First interstellar comet may be the most pristine ever found
New observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) indicate that the rogue comet 2I/Borisov, which is only the second and most recently detected interstellar visitor to our Solar System, is one of the most pris.....»»
What is undermining ML initiatives?
Comet announced the results of its recent survey of machine learning professionals. Hundreds of enterprise ML practitioners were asked about their experiences and the factors that affected their teams’ ability to deliver the level of business value.....»»
A New Proposal For Interstellar Communication With Alien Intelligences
OneHundredAndTen writes: A recent paper proposes a new way to put together a message for alien intelligent beings. It comes up with an elaborate mechanism to convey information in notably constrained bitmaps, but one can't help but wonder whether it.....»»
Mapping the movement of white dwarfs of the Milky Way
White dwarfs were once normal stars similar to the sun but then collapsed after exhausting all their fuel. These interstellar remnants have historically been difficult to study. However, a recent study from Lund University in Sweden reveals new infor.....»»
Could the asteroid Ryugu be a remnant of an extinct comet?
Asteroids hold many clues about the formation and evolution of planets and their satellites. Understanding their history can, therefore, reveal much about our solar system. While observations made from a distance using electromagnetic waves and teles.....»»
Lunar scientists and engineers design moon cave explorer
Lunar caves are not only a geologically pristine record of the moon's history, but they could also provide a safe home for future human explorers. Building upon ESA Discovery's OSIP call and SysNova challenge, ESA gathered a spectrum of more than 60.....»»
New Halo trailer sets the stakes for an interstellar war
The war with the alien Covenant may be just the beginning of the story, as Paramount+ plays up the drama in the latest trailer for Halo......»»
Comet 67P"s abundant oxygen more of an illusion, new study suggests
When the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft discovered abundant molecular oxygen bursting from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) in 2015, it puzzled scientists. They had never seen a comet emit oxygen, let alone in such abundance. But mos.....»»
The sun is slowly tearing this comet apart
Using ground-based and space-based observations, a team of researchers has been monitoring a difficult-to-see comet carefully. It's called Comet 323P/SOHO, and it was discovered over 20 years ago in 1999. But it's difficult to observe due to its prox.....»»
Endurance shipwreck has finally been found in pristine condition
Sir Ernest Shackleton led famed expedition that became timeless story of human survival. Enlarge / This is the stern of the good ship Endurance, which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 1915 after being crushed by pack ice. The Endura.....»»
Astronomers inspect interstellar medium of the galaxy SPT0346-52
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers observed an interstellar medium in a distant star-forming galaxy SPT0346-52. The collected data could be essential in improving our knowledge about SP.....»»
NASA will be opening a pristine 50-year-old lunar sample
NASA will be opening a very special time capsule soon: One of the last unopened lunar samples from the Apollo missions to the moon 50 years ago......»»
Windows data-wiping bug can leave some user data unencrypted and accessible
Bug primarily affects locally stored files synced with Microsoft OneDrive. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Windows 10 and 11 both include a system reset option that will revert your Windows installation to a pristine state, us.....»»
Fossil fuels, renewable energy, and electric vehicles
The transition to an environmentally sustainable economy will take at least a generation, if not a bit longer. And at the end of the journey, we will not emerge with a pristine planet. The goal is to minimize the damage we humans inflict on the plane.....»»
How the Webb Telescope Will Explore Interstellar Objects
Astronomers have only caught glimpses of the two interstellar objects identified in our solar system, reports Space.com — but there's hope that the Webb Space Telescope will show us more: "With Webb, we can do really interesting science at muc.....»»
Studying the next interstellar interloper with Webb
One of the most exciting findings in planetary science in recent years is the discovery of interstellar objects passing through our solar system. So far, astronomers have confirmed only two of these interlopers from other star systems—1I/'Oumuamua.....»»
How to design a sail that won"t tear or melt on an interstellar voyage
Astronomers have been waiting decades for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which promises to peer farther into space than ever before. But if humans want to actually reach our nearest stellar neighbor, they will need to wait quite a bit.....»»
The mega-comet hurtling through our solar system is 85, yes 85, miles wide
There are some bona fide behemoths sailing around the solar system.In 2021, astronomers identified a gargantuan comet — an ancient mass of ices, dust, and rocks — hurtling through our cosmic neighborhood. Fortunately, it won't come within.....»»
Scientists determine comet delivery to Moon
Southwest Research Institute scientists joined a team that reanalyzed and modeled data from a planned lunar impact more than a decade ago. The findings suggest that volatiles present in a crater near the Moon's south pole were likely delivered by a c.....»»
NASA Picks Lockheed Martin To Build Rocket To Carry Mars Samples Back To Earth
NASA on Monday announced that it has selected the aerospace company Lockheed Martin to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small rocket that will launch pristine Red Planet samples back toward Earth a decade or so from now. Space.com reports: Mars.....»»
First ever free-floating black hole found roaming through interstellar space
An international team of researchers has confirmed that a possible microlensing event witnessed in 2011 was due to the presence of a free-floating black hole roaming through interstellar space—the first of its kind ever observed. The group has publ.....»»