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NASA Set to Land on Bennu, Could Find New Clues on the Start of Life

10.13.2020 23:21 PM

Recent studies offer new insights on the materials present on the asteroid Bennu, days before the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is set to land on it on October 20.

"Powered By Honey": Rolls-Royce Unveils the Bumblebee 5000 From Its Young Designer Competition

10.13.2020 09:30 AM

British car manufacturer Rolls-Royce has revealed the winner for its Young Designer Competition - a bee-themed car powered by honey to be known as Bumblebee 5000.

Researchers Find Novel Method of Analyzing the Densest Star Systems

10.13.2020 09:00 AM

A team from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) at Monash University in Australia proposes a new technique for analyzing some of the densest star systems in the Universe.

ESO Captures a Star Ripped Apart by a Black Hole

10.13.2020 08:30 AM

Astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have captured a rare light emitted from a star being devoured by a supermassive black hole.

Tetrahedral Form of Water Might Explain Its Unique Behavior

10.13.2020 08:00 AM

Researchers probe the notion that supercooled water undergoes a liquid-to-liquid phase transition between its disordered and tetrahedral form using a two-stage model that explains molecular structures in liquid water.

Carnivorous Animals Near People Also Eat Human Food, Upsetting Ecosystems

10.12.2020 23:08 PM

A new study reveals that carnivores living near humans get up to half of their diets from the same food as humans, threatening the ecosystems dominated by carnivores in North America.

200-Million-Year-Old Teeth Suggest First Mammals Lived Like Reptiles

10.12.2020 09:30 AM

A research team of European scientists analyzed 200 million-year-old teeth that belonged to some of the earliest mammals, suggesting that these animals lived much like reptiles.

Exotic Peacocks of the Stellar World: A New Model for Colliding-Wind Binaries

10.12.2020 09:00 AM

A student from the University of Sydney has led a new paper describing the Apep star system - dubbed as "one of the exotic peacocks of the stellar world."

China Launches Its Gaofen 13 Satellite Into Orbit

10.12.2020 08:20 AM

China has successfully launched another observation satellite with the Gaofen 13 launched from Xichang on Sunday, October 11.

NASA Expert Believes New "Asteroid" is a Discarded Rocket Part

10.12.2020 08:00 AM

An "asteroid" that is expected to be caught in the Earth's gravity and become its mini-moon is actually an old rocket from a past mission, according to NASA's asteroid expert.

Florida Hunters Catch a Record-Breaking 18-foot Python

10.11.2020 22:46 PM

Two hunters from Florida broke existing records as they captured a Burmese python measuring 18 feet, 8.8 inches (5.71 meters), according to state authorities.

Environmentalists Go After US Wildlife Services for the Killing of More Than 1.2 Million Animals

10.11.2020 08:10 AM

The US Wildlife Services might be facing lawsuits from environmental groups after its report showed killing more than 1.2 million native animals in the United States.

Researchers Calculate the Fastest Possible Speed of Sound

10.11.2020 08:00 AM

Researchers establish that sound waves, theoretically, can travel almost twice as they do on-air at Earth's surface - and determines where this phenomenon is possible

Dementia, Not Daydreaming: Child Diagnosed With Rare Disease

10.10.2020 23:37 PM

What was previously thought as daydreaming turned out to be a form of "childhood dementia" as a four-year-old girl in England was diagnosed with a rare, fatal disease.

James Webb Space Telescope Nears Launch With Environmental Testing

10.08.2020 09:57 AM

The James Webb Space Telescope, the supposed successor of the Hubble Space Telescope, has inched closer to launch after successfully completing its set of environmental tests.

Peter Beck, Rocket Lab CEO, Warns of Growing Congestion in Space

10.08.2020 09:22 AM

Peter Beck, founder, and CEO of aerospace manufacturer Rocket Lab said that their company is starting to feel the effect of increasing congestion in outer space.

When Two Black Holes Collide, the Result "Chirps" Not Once, But Multiple Times

10.08.2020 08:30 AM

Gravitational-wave scientists reported that in the event of a collision and subsequent merging of two black holes, the resulting black hole "chirps" not just once, but multiple times.

Newly Discovered Virus Suggest That German Measles Might've Come From Animals

10.08.2020 07:40 AM

Two newly discovered viruses, identified as relatives to the rubella virus that causes German measles, were found in animals- suggesting that rubella originally came from animals before infecting humans.

Investigating the Quirks of the Cichlids

10.07.2020 22:54 PM

Cichlids, fishes from any of the 1,300 species under the family Cichlidae, are popular among casual collectors and scientists - with researchers like Jimena Golcher-Benavides focusing their work on these species.

3D Model Offers Insight Into How Saturn Got Its Hexagonal Storm

10.07.2020 09:10 AM

Researchers have created a 3D model that simulates Saturn's atmosphere, shedding light on one of its most curious features - a hexagonal storm that persists on its northern pole.

Roger Penrose Pays Tribute To the Late Stephen Hawking After Nobel Prize Win

10.07.2020 08:30 AM

In a statement, Nobel laureate for physics Roger Penrose said that his colleague Stephen Hawking deserved a share of the honor for his contributions to black hole research.

US Pentagon Is Soliciting Ideas for Stealth Rocket Fuel Until Late October

10.07.2020 08:10 AM

The US Department of Defense is asking for ideas for a solid propellant that would greatly reduce exhaust infrared signatures. In other words, stealth rocket fuel.

A 12-Year-Old-Girl Dies From Untreated Head Lice Infection

10.07.2020 07:40 AM

Kaitlyn Yozviak, a 12-year-old girl from Wilkinson County, Georgia, died from untreated head lice infestation, reports say.

Exxon Mobil Supposedly Plans to Increase Carbon Emissions In Leaked Documents, Responds to Allegations

10.06.2020 21:58 PM

Exxon Mobil Corporation is planning to increase its annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by as much as the annual output of Greece, according to leaked documents, with the company responding in an official statement.

US Police Now Asking for Data from Smart Speakers

10.06.2020 08:50 AM

Law enforcement agencies across the US are reportedly filing more and more requests for access to data from Smart Speakers, raising alarm for some groups.

IAEA Conducts Interlab Comparison Exercise for Lead Isotope Dating

10.06.2020 08:20 AM

Laboratories from fourteen different countries participated in an interlaboratory comparison (ILC) exercise regarding Pb-210 sediment dating techniques, as a part of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Coordinated Research Project.

SpaceX Wins Pentagon Contract for Missile Tracking Satellites

10.06.2020 08:00 AM

SpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace manufacturing company, has been awarded a $149 million contract to missile-tracking satellites for the Pentagon, officials announced Monday, October 5.

Cyberpunk 2077 Finally Goes Gold, Full Map Leaks

10.06.2020 00:20 AM

After a series of delays, Cyberpunk 2077 has officially gone gold ahead of its November 2020 target release, shortly followed by a leak of the game's full map.

Experiments Show Spinach as a Viable Candidate for New Carbon Catalysts in Batteries

10.05.2020 23:02 PM

Spinach, the green leafy vegetable full of nutrients, might have found its new purpose aside from providing energy in humans - providing a clean alternative for fuel cells and batteries.

Nobel Prize Awarded to the Three Scientists Who Discovered Hepatitis C

10.05.2020 09:20 AM

A Nobel Prize was awarded to three scientists who were credited with the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, announced Monday, September 5.