New plasma-based noise cancelling tech may silence rooms, planes, and even cars
Researchers with the EPFL Acoustic Group are looking to take noise cancelling a bit further. While it’s easy to set up ANC (Active Noise Cancelling) …
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Revolutionary supercomputer can instantly calculate things that take decades for rivals
Google has developed a revolutionary quantum computer that is able to make instant calculations, The Telegraph reports. Current supercomputers would take roughly 47 years to …
Exciting new ‘magic’ material can shift from transparent to translucent
Researchers have made quite a striking advancement and have managed to create a microwave-proof material that can not only block microwaves but can also block …
Supernovas may have help birth new galaxies, James Webb observations suggest
Life and death are part of a cycle. When an animal dies, its body decays, releasing important nutrients into the ground. Those nutrients then help …
Weather satellite captures stunning video of lightning crackling over Europe
One of Europe’s newest satellites is already putting in work. The Meteosat-12, which is run by the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites …
Earth’s Inner core probably isn’t smooth after all, new research shows
It’s easy to look at Earth’s Inner core and imagine the texture of that solid iron ball as smooth and round. However, new research published …
The most violent lightning storm ever was triggered by an erupting volcano
A volcanic eruption in January of 2022 may have been the trigger for the most violent lightning storm ever recorded, a new paper published in …
The remains of a huge catastrophe were found scattered across Mars
New research published last month in Nature Astronomy may finally reveal more information about Mars’ catastrophic history. One of the biggest goals of the new …
Earth just set a new record for the hottest day ever
Scientists have recorded the hottest day ever on Earth, and we hit it two days in a row. According to a report from New Scientist, …
MIT invented a new MegaWatt motor that could revolutionize air travel
A new invention from researchers at MIT could help the aviation industry shrink its carbon footprint immensely. The invention would finally allow larger aircraft to …
We could experience the start of climate ‘doom loops’ in the next 15 years, new study claims
Earth’s precious ecosystems could be spiraling towards a collapse much sooner than originally expected if a new study is to be believed. According to the …
Someone made iPhone wallpapers out of stunning James Webb images
Reddit user u/CalDogga1 has taken some of the most iconic images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and turned them into iPhone wallpapers. If …
Scientists found a mysterious ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean
You might think of Earth as a perfectly shaped sphere, especially when you look at the planet’s profile from beyond its atmosphere. Every picture we’ve …
Mystery of Antarctica’s bright red ‘Blood Falls’ waterfall may have been solved
Ken Livi, a researcher at Johns Hopkins University, may have finally discovered the secret behind the mysterious “Blood Falls” of Taylor Glacier in Antarctica. Discovered …
Disturbing new NASA animation shows the Earth choking on greenhouse gas
The ongoing climate change crisis isn’t easy to forget, but NASA is here to make sure the dangerous effects of the issue are seared into …
James Webb spots first starlight from ancient quasars in mind-blowing discovery
James Webb has managed to do some crazy things. Not only has it captured some amazing images of our universe, but it has also peered …
Astronomers found a planet that shouldn’t exist
8 Ursae Minoris b is an intriguing exoplanet, and it shouldn’t even exist, astronomers say. Not only is the planet situated at just half the …
New theory suggests Einstein was wrong and the universe isn’t actually expanding
Einstein’s theory on the expansion of the universe might be wrong. At least, that’s the running idea behind a new study published in Classical and …
NASA just locked four people in a fake Mars base for a year
NASA has officially kicked off one of its biggest and most intriguing experiments to date. The experiment will see four non-astronauts locked in NASA’s fake …
Mountains frozen for thousands of years are collapsing as global temperatures rise
A mountain peak in the Silvretta Alps which was once covered in permafrost has collapsed after an extended period of warmer temperatures. The collapse sent …
See 100 lightning bolts rip through the sky in one time-lapse photo
Astrophotographer Uğur İkizler has managed to capture one of the most breathtaking and somewhat terrifying images of lightning I’ve ever seen. A time-lapse created by …
Astronomers have found a new way for stars to die and it’s terrifying to think about
Everything in our universe is moving. Planets, stars, asteroids, and moons. Every celestial object we have discovered thus far is moving in some manner, even …
Massive asteroid will breeze past Earth at 34 times the speed of sound
NASA says that a potentially hazardous asteroid will pass close to Earth this week, The Independent reports. The space agency’s Center of Near-Earth Object Studies …
Webb’s raw images of Saturn are absolutely jaw-dropping
We’re expecting the James Webb team to drop its processed images of Saturn anytime now. In the meantime, though, an unofficial feed of raw images …
Hunga volcano eruption in 2022 continues to break records
The Hunga Volcano in the South Pacific made waves when it erupted in January 2022. The blast that it created sent pressure waves all around …
First space factory is already testing how to make drugs in space
Earlier this month, SpaceX launched the first space factory into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Now, that factory is already working towards creating drugs …
The mystery behind this baffling optical illusion has been solved by scientists
Optical illusions are tricky little things. Often they can leave us scratching our heads, trying to figure out how the illusion is tricking our eyes …
Astronomers just found one of our galaxy’s rarest stars
Astronomers have just discovered one of the rarest stars in our galaxy. These types of stars are known as white dwarf pulsar stars, and they’re …
Scientists think they might be able to put astronauts into ‘suspended animation’
It may one day be possible to put astronauts in a type of suspended animation similar to that seen in science fiction movies. The idea …
NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission could get a massive delay
Some of the biggest upcoming space missions are going to be very exciting. In fact, one such mission is set to bring samples back from …
