world a giant spytopia. 13% Make penalties more deterring. 9% [Share to Win]SHARE TO WIN [All products]( Share The Blueprint! Give your friends deeper insights into engineering and tech, and win exclusive IE swag for free. [Read Details]( Share your link Copy & share your referral link with others. [ [Referral Program Terms and Conditions]( Prepared by Loukia Papadopoulos and Utku Kucukduner Enjoy reading? Don't forget to forward to a friend! Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe]( [About Us]( | [Advertise]( | [Contact Us]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Linkedin]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter. 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