The First Privately Funded Killer Asteroid Spotter Is Here
Researchers at the B612 Foundation’s Asteroid Institute developed a new tool for tracking space-rock trajectories—even with limited data......»»
"Killer electrons": Lightning storms play cosmic pinball with space weather
When lightning strikes, the electrons come pouring down. In a new study, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, led by an undergraduate student, have discovered a novel connection between weather on Earth and space weather. The team utili.....»»
3 great free movies to stream this weekend (October 11-13)
From October 11-13, stream these great movies for free, including a killer clown slasher, a comedy with a green troublemaker, and a sensational 1980s thriller......»»
Asteroid mining: A potential trillion-dollar industry
Earth's newest celestial neighbor has finally arrived. Astronomers using a powerful telescope in Sutherland, South Africa, first detected the 33-foot-long asteroid in August, reporting their discovery in Research Notes of the American Astronomical So.....»»
New nanotherapy targets artery inflammation in cardiovascular disease
Inflammation of the arteries is a primary precursor and driver of cardiovascular disease—the No. 1 killer of people in the United States. This inflammation is associated with the buildup of dangerous plaque inside the arteries. Advanced treatments.....»»
Hera probe heads off to see aftermath of DART"s asteroid impact
The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is on its way to do follow-up observations of Dimorphos, two years after an earlier probe knocked the mini-asteroid into a different orbital path around a bigger space rock......»»
SpaceX launches Hera asteroid mission, but delays Europa Clipper because of Hurricane Milton
SpaceX returned to flight with its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, sending up the Hera probe for the European Space Agency on its way to a pair of asteroids, but SpaceX and NASA have called off plans to launch the Falcon Heavy later this week on NASA's Eu.....»»
New study eases concerns over possible "doomsday" asteroid swarm
Astronomers have good news about potentially hazardous asteroids lurking near our planet: There aren't as many as we thought......»»
SpaceX launches Europe’s Hera asteroid mission ahead of Hurricane Milton
The launch of another important mission, NASA's Europa Clipper, is on hold due to Hurricane Milton. Two years ago, a NASA spacecraft smashed into a small asteroid millions of mile.....»»
Weather may delay launch of mission to study deflected asteroid
Stormy weather has threatened to delay the launch of Europe's Hera spacecraft, which is scheduled to blast off on Monday, SpaceX has said......»»
FAA gives SpaceX the OK to launch just one Falcon 9 on asteroid mission for Europe
The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday announced it was approving just one SpaceX Falcon 9 mission, although SpaceX has submitted its mishap report into why the second stage from last week's Crew-9 mission failed to hit its planned target on r.....»»
Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have led to the invention of "ant agriculture"
The event that wiped out the dinosaurs wasn't all bad. The low-light environment caused by the meteor impact some 66 million years ago favored the spread of fungi that feed on organic matter, which was abundant at the time as plants and animals were.....»»
Joker: Folie à Deux review: an oddly timid musical sequel
In Joker: Folie à Deux, Joaquin Phoenix reprises the role of a misfit wallflower killer in a genre-bending sequel too cautious to really go for it......»»
The best movies on Amazon Prime Video (October 2024)
The best movies on Amazon Prime Video include Challengers, Killer Heat, Paddington 2, Drag Me to Hell, Everybody Wants Some!!, Nocturnal Animals, and more......»»
"Red Rooms" review: Austere giallo for our tech-detached age
A Quebecois serial killer courtroom drama that out-Finchers Fincher. Fantasia 2023's Opening Night film reviewed. She's a fashion model! She's a computer genius! She's got dark obsessions that have her fixated upon a serial killer! In the 1960s.....»»
Five-mile asteroid impact crater below Atlantic captured in "exquisite" detail by seismic data
New images of an asteroid impact crater buried deep below the floor of the Atlantic Ocean have been published today by researchers at Heriot-Watt University......»»
Soundcore’s Liberty 4 Pro earbuds debut with a slick smart case and a killer price
Soundcore's new flagship wireless earbuds have a sleek and smart charging case, but it's their surprising low price that will turn heads......»»
What’s new on Peacock in October 2024
Peacock's October 2024 lineup includes Teacup, Despicable Me 4, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Asteroid City, the season premiere of Law & Order, and more......»»
New iPhone SE 4 details just leaked. Here’s what we learned
The next iPhone SE might ditch a design that arrived in 2017, and embrace one we first saw in 2022. Yet, it's most killer feature would live inside the silicon......»»
What’s new on Amazon Prime Video in October 2024
Amazon Prime Video's October 2024 lineup includes Challengers, The Legend of Vox Machina season 3, Citadel: Diana, Canary Black, and Killer Cakes......»»
Asteroid Ceres is a former ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orb
Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of this asteroid/dwarf planet. Its heavily battered and dimp.....»»