Space Science Astronomers discover why a binary black hole system has the hiccups Sudden X-ray activity linked to unusual behavior of a supermassive black hole By Alfonso Maruccia, March 29, 2024, 1:51 PM
Science Space Astronomers capture the most captivating and detailed image yet of the Milky Way's black hole Polarized light reveals swirls of magnetic fields, replacing the blobs of radiation seen previously By Cal Jeffrey, March 28, 2024, 8:08 PM
Science Tech Culture World's fastest camera can capture 156.3 trillion frames per second Made with off-the-shelf components By Shawn Knight, March 27, 2024, 11:54 AM 7 comments
Science Tech Culture The return of supersonic travel inches closer following Boom's successful XB-1 test flight Mach 1.7 by 2030? By Rob Thubron, March 25, 2024, 6:55 AM 17 comments
Science Electronics Researchers develop stretchy, electrically conductive material that hardens upon impact Ideal for smartwatches and wearable medical devices By Shawn Knight, March 22, 2024, 11:12 AM
Science Tech Culture Neuralink video shows quadriplegic patient who can play chess and video games with his mind He can now stay up until 6 AM playing Civilization VI By Rob Thubron, March 21, 2024, 5:16 AM 15 comments
Science Damaged coral reefs can be saved with enticing underwater soundscape, study suggests "If we can save reefs, we can save anything" By Alfonso Maruccia, March 15, 2024, 2:22 PM
Tech Culture Science Montana's Frankensheep: Rancher spent years creating giant sheep hybrid for shooting preserves Baaastard By Rob Thubron, March 14, 2024, 10:41 AM 16 comments
Space Science Stratolaunch achieves first powered flight of hypersonic test vehicle The curve-nosed test vehicle was dropped from the world's largest aircraft and safely landed in the Pacific Ocean By Erika Morphy, March 12, 2024, 4:54 PM
Science Tech Culture 13-year-old wins science fair for attempting to demonstrate Archimedes' fabled "Death Ray" The teen had an 'Eureka!' moment with just four pieces of glass and a lamp By Zo Ahmed, March 11, 2024, 10:25 AM 30 comments
Space Science This "hycean" exoplanet could be covered in a boiling ocean Conflicting hypotheses try to explain the chemical mix detected by the JWST By Alfonso Maruccia, March 11, 2024, 8:35 AM
Science Space Researchers propose installing a fiber network on the Moon Cables could help us learn more about moonquakes By Daniel Sims, March 7, 2024, 2:31 PM
Electronics Science Eco-friendly "water batteries" are cheaper and safer than lithium-ions Water batteries pose no fire risk By Shawn Knight, March 7, 2024, 1:54 PM 24 comments
Science Electronics Scientists use dairy waste to extract 22-carat gold from motherboards and other e-waste The gold is worth 50 times more than the cost to reclaim it By Cal Jeffrey, March 5, 2024, 4:38 PM 8 comments
Science Space "Goodnight, Odie": Odysseus lander's historic moon mission comes to an end Thank you, and good (lunar) night! By James Miller, March 2, 2024, 2:35 PM
Space Science The Odysseus lunar lander's payload included a 30-million page library It was the third time the Arch Mission Foundation tried to get this repository of knowledge to the Moon By Erika Morphy, February 26, 2024, 6:55 AM
Space Science US spacecraft successfully lands on the moon for the first time in over 50 years Apollo 17 was the last US mission to touch down on the lunar surface in 1972 By Kishalaya Kundu, February 23, 2024, 9:12 AM 12 comments
Wearable Tech Science Smart gloves could use haptic feedback to teach physical skills Personalized feedback could record and transfer sensations for piano playing, controller robots, and more By Daniel Sims, February 23, 2024, 6:58 AM
Science Space The universe's brightest object eats the mass of the sun every day, astronomers say 17 billion times the mass of Earth's sun and 500 trillion times brighter By Daniel Sims, February 21, 2024, 8:35 AM
Space Science Scientists find water on an asteroid's surface for the first time Findings could help answer how the Earth gained its water By Daniel Sims, February 21, 2024, 7:38 AM
Science Security MIT's minuscule terahertz RFID tag foils counterfeiters with metallic glue System authenticates articles with better than 99 percent accuracy By Cal Jeffrey, February 20, 2024, 6:16 PM
Science Tech Culture Neuralink's first human subject successfully controls computer mouse with thoughts following brain-chip implant "With no ill effects" By Rob Thubron, February 20, 2024, 7:14 AM 14 comments
Science Space A satellite heavier than a large car makes an uncontrolled return to Earth tomorrow, but don't worry too much You'd have to be very unlucky to be hit by it By Rob Thubron, February 20, 2024, 6:43 AM 8 comments
Science Tech Culture NASA seeks participants for simulated yearlong Mars mission Participants will live in a simulated Mars colony for a full year By Shawn Knight, February 19, 2024, 11:27 AM 19 comments
Space Science Intuitive Machines shares first images sent from space by its Nova-C lunar lander The spacecraft is in excellent condition, and the Moon's surface is approaching fast By Alfonso Maruccia, February 19, 2024, 10:26 AM