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At Firefly Aerospace in Texas, engineers have been doing what NASA's chief, Jared Isaacman, likes to call "the near-impossible." The Firefly team has been assembling Blue Ghost Mission 2 , a robotic spacecraft intended to land on the far side of the moon in 2027. No U.S. spacecraft has ever gone there. Not very many have landed on the near side, either, for that matter. Blue Ghost 2 has thousands of potential failure points and there is almost no room for error. Two ships sent by a competitor...
Popular Mechanics - 19 hours 23 min agoBrain implants, deepfakes, and nanobots may be early steps toward a "You 2," says futurist Ray Kurzweil.
Archaeologists in Latvia suspect they've uncovered the remains of six victims of a Viking raid more than 1,000 years ago. As Live Science reports, the team from the University of Latvia discovered four men along with a boy and a girl buried in a single grave at a cemetery...
This article was originally published by Canary Media . The geothermal startup Fervo Energy is now selling power to the grid from its Cape Station project in Utah marking the first time a utility-scale, next-generation geothermal facility has achieved such a feat worldwide. The Houston-based firm turned on an initial 33-megawatt unit late last week and has been testing and ramping up output since then. On Thursday, Fervo will officially begin commercial operations, supplying carbon-free electricity...
Storms big and small can produce a lot of rain. What matters most is how fast they're moving, as an atmospheric scientist and educator explains.
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GeekSpin - 23 hours 59 min agoAmelia Earhart's mysterious disappearance nearly 90 years ago remains one of aviation's greatest mysteries, but a remote Pacific island could offer a new clue to what happened to the legendary pilot. Scientists are racing to investigate a possible aircraft wreck, hoping the discovery could shed light on her final flight and the decades-long search that […] Read the original article here: Scientists race to island to inspect possible Amelia Earhart wreck...
After four weeks of using the cream, participants lowered the biological age of their skin by about two years on average.
Solar geoengineering could buy humanity time against climate change or trigger a dangerous new arms race. A first-of-its-kind simulation offered a glimpse of what happens when geopolitics takes the wheel.
Last Word On Nothing - 1 day 2 hours agoMy mother has forgotten she wants to die. For as long as I can remember she has been, not exactly planning it, but asserting her right to control her manner of death. When our family gathered for an Easter lunch during my freshman year of college, I announced that I had received a full scholarship […] The post Unsound Minds in Charge appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .
Scientists say a killer whale that washed ashore on the Scottish island of South Uist nearly a decade ago was likely at least 65 years old putting him among the oldest male orcas ever documented. A Scottish research team analyzed the annual growth rings in one tooth, checking them for...
Popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, have been linked to unexpectedly high rates of nail detachment, hair loss, and scalp inflammation, with some problems occurring several times more frequently among users. Researchers found that weight loss alone could not fully explain the differences, suggesting there may be more to these overlooked symptoms.
Nature - 1 day 10 hours agoBetter career support and more funding stability is needed to retain this invaluable group of scientists.
Nature - 1 day 10 hours agoA technique called time-resolved X-ray liquidography has been used to shed precision light on the steps involved in a classic chemical reaction.
Barn owls are rarely seen in dense urban areas like New York City.
Australian Geographic - 1 day 13 hours agoDelve into the deep secrets of the mysterious Australian ghost shark. The post Chasing ghosts appeared first on Australian Geographic .
The chief aim of NASA's Artemis Program is to create a "sustained program of lunar exploration and development." Beyond returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era , NASA and other space agencies hope to build the infrastructure that will enable regular, long-duration missions to the lunar surface. In addition to targeting the South Pole-Aitken Basin , NASA is eyeing lunar caves as a potential site for habitats and other lunar facilities. Meanwhile, space...
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Here's what we know about the record-setting El Ni o on a record-hot planet, and the most important questions scientists are trying to answer.
A guy who used to protect NFL quarterbacks is now involved with something else entirely: one of math's most basic tools. The Washington Post profiles John Urschel , a former Baltimore Ravens lineman who walked away from the football league in 2017 over concerns about brain injuries and is now a...
A simple change in the order you eat your food could help prevent blood sugar spikes. Scientists discovered that giving mice olive oil before carbohydrates slowed digestion and activated a surprising combination of hormones and nerve signals that helped regulate blood sugar, even in mice with type 2 diabetes.
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