ESA finds Martian water reservoir that’s two-miles deep
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) spacecraft, the Mars Express, has located a Martian water reservoir that is almost two miles deep. The reservoir is made …
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Nvidia RTX Remix beta will let you remaster your favorite old games
What if you could remaster some of your favorite old games and give them the RTX treatment? Well, with the Nvidia RTX Remix beta, you …
Here’s why NASA delayed its highly anticipated return to the moon
Earlier this month, NASA announced that Artemis II, the upcoming mission to send four astronauts around the moon, would face a delay. The launch, which …
Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ landed successfully, but now it’s in trouble
After a successful landing on the moon on January 19, Japan’s SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) was turned off to preserve power levels. The …
Scientists found mummified skin that is older than the dinosaurs
Scientists have discovered mummified skin that is older than the dinosaurs. The skin, which they say likely belonged to a reptile, is estimated to come …
Ingenious dirt-powered fuel cell can draw nearly limitless energy from soil
A team at Northwestern University has created a paperback-sized device that can rest within the soil and draw energy from it. The dirt-powered fuel cell …
Greenland ice sheet lost more ice than previously believed, study claims
It seems that every day brings more news of doom and gloom when it comes to the various ice shelves and ice sheets that can …
Monkey cloned by Chinese scientists becomes first to live to adulthood
A cloned monkey, now three years old, is the first to survive to adulthood. Retro, as the monkey has been named, was cloned by scientists …
NASA just tested a new way to track targets on the Moon
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter continues to do some great work. The latest development from the LRO comes in the form of a test of the …
These crazy humanoid robots are about to start working at a BMW plant
BMW will soon welcome a new robot into its workforce at one of its plants. The robot in question is Figure 1, a robot designed …
Spacetop is a 100-inch AR laptop with no screen
What if you could carry a 100-inch laptop with you everywhere? That seems to be the question Sightful developers asked themselves when they designed Spacetop, …
This is the most detailed photo of a black hole yet
The scientists involved in the Event Horizon Telescope project continue to deliver on their promises. A few years ago, the team gave us our first …
Former NASA admin wants to throw out Artemis and start over — here’s why
Former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, now 73, believes he can do NASA’s return to the Moon better. While speaking to a House subcommittee this month, …
Watch Japan’s Moon sniper land on the lunar surface
We have some of the most exciting space missions of 2024 already coming to fruition despite it only being January. While the Peregrine lander mission …
Webb spots oldest black hole ever discovered
In a galaxy far, far away, an intriguing cosmic object resides, feeding on the remnants of the galaxy GN-z11. Located roughly 13.4 billion light-years away, …
Tectonic collision may be ripping Tibet apart
A massive collision between the Indian tectonic plate and the Eurasian tectonic plate is causing the Himalayas to grow, but new research suggests it might …
Did James Webb find life on an alien planet? What you need to know
Whenever the James Webb Space Telescope makes a shocking new discovery, it’s sure to make headlines. In fact, I write about Webb’s observations and data …
AMD’s new low-end CPUs will half your SSD speed and GPU performance, reports show
AMD announced a new set of desktop CPUs during CES 2024, but it looks like the latest low-end options will cost you some of your …
Hot springs were a catalyst for origins of life on Earth, study claims
Hot springs may have served as a catalyst for the origins of life on Earth billions of years ago, a new study has suggested. The …
Astronomers found a planet with a 350,000-mile-long tail
Astronomers have discovered over 5,500 worlds out there in the great unknown. And yet, they continue to baffle and surprise us. The latest surprise comes …
Astrobotic’s historic Peregrine mission is on a collision course with Earth
On January 12, Peregrine finally reached lunar distance. Of course, the Moon wasn’t there, as the spacecraft’s original trajectory had a much different timeline. Now, …
Webb spots possible signs of aurorae in an unlikely place
An isolated brown dwarf that doesn’t orbit a star shows possible signs of aurorae. The discovery was made by the James Webb Space Telescope research …
NASA finds ‘galactic fossil’ that could better explain galactic evolution
NASA scientists have made a striking discovery. According to a new report shared by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, astronomers have spotted what they believe …
Scientists finally figured out how Titan’s magical islands float
A new analysis of floating “magic islands” found on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may actually be glacier-like snow, a new report says. The islands were …
Scientists say Uranus smells like farts and rotting eggs
Space smells bad. According to a post shared by Space.com, astronauts have reported that space leaves a funky smell on their space suits. Further, the …
This self-eating rocket could be a solution to space junk
Every year, space junk becomes a bigger problem. We saw the International Space Station dodging debris several times over the past few years, and we’ve …
Microsoft is testing faster USB data transfer speeds in Windows 11
Microsoft is now testing support for faster USB transfers with USB4 Version 2.0 specifications in some Windows 11 Insider builds. The feature will unlock the …
Webb discovers baffling ‘cat’s tail’ in Beta Pictoris
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have captured images of a dusty “cat’s tail” in the young planetary system known as Beta Pictoris. This …
Scientists might have watched a supernova turn into a black hole
In a surprising first, scientists might have observed a supernova turning into a black hole or neutron star. This supernova may have been a missing …
Japan’s Mars mission just hit a massive delay
The Japanese space agency JAXA has confirmed that its upcoming Mars mission, which would see a spacecraft traveling to the Martian moon Phobos, has been …
