Neuer Asteroid entdeckt: Nasa schließt Kollision für 2046 nicht ganz aus

Ein neuer Asteroid wurde entdeckt und soll der Erde am Valentinstag des Jahres 2046 relativ nahe kommen. Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass er sie trifft, ist aber sehr gering. (Asteroid, Nasa)

Ein neuer Asteroid wurde entdeckt und soll der Erde am Valentinstag des Jahres 2046 relativ nahe kommen. Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass er sie trifft, ist aber sehr gering. (Asteroid, Nasa)

PlayStation’s new Discord integration is a key step for the cross-play dream

Before this week, there was no universal VoIP platform for online games.

Cross-platform voice chat has arrived on the PlayStation 5.

Enlarge / Cross-platform voice chat has arrived on the PlayStation 5. (credit: Samuel Axon)

This week, Sony rolled out Discord voice chat support for PlayStation 5 consoles, marking the first time a third-party OS-wide game voice call option has been available on Sony's consoles.

Previously, PlayStation 5 users could display what game they were currently playing on their Discord profiles, but they couldn't communicate with other players without using their phones, tablets, or computers.

The rollout follows a similar one on Microsoft's Xbox consoles last fall. Discord voice calls had long been available on PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. The only major gaming platform outlier is Nintendo's Switch.

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Rocket Report: Boeing to bid SLS for military launch; Ariane chief says all is well

“We believe the proven SLS capabilities can be an asset.”

Japan's next generation "H3" rocket, carrying the advanced optical satellite "Daichi 3", leaves the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan on March 7, 2023.

Enlarge / Japan's next generation "H3" rocket, carrying the advanced optical satellite "Daichi 3", leaves the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan on March 7, 2023. (credit: STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)

Welcome to Edition 5.29 of the Rocket Report! It was a big week for new rockets, with the failure of Japan's new H3 booster and then the near-launch of Relativity Space's Terran 1. Speaking of the H3, I guess I didn't quite realize that Japan put a satellite valued at more than a quarter of a billion dollars on the debut flight of the rocket. That was, umm, bold.

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