India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover is on the move
It took a few attempts, but India became the first nation to land a spacecraft at the Moon’s southern pole. Further, the Chandrayaan-3 rover is …
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Humanoid PIBOT robot can fly a plane after just reading the manual
Engineers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have made a robot pilot that can pilot a plane after just reading the …
Researchers invented a ‘solar leaf’ that harvests 13% more energy from the Sun
Researchers in England have devised a concept for a new type of solar panel they call a “solar leaf.” The technology is a hybrid, bio-inspired …
This 240-million-year-old giant amphibian was discovered by a chicken farmer
In the 1990s, a chicken farmer discovered the 240-million-year-old fossil of a giant amphibian that researchers believe to be the ancestor of today’s Chinese giant …
A newly discovered comet will come close to Earth next month – here’s how to see it
A comet discovered just this month is set to approach Earth in September. The comet, formerly known as Comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura, was first spotted …
India becomes first nation to land on Moon’s southern pole
This week, India became the first of all the nations in the current moon race to reach the coveted lunar south pole. India’s latest moon …
AI helped a stroke patient speak for the first time in 18 years
A 47-year-old woman named Ann has found her voice again, thanks to the efforts of an AI brain implant. Ann, who suffered a stroke several …
It takes just 22 people to start a Mars colony, new study claims
When you think of colonies on other planets, you probably think of large groups of people congregating in colony bases like you’ve seen in science …
James Webb captures breathtaking view of Ring Nebula in new images
The universe is full of extraordinary and beautiful things. While there are still many we don’t know about, the James Webb Space Telescope and other …
Russia’s first lunar mission in 47 years crashes and burns
Earlier this month, Russia launched its first lunar spacecraft in almost 50 years. The nation hoped that the Luna-25 would be a revival of Russia’s …
Researchers extracted a Pink Floyd song from a person’s brain – listen to the haunting audio
After over a decade of research and experimentation, scientists have finally managed to reconstruct a piece of music from brain waves recorded while someone was …
The Sun may be to blame for Neptune’s vanishing clouds
For the past several years, scientists have found themselves scratching their heads, trying to figure out why Neptune’s clouds are vanishing. In a newly released …
Marine scientists discovered a terrifying new sea creature with 20 arms
The sea is an absolutely terrifying place, and if you need more evidence of that fact, then I implore you to look upon a new …
Scientists found an ancient human skull that’s unlike anything we’ve seen before
Learning more about ancient humans is important if we want to understand humanity’s origins. That’s why it is always so exciting when scientists uncover ancient …
New NASA study might solve the biggest mystery of life’s origins
Finding out more about the mysteries of life’s origins on Earth is important, especially as we try to find life beyond our solar system. A …
Rare red sprites photographed in the night sky look like an alien invasion
While leading a storm tour photography group in June, photographer Greg McCown captured a rare phenomenon in the sky when red sprites appeared above Windy …
Martian days are growing shorter, but we don’t know why
New data gathered from NASA’s Insight Lander has revealed that Martian days are getting shorter every year. While the length of days is only getting …
India’s Chandrayaan-3 captures breathtaking video of Moon as it prepares for landing
While preparing for Chandrayaan-3’s landing on the Moon, the Indian spacecraft captured a beautiful video of the Moon as it completed its first orbital insertion …
MIT researchers turned concrete into an energy-storing supercapacitor with one cheap additive
What if you could turn concrete into a viable and effective energy storage option? While that might seem a bit out-of-this-world, that’s exactly what MIT …
Russia hopes to pull off a successful lunar landing for the first time in 50 years
Russia has had a very difficult time landing on other planets and cosmic bodies. While Roscosmos (Russia’s space agency) has seen success in the part …
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth
Now that it’s over and all the numbers have been tallied up, July will go on record as the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, …
NASA accidentally killed the only life discovered on Mars, theory suggests
For the past few decades, the hunt for signs of alien life on Mars has been one of NASA’s biggest endeavors, leading to the creation …
Voyager 2 signal reestablished after NASA ‘shouted’ into the cosmos
After nearly 46 years in space, NASA lost communications with Voyager 2 last month, leading to a few weeks of silence from the aged interstellar …
‘Magnecko’ robot is like a giant mechanical spider crossed with a gecko
Engineers at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich research institute have created an intriguing and impressive little robot that they call the Magnecko. The robot is inspired by …
Scientists revived a worm that was frozen in permafrost for 46,000 years
The Siberian permafrost continues to illicit new mysteries for scientists to dig into, especially as it begins to thaw more and more. The latest discovery …
Photographer captures rainbow contrails that look like something from an alien world
A photographer has captured some stunning photographs of rainbow contrails. These strange ice clouds form when water vapor generated by airplane engines condenses and freezes …
Scientists say textbooks are wrong about how life began on Earth
Finding the origin of life on Earth has been a goal for scientists for decades. However, like anything, it’s always based on theories and possible …
Forests in the US will stop absorbing carbon within 50 years, USDA report warns
The carbon-absorbing powers of our forests will soon be overwhelmed, a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. The report claims that forests …
Revolutionary new panels generate electricity from falling rain
Researchers may have devised a revolutionary new way to replace solar panels altogether. Instead, we could one day see rooftops adorned with rain panels that …
This is your only chance to see a rare blue supermoon for the next 9 years
August has already seen one full moon, but the month will also play audience to one of the rarest full moon events, a blue supermoon. …
