Chinese satellite captures stunning backside image of the Moon with Earth

A Chinese satellite currently in lunar orbit snapped this incredible image of the far side of the Moon, with a tiny Earth hanging out in the background. Captured on February 3rd, the picture offers a rare perspective of the Earth and Moon system together.

The image was taken by China’s Longjiang-2 satellite, which entered the Moon’s orbit in June 2018. This tiny probe was launched into space along with China’s Queqiao satellite, a communications probe that’s been critical for the country’s recent Chang’e-4 lunar lander. At the beginning of the year, Chang’e-4 successfully touched down on the far side of the Moon — the side that’s always facing away from Earth. Queqiao is located in a stable position near the Moon, where it relays radio…

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Gmail and Google Docs updated to remove black borders on iPad Pro

Google has updated Gmail, Docs, and Sheets to display in full-screen modes on the newest iPad Pros, removing the black borders that were around the edges.

When Apple released the tablets back in November, people quickly realized that their 11-inch and 12.9-inch screens had an updated aspect ratio that left many apps with ugly black borders that required updates to fix. Some companies, like Netflix, were quick to release updates to address the problem, and now, almost three months later, Google has finally joined them, as spotted by MacRumors.

YouTube’s app has also been tweaked to fix a bug that caused the iOS home bar to obstruct the app’s navigation icons when used on a 2018 iPad Pro.

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Newly discovered immune cells play role in inflammatory brain diseases

A team of researchers has succeeded in demonstrating in an animal model that previously entirely unknown types of immune cells are present in the inflamed brain in the course of multiple sclerosis (MS). The discovery was made by means of a new, high-resolution method for analyzing single cells. The method allowed the researchers to create a kind of immune cell atlas for the brain. They also showed how these cells promote the development of the autoimmune disease MS.

Leaves are nature’s most sophisticated environment sensors

New research confirms that leaves are nature’s most sophisticated environment sensors. We can therefore use leaves to tell us about the management of the land they are growing in. The experiment was spread over four continents, from the semiarid grasslands and savannas of Australia to lush pastures in Europe and prairies in America.