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Rare double brown dwarf eclipse spotted in surprise discovery

Astronomers scouring the cosmos for new planets have made a chance discovery, identifying the rare eclipse of two brown dwarfs. "This is a great example of scientific serendipity," Adam Burgasser, a co-leading author on this study and a professor of physics ...

This stunning 4K video re-creates Apollo 13's perilous trip around moon

Astronauts aboard the Apollo 13 spacecraft had survived an explosion and reduced oxygen before their next tricky venture, on April 14, 1970: a 25-minute pass by the far side of the moon, out of communication with Earth. Now, you can see a portion of the ...

Eggshell beads made by hunter-gatherers 33000 years ago used as a social network

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CNN

Eggshell beads made by hunter-gatherers 33,000 years ago used as a social network. By Ashley Strickland, CNN. Updated 5:46 AM ET, Tue March 10, 2020. During a study of the ancient Iberian population, the remains of a man and woman. Photos: Ancient ...

India faces big budget cut for new human spaceflight program

As India prepares to launch its first astronauts into space, the program will proceed under tighter funding than hoped, at least for the time being. The human spaceflight program of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), called Gaganyaan, received ...

Researchers create a new acoustic smart material inspired by shark skin

From the headphones we use to listen to our favorite songs or podcasts, to sonic camouflage employed by submarines, how we transmit and experience sound is an essential part of how we engage with our surrounding world. Acoustic metamaterials are ...

Docking, rendezvous and Newton's third law – the challenge of servicing satellites in space

If you want to build or fix something in space, you might think you'd need a human to do it. But what if you didn't? What if robotic spacecraft could be used to refuel satellites in orbit, add new instruments to outdated machinery and even build entire structures ...

Astronomers use slime mold model to reveal dark threads of the cosmic web

A computational approach inspired by the growth patterns of a bright yellow slime mold has enabled a team of astronomers and computer scientists at UC Santa Cruz to trace the filaments of the cosmic web that connects galaxies throughout the universe.

Neutron star with measured at 11 kilometers radius

An international research team led by members of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute; AEI) has obtained new measurements of how big neutron stars are. To do so, they combined a general first-principles description of ...

Weird Space Lettuce Is Totally Healthy, Apparently Tasty

Popular Mechanics

Popular Mechanics

Whether you're an astronaut hellbent on visiting Mars, or an Earthling concerned with climate change, good news: Not only can lettuce be grown in space, as NASA proved about five years ago, but it's actually just as healthy as the crops we can harvest here ...

Paper sheds light on infant universe and origin of matter

A new study, conducted to better understand the origin of the universe, has provided insight into some of the most enduring questions in fundamental physics: How can the Standard Model of particle physics be extended to explain the cosmological excess of ...