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Elon Musk is placing a bet on robots. It could be a long time coming
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that he believes the company's goal of a humanoid robot is the most important thing it's working on.
CNN  ·  18 hours ago  ·  By Matt McFarland, CNN Business
Beijing Will Attempt to Censor the Metaverse
Commentary The metaverse is coming. Imagine users jumping into a virtual reality (VR) mountain lake that feels cold, ...
The Epoch Times  ·  11 hours ago
How NASA Has Made Space Travel Safer Since Challenger
The 1986 disaster claimed the lives of all seven astronauts aboard.
Newsweek  ·  11 hours ago
Meta Might Not Be Up For This Whole Metaverse Thing
Its inability to launch Diem doesn’t say much about its ability to build products from scratch.
Bloomberg  ·  14 hours ago
Scientists say they have discovered an object that emits bursts of radio energy
The object could be a type of dead star with a strong magnetic field.
The Hill  ·  13 hours ago
Coverage of Lunar New Year 2022: The Year of the Tiger
The Lunar New Year that begins Feb. 1 ushers in the Year of the Tiger. Here's The Times' complete coverage.
LA Times  ·  13 hours ago
An old SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is about to crash into the moon
We've left things behind on the moon before, but our natural satellite has never experienced space junk quite like this.
CNet  ·  11 hours ago  ·  By Eric Mack
Earth's tallest mountain has been ascended for the first time
Earth's tallest mountain has been ascended for the first time
SF Gate  ·  13 hours ago
NASA's HERMES mission passes key milestone, moves toward launch
NASA's HERMES mission—a four-instrument suite to be mounted outside NASA's Moon-orbiting Gateway—has passed a critical mission review on Jan. 27, 2022.
Phys.org  ·  16 hours ago  ·  By Science X staff
Famous computer scientists
Despite what you might think, the computer science field is a patchwork of creative, innovative thinkers from all backgrounds, races, and genders.
ZDNet  ·  15 hours ago  ·  By Matthew Sweeney
Remembering Challenger space shuttle tragedy 36 years later
Thirty-six years ago, seven astronauts were killed when the Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after it launched.
Fox 8  ·  19 hours ago
When did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode and how many people died?
JANUARY 28, 2022 marks the 36th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion that took the lives of seven crew members.The disaster killed ev
The Sun  ·  20 hours ago  ·  By Israel Salas-Rodriguez
Gas stoves worse for global warming than first thought, study finds
Gas stoves are contributing more to global warming than previously thought because of constant tiny methane leaks while they’re off, a new study found.
PHL17  ·  22 hours ago
First female director appointed for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
For the first time in its 85-year history, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a female director. Geochemist and space scientist Laurie Leshin will serve as the director for JPL as well as the vice president of the California Institute of Technology, starting in May.
CNN  ·  19 hours ago  ·  By Ashley Strickland, CNN
China unveils five-year plan for space exploration that continues push into lunar space
On January 28th, China released a white paper detailing its plans for space exploration over the next five years, which include continuing its push to study the Moon and perhaps even land people on the lunar surface one day.
The Verge  ·  19 hours ago  ·  By Loren Grush
Nasa’s plan to build nuclear power plant on Moon could be crucial for sending humans to Mars
NASA'S plans to use nuclear power in more Moon missions could play a crucial role in getting humans to Mars, according to experts.Nasa has big plans f
The Sun  ·  14 hours ago  ·  By Charlotte Edwards
New species of 'incredibly rare' insect discovered in Uganda
“To find this new species is a once-in-a-lifetime achievement,” the scientist said.
The Hill  ·  18 hours ago
Coffee could be harder to grow as climate change takes hold, study warns
Finnish scientists have successfully created the worlds first lab grown coffee, a genetically engineered cup of brew that smalls and tastes exactly like the real thing.
Daily Mail  ·  15 hours ago  ·  By Ryan Morrison
SpaceX on target to launch a rocket a week in 2022
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NOAA¿s Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft, or DSCOVR, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Daily Mail  ·  21 hours ago  ·  By Ryan Morrison
How to see Elon Musk’s ‘chaotic’ rocket that will crash into the Moon after being ‘out of control for 7 years’
SPACEX sent a rocket up seven years ago that's about to come to a violent end on the Moon.The second stage of the Falcon 9 vehicle will crash into our
The Sun  ·  23 hours ago  ·  By Harry Pettit
Nasa asks public to help solve waste recycling for Mars trip
Entrants asked to tackle trash, faecal matter, foam packaging and exhaled carbon dioxide by 15 March
The Guardian  ·  6 hours ago
How climate change will affect plants
We human beings need plants for our survival. Everything we eat consists of plants or animals that depend on plants somewhere along the food chain. Plants also form the backbone of natural ecosystems, and they absorb about 30 percent of all the carbon dioxide emitted by humans each year. But as the impacts of climate change worsen, how are higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere and warmer temperat...
Phys.org  ·  22 hours ago  ·  By Renee Cho
Fact check: Soda experiment does not disprove existence of gas planets
When a can of soda is exposed to a vacuum, it can rupture. However, gas giants maintain their integrity in the vacuum of space due to gravity.
USA TODAY  ·  12 hours ago  ·  By Kate S. Petersen
Galaxies Look Like 'Star Trek' Spaceship in Incredible Hubble Telescope Photo
In what was described as a "happy coincidence," the galaxies appear to have merged into the shape of the USS Enterprise.
Newsweek  ·  19 hours ago
National Space Centre: Interactive eco gallery to launch
The £250,000 interactive display, named Home Planet, is due to open in March.
BBC News  ·  4 hours ago  ·  By BBC News
Chinese satellite observed grappling and pulling another satellite out of its orbit
The satellite displayed On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (OSAM) capabilities and moved the second satellite to a "graveyard orbit."
Fox News  ·  14 hours ago  ·  By Peter Aitken
Future dreams in view as Canadian instruments power up aboard James Webb Space Telescope
The Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) and the Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS), both instruments were built in Ottawa, were switched on for the first time since the mammoth astronomical satellite was launched
The Globe and Mail  ·  12 hours ago
Toyota heading to moon with cruiser, robotic arms, dreams
Toyota is working with Japan’s space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday.
New York Post  ·  21 hours ago
Toyota heading to the moon, developing Lunar Cruiser
Toyota is working with Japan's space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday.
PHL17  ·  14 hours ago
Scientists Discovered Why Fetus 'Pickled' Inside Mummified Woman's Uterus
"Considering our findings, it is only a matter of time before the next mummified pregnant woman is discovered," scientists wrote.
Newsweek  ·  15 hours ago
A lunar return, a Jupiter moon, the most powerful rocket ever built and the Webb Telescope
The SpaceX Starship performed a number of test flights in 2021 and is set to do its first real mission in 2022.
Phys.org  ·  21 hours ago  ·  By Chris Impey
Rams-49ers football, Lunar New Year pose new COVID-19 challenge for California
California is on the downslope of yet another coronavirus surge as it enters another season of celebration.
LA Times  ·  23 hours ago
Ground squirrel hibernation holds the key to the future human space travel, scientists claim
To better understand how this unusual hibernation process works, Université de Montréal biologist, Matthew Regan, injected the blood of ground squirrels with tracking agents.
Daily Mail  ·  18 hours ago  ·  By Ryan Morrison
A lunar return, a Jupiter moon, the most powerful rocket ever built and the James Webb Space Telescope – space missions to watch in the coming months
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...
www.mysanantonio.com  ·  22 hours ago  ·  By Chris Impey
That’s right, climate change can be linked to this nor’easter (the bombogenesis, if you prefer)
A warmer Earth will only increase weather extremes, even if overall snowfall declines, atmospheric scientists say.
MarketWatch  ·  17 hours ago  ·  By Rachel Koning Beals
How to teach children about climate change, inspire hope and take action to change the future
Children and youth know that climate change is altering lives, environmental patterns and futures.
Phys.org  ·  21 hours ago  ·  By Maya K. Gislason
Is there a place for spirituality in space science?
A top NASA official’s biblical remarks about the James Webb Space Telescope sparked an outcry
Salon  ·  1 day ago
Infectious Disease Expert at Fauci’s NIAID Challenges School Mask Mandates
A researcher who works for the agency headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci and two other scientists made the ...
The Epoch Times  ·  17 hours ago
Tesla's humanoid robot 'most important product' this year, says Musk
The 'Tesla Bot' could be put to work in Tesla's factories and help address global labour shortages.
METRO  ·  22 hours ago  ·  By Jeff Parsons
Toyota is venturing to the moon, developing the Lunar Cruiser
“We see space as an area for our once-in-a-century transformation. By going to space, we may be able to develop telecommunications and other technology that will prove valuable to human life,” said Takao Sato, head of the Lunar Cruiser Project at Toyota.
The Hill  ·  20 hours ago
NASA veteran to become JPL’s first woman director
Laurie Leshin will become director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the first woman to serve in that role.
LA Times  ·  14 hours ago
NASA's Lucy Probe Solar Array Failed to Deploy Due to Lanyard Trouble
After a lanyard fell off its spool, NASA is mulling whether to try again to deploy the solar panel—or do nothing.
Gizmodo  ·  20 hours ago
Cockatoos learn to play golf by holding 'clubs' in beaks to guide a ball to release a treat
Austrian researchers wanted to test the extent to which the birds use primate-level tool-using abilities in a test inspired by golf. In the study, the birds used a beak-held stick to guide a ball.
Daily Mail  ·  13 hours ago  ·  By Daily
Japan: New species of branching worm found and named King Ghidorah
Scientists from the University of Göttingen have named a new species of branching worm after Godzilla nemesis King Ghidorah.
METRO  ·  18 hours ago  ·  By Kirsten Robertson
Great Barrier Reef on verge of another mass bleaching after highest temperatures on record
Exclusive: ‘Shocked and concerned’ US government scientists say heat stress over Australia’s ocean jewel is unprecedented
The Guardian  ·  17 hours ago
Peru oil spill after Tonga eruption bigger than previously thought
The ecological disaster, linked to Tonga's tsunami, is said to be double the size first reported.
BBC News  ·  4 hours ago  ·  By BBC News
NASA reveals new plan to detect possible ‘doomsday asteroids’ near Earth
An artist's illustration of Nasa's asteroid-detecting NEO Surveyor spacecraft
www.mirror.co.uk  ·  5 hours ago  ·  By (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Spaceship named in honour of British astronaut Piers Sellers
A British astronaut who helped to construct the International Space Station and led key contributions to climate research has had a spacecraft named in his hono
The Times  ·  12 hours ago  ·  By Jacqui Goddard, Miami
Researchers Develop Cheap COVID Test for Smartphones
It's a tenth of the price of your average PCR test—and possibly just as accurate.
Gizmodo  ·  13 hours ago
‘Sapiens’? Humans Aren’t Wise. Just Too Smart for Our Own Good.
Some of us are launching telescopes that can see the Big Bang just as others are threatening war for no good reason. That says it all.
Bloomberg  ·  4 hours ago
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