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Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Why Are So Many BASE Jumpers Dying? A wingsuit BASE jumper just live-streamed his own death—marking the latest fatality in the sport’s deadliest year. We explore why fliers at all levels are dying in this extreme activity. ByAndrew Bisharat Email In researching 2016’s dramatic rise in BASE jumping deaths, I was almost unable to keep up with the pace with which people were dying. I even watched one of these deaths in real time, live-streamed on Facebook. A guy with the handle of “Sat Dex” popped up in my feed on the m...

Science 2 months, 2 weeks As you'd probably expect from the space agency, NASA has always been at the forefront of visual technology. Back in 2017, NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer live-streamed a broadcast from the International Space Station using 4K ultra-high-definition technology — the next-gen standard for video — for the first time.  Using 4K makes for incredibly sharp image quality, with a horizontal screen resolution of up to 4,000 pixels (the previous 1080P high-def standard's horizontal pixel count was 1,920). The ISS' high-def 4K camera has the ability to rec...

2021-01-17 15:00:00 UTC As you'd probably expect from the space agency, NASA has always been at the forefront of visual technology. Back in 2017, NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer live-streamed a broadcast from the International Space Station using 4K ultra-high-definition technology — the next-gen standard for video — for the first time.  Using 4K makes for incredibly sharp image quality, with a horizontal screen resolution of up to 4,000 pixels (the previous 1080P high-def standard's horizontal pixel count was 1,920). The ISS' high-def 4K camera has the ability ...