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magnetoplasmadynamic electric propulsion thruster

NASA Tests Prototype ‘Magnetoplasmadynamic’ Electric Propulsion Thruster Designed to Power Future Trips to Mars

language

Universal Patterns Emerge in Human Languages, Revealing “Four Surprising Laws” Behind Their Evolution

Linear Elamite

A Mysterious 4000-Year-Old “Lost” Writing System Has Finally Been Decoded, in a Modern “Rosetta Stone” Breakthrough

Ancient sea monster

170-Million-Year-Old Ancient “Sea Monster” Revealed as World’s Oldest Mega-Predator of its Kind

Christopher Plain·October 24, 2023
A 170-million-year-old ancient sea monster has been classified by a team of European researchers as the oldest mega-predator of its Era.
evolution

“Missing” Law of Evolution Offers Clues to Complex Evolving Systems Throughout the Universe

Micah Hanks·October 24, 2023
A team of researchers says that a “missing” physical law may be required to help account for phenomena in our universe that contribute to the evolution of various systems.
most water-repellant surface

Most Water-Repellent Surface Ever Created Challenges Existing Ideas on Friction

Christopher Plain·October 23, 2023
The most water-repellant surface ever was just created by researchers at the molecular level, challenging existing ideas on friction.
NILI

NILI: Israel Launches New Unit Dedicated to Eliminating Those Responsible For The Horrific Oct. 7th Attacks

Tim McMillan·October 23, 2023
NILI is Shin Bet's response to the Oct 7 Hamas attacks, playing on Israel's long history of chasing and neutralizing threats.
oldest organism

In Utah, The Largest and Oldest Organism of Its Kind is Breaking Its Ancient Silence

Micah Hanks·October 23, 2023
The oldest organism of its kind found anywhere on Earth is finding its voice, with the help of dedicated scientists and land managers.
NASA material

This New 3D Printable Wonder Material Could Help Propel NASA’s Future Missions Into Deep Space

Micah Hanks·October 20, 2023
NASA reports that it has tested a new 3D printed rocket engine component made from a novel material that could help to hasten an era of deep space flights that are able to carry larger payloads.
quasiparticles

Defying Physics: Quasiparticles’ Faster-Than-Light Potential Could Unlock a New Era of Powerful Compact Light Sources

Tim McMillan·October 20, 2023
Quasiparticles, behaving faster than light, promise a revolution in compact light sources, advancing industries and scientific research.
anomalous tracks cosmic ray showers

Anomalous “Tracks” in Astronomical Imagery Originally Dismissed as Noise Could be Something Else Entirely

Christopher Plain·October 20, 2023
A perplexing series of tracks that astronomers first dismissed as noise appear to be something else entirely.
mysterious cosmic radio waves

Mysterious Cosmic Radio Waves From A Galaxy 8 Billion Light Years Away Were Just Detected by Scientists

Christopher Plain·October 19, 2023
A team of astronomers has detected a burst of cosmic radio waves originating from a galaxy 8 billion light years away.
Neanderthals

40,000-Year-Old Encounters Between Humans and an Enigmatic Extinct Species Revealed in New Genetic Study

Christopher Plain·October 19, 2023
A new study delves into the 40,000-year-old encounters between modern humans and Neanderthals, revealing previously unknown patterns in our DNA.
Israel-Hamas war

Israel-Hamas War: These Are the Israeli-Palestinian Advocacy Groups Bringing Peacebuilding to Social Media

Chrissy Newton and Marie Nicola·October 19, 2023
Mediation-oriented groups and non-profits are leading by example and urging fellow Israelis and Palestinians to come together and find a mutual solution to end the war.
unidentified anomalous phenomena

New U.S. Government Report Details Latest Findings in the Pentagon’s Investigations of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

Micah Hanks·October 18, 2023
A classified report detailing the Pentagon’s latest findings in its ongoing investigations into Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAP, has been delivered to Congress, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has revealed.
superlens

Unbreakable Barrier Broken: New “Superlens” Technique Will Finally Allow Scientists to See the Infinitesimal

Christopher Plain·October 18, 2023
researchers trying to see things smaller than the best modern optical microscopes have developed a superlens technique without a superlens.
Palaeolithic art

A 24,000-Year-Old Discovery in a European Cave Left Researchers Stunned. Now They’re Calling it the “Most Important” of Its Kind

Micah Hanks·October 18, 2023
One of the most significant Palaeolithic art sites found in recent years has been discovered within a 500-meter-long cave on Europe’s Eastern Iberian Coast.
lunar infrastructure development

DARPA’s LOGIC Initiative: Shaping the Pathway for Lunar Infrastructure Development and Off-World Societies

Tim McMillan·October 18, 2023
DARPA's LOGIC initiative paves the way for lunar infrastructure development, setting the stage for a booming off-world economy.
laser beams

Laser Beams Deflected Off of Nothing but Air for First Time Ever in Breakthrough Patent Pending Process

Christopher Plain·October 18, 2023
Scientists tapping onto the power of acoustic waves say they have developed a contactless way of redirecting laser beams off of nothing but air.
BAE Systems

World War III in Space? Defense Contractor BAE Systems is Betting Over $5 Billion on it.

Tim McMillan·October 17, 2023
BAE Systems' acquisition of Ball Aerospace underscores the rising potential for a major war in outer space.
WASP-17 b

Something Strange Was Spotted Lurking in the Atmosphere of This Peculiar Planet by the James Webb Space Telescope

Micah Hanks·October 17, 2023
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected evidence of something unexpected surrounding a distant Jupiter-like exoplanet.
pseudogravity

Pseudogravity That Bends Light Just Like Real Gravity Created by Engineers in a Laboratory

Christopher Plain·October 17, 2023
A team of researchers working with photonic crystals say they have created pseudogravity in the lab that bends light like real gravity.
ice giant

Exoplanet Hunters Spot Something They’ve Never Seen Before While Observing Distant Alien Ice Giant

Christopher Plain·October 16, 2023
An international team of exoplanet hunters say they have spotted the first-ever recorded collision of two alien ice giant exoplanets.
chorus waves

Eerie Cosmic Chorus Emerges in Detection of Unusual Plasma Phenomena from Solar System’s Fastest Planet

Micah Hanks·October 16, 2023
A phenomenon that scientists liken to a cosmic chorus of spacey chirps and whistles has been detected coming from Mercury for the first time.
aqueous rechargeable battery

Lithium-Ion Batteries Could Soon be Replaced By New Green “Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries”

MJ Banias·October 16, 2023
Aqueous rechargeable batteries are a greener alternative to lithium batteries. A new breakthrough may help make them more readily available.
electron beam

Electron Beams Magically Heal Microscopic Fractures, May Also Enable Creation of Objects One Atom at a Time

Christopher Plain·October 16, 2023
Electron beams that power microscopes have shown the seemingly magical ability to heal microscopic fractures atom by atom.
US space force

US Space Force Internal Memo Warns Guardians of “Strategic Pause” in the Use of Generative AI

Micah Hanks·October 13, 2023
The U.S. Space Force has issued a temporary ban on the use of web-based generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
exascale supercomputer

What is an ‘Exascale’ Supercomputer, and why is Europe Trying to Build One?

Christopher Plain·October 13, 2023
A European consortium has committed over 500 million euros to build the continent's first 'exascale' supercomputer which will be as powerful as 10 million notebook PCs.
dwarf stars

Interstellar Meteors from the Disruption of Rocky Planets by Dwarf Stars

Avi Loeb·October 13, 2023
Astronomer Avi Loeb describes his "eureka moment" about the origin of IM1-like objects in interstellar space from planetary systems around dwarf stars.
time travel

Scientists Successfully Simulate Backward Time Travel with a 25% Chance of Actually Changing the Past

Christopher Plain·October 13, 2023
Scientists working at the University of Cambridge say they have simulated a backward time travel system that resulted in a 25% chance of successfully changing the past.
new fighting technique drone warfare

U.S. Army is Training Soldiers in New Fighting Technique That Didn’t Exist Before the 21st Century

Christopher Plain·October 13, 2023
The U.S. Army is training their soldiers in a new form of combat aimed at countering the increasing threat of unmanned aerial vehicles on the battlefield.
AI-driven brain aging insights

Breakthrough AI-Driven Brain Aging Insights are Helping Unlock the Mysteries of the Mind, New Research Says

Tim McMillan·October 12, 2023
AI-driven brain aging insights are revolutionizing our understanding of neurodegenerative disorders and the aging mind.
mysterious brightness at cosmic dawn

Mysterious Brightness Spotted by James Webb Telescope that has Baffled Physicists Potentially Solved

Christopher Plain·October 12, 2023
A mysterious brightness from the cosmic dawn which baffled physicists by violating the standard model of cosmology may finally be solved.

Move Over Solar Power, “Artificial Photosynthesis” Breakthrough Leads to New Energy-Rich Fuel Source

MJ Banias·October 12, 2023
Scientists have successfully mimicked the natural process of plants to produce methane via "artificial photosynthesis."
Starquake

Mysterious Energy Bursts From Deep Space Have Baffled Scientists For Years. “Starquakes” Could Be the Solution.

Christopher Plain·October 11, 2023
Mysterious energy bursts that have baffled scientists for over a decade may finally have an answer that researchers are calling starquakes.
planet nine

Hunt For a Ninth Planet Could Be Ended By Controversial Hypothesis That Challenges Our Concept of Gravity

Micah Hanks·October 11, 2023
The search for a ninth planet could soon come to an end, thanks to a hypothesis calling for modifications to our current ideas about gravity.
asteroid samples

NASA Unveils Stunning Imagery and Analysis of the First Near-Earth Asteroid Samples Collected by OSIRIS-REx

Micah Hanks·October 11, 2023
The initial results of studies involving newly returned samples collected from a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid were unveiled by NASA on Wednesday.
Milky Way

The Milky Way is Warped, and Scientists Can’t Explain Why. Now Dark Matter Could Help Solve the Mystery.

Christopher Plain·October 11, 2023
Harvard Astronomers say that there is a mysterious force warping the entire Milky Way galaxy, and no one knows what it is.
simulated universe

A New Law of Physics Could Point to Evidence We’re Living in a Simulated Universe

Micah Hanks·October 10, 2023
Tantalizing new research explores whether a new law of physics might lend support to the existence of a simulated universe.
ancient structure

Ancient Structure Unearthed by Archaeologists Was Built Far Earlier Than Once Thought Possible. It Wasn’t Made by Homo Sapiens.

Micah Hanks·October 10, 2023
Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known wooden structure ever built, and they say it couldn't have been built by Homo Sapiens.
animal behavior

A Powerful Force is Dramatically Altering Animal Behavior, and Scientists Say It’s Coming from Outer Space

Christopher Plain·October 10, 2023
Scientists report that animal behavior is being affected by powerful forces from space impacting Earth's magnetic field.
fossil human footprints

Confirmation of Oldest Fossil Human Footprints in North America Upends Once Accepted Timeline of Earliest Arrivals

Micah Hanks·October 9, 2023
New research has confirmed that fossil human footprints at White Sands National Park are between 21,000 and 23,000 years old.
Kuiper belt object

Mysterious Mound Structures on Strange Kuiper Belt Object Prompt Investigation, Revealing Clues to Their Origin

Micah Hanks·October 9, 2023
New research into the formation of odd mound-like structures on the mysterious Kuiper belt object Arrokoth may offer clues to its formation.
Benefits of Psychedelic Therapy

Special Forces Vets Find Unexpected Healing: Study Reveals Remarkable Benefits of Psychedelic Therapy on PTSD and Cognitive Function

Tim McMillan·October 6, 2023
A new study finds transformative benefits of psychedelic therapy on Special Forces veterans' mental health and cognition.
strange creature

What Was It? Strange Creature Photographed in 2018 Is Finally Identified, And It’s Not What Scientists Expected

Micah Hanks·October 5, 2023
A strange creature found in Okinawa's coastal waters has finally been identified, after it revealed something that surprised scientists.
space lasers

NASA Space Lasers Could Become Earth’s First Line of Defense Against Collisions and Spaceborne Threats

Christopher Plain·October 5, 2023
NASA is developing a network of space lasers to protect the country's space-based assets from a wide range of orbital threats.
Earth's inner core

Something is Moving in the Earth’s Inner Core, and It May Point to the Elusive Source of Our Planet’s Magnetic Field

Micah Hanks·October 4, 2023
Deep within the inner core of our planet, scientists have made a surprising discovery: something appears to be moving, and it’s moving far more rapidly than anyone would have expected. 
bright object BlueWalker 3

An Oddly Bright Object Can Now Be Seen Moving Through the Night Sky. Here’s Why It Has Astronomers Worried.

Micah Hanks·October 4, 2023
Have you seen an unusually bright object moving through the evening sky recently? So have astronomers, and it has them worried.
space debris

U.S. Cracks Down on Major Satellite TV Provider in First-of-a-Kind Space Debris Enforcement Action

Micah Hanks·October 4, 2023
The FCC has fined Dish Network $150,000 for failing to deorbit its EchoStar-7 satellite properly, resulting in a landmark move in the protection against potentially hazardous space debris.
nuclear-powered spacecraft

Air Force Research Lab Takes Giant Leap Into the New Space Age With Plans for Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft Systems

Tim McMillan·October 4, 2023
In a bold move that echoes ambitions from the earliest days of space exploration, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is revisiting the concept of nuclear-powered spacecraft. 
ultra-pure material

The Department of Energy Has Created Ultra-Pure Materials to Investigate the Origin of Matter in the Universe

Christopher Plain·October 4, 2023
The Department of Energy has helped to create ultra-pure materials that will help in the search for neutrinos and dark matter.
NASA’s Perseverance rover

Something Odd Was Just Seen Crossing the Martian Landscape, and NASA’s Perseverance Rover Caught It All on Film

Micah Hanks·October 3, 2023
Newly released images captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover showcase a rare natural event moving across the Martian landscape.
stonehenge

Secret of the Altar Stone: Stonehenge Mystery Deepens as New Discovery Upends Century-Old Theory

Micah Hanks·October 3, 2023
A team of researchers thinks they may have revealed new clues to one of the longest-kept secrets of England's enigmatic Stonehenge.

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