Hubble Telescope Confirms Largest Comet Nuclear Ever Seen
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by scientists. NPR reports: The nucleus of comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) is about 80 miles in diameter, which is larger than the state of Rhode Island,.....»»
May 2024 super geomagnetic storm challenges current space weather prediction models
During May 2024, a series of eruption events on the sun saw the largest geomagnetic storm hit Earth in two decades. The largest since the solar storms of Halloween 2003, it occurred from May 10 to May 13, producing aurorae as far south as the Canary.....»»
Solar power from space? Actually, it might happen in a couple of years.
From Robinhood to slinging photons. Like nuclear fusion, the idea of space-based solar power has always seemed like a futuristic technology with an actual deployment into communit.....»»
AMD confirms 9000X3D release date — but questions remain
AMD just announced the release date for the 9000X3D series, but there are still a few questions as retailers begin listing the new CPU......»»
Global coral bleaching event biggest on record: US agency
A global coral bleaching event that began last year has quickly grown to the largest on record, according to a US agency, with the impacted reef area continuing to grow......»»
Rivian, Bosch point fingers in lawsuits over production woes
Rivian is locked in a legal fight with the world’s largest automotive supplier over motors in the R1 pickup truck and SUV as the electric vehicle maker grapples with ongoing production issues. .....»»
Hubble captures a new view of galaxy M90
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the striking spiral galaxy Messier 90 (M90, also NGC 4569), located in the constellation Virgo. In 2019, Hubble released an image of M90 created with Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) data t.....»»
Striking photographs document environmental decay on world’s largest lake
Striking photographs document environmental decay on world’s largest lake.....»»
Russia tells Israel to not even consider attacking Iranian nuclear facilities, TASS says
Russia tells Israel to not even consider attacking Iranian nuclear facilities, TASS says.....»»
Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley"s comet
The Orionids—one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet—peak early Monday. A bright waning moon may make them difficult to spot......»»
DNA confirms these 19th-century lions ate humans
“Tsavo Man-Eaters” killed dozens of people in late 1890s, including Kenya-Uganda Railway workers. For several months in 1898, a pair of male lions turned the Tsavo region of K.....»»
Hubble captures intricacies of R Aquarii, a symbiotic binary star roughly 700 light-years from Earth
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided a dramatic and colorful close-up look at one of the most rambunctious stars in our galaxy, weaving a huge spiral pattern among the stars. Hubble's images capture its details and its evolution is featur.....»»
Hubble captures image of a spectacular ‘stellar volcano’
Hubble has homed in on a nearby star called R Aquarii, which is throwing out material for billions of miles around it......»»
DNA confirms these 19th century lions ate humans
“Tsavo Man-Eaters” killed dozens of people in late 1890s, including Kenya-Uganda Railway workers. For several months in 1898, a pair of male lions turned the Tsavo region of K.....»»
Mars Escaping Water Mystery "Unlocked" By Hubble And MAVEN
Mars Escaping Water Mystery "Unlocked" By Hubble And MAVEN.....»»
Sonos confirms ‘major outage’ affecting Apple Music integration
The struggles continue for Sonos. The company has confirmed that an ongoing “major outage” means that Apple Music is currently unavailable via the Sonos app. more….....»»
Amazon joins Google in investing in small modular nuclear power
What's with the sudden interest in nuclear power among tech titans? On Tuesday, Google announced that it had made a power purchase agreement for electricity generated by a small m.....»»
Detroit 3 suppliers face dilemmas on rapidly growing China EV business
As Ford, General Motors, Stellantis and other traditional automakers lose ground in China, their suppliers are scrambling to fill the void and preserve positions in what is now the world’s largest auto market. .....»»
See the stunning sights of the Euclid telescope’s 208-gigapixel cosmic atlas
The huge and detailed mosaic is just a preview of the data to come from this recently launched space telescope......»»
Seven nuclear reactors to power Google’s AI ambitions
Google is joining the nuclear AI race with the purchase of power from seven Small Modular Reactors from Kairos Energy......»»
Revealing the hidden universe with full-shell X-ray optics
The study of X-ray emission from astronomical objects reveals secrets about the universe at the largest and smallest spatial scales. Celestial X-rays are produced by black holes consuming nearby stars, emitted by the million-degree gas that traces th.....»»