The privately funded killer-asteroid spotter is here
It's a new tool for tracking space-rock trajectories—even with limited data. Enlarge / Visualizing the trajectories through the Solar System of asteroids discovered by the Asteroid Discovery Analysis and Mapping platform. (credit:.....»»
Q&A: An asteroid killed the dinosaurs, allowing mammals to dominate Earth, but why?
Almost 66 million years ago, an asteroid struck the Earth, killing all non-avian dinosaurs and allowing mammals to dominate......»»
AAA-funded study says ADAS could save 250,000 lives over 30 years
A AAA-funded study of advanced driver-assistance systems found they could reduce traffic deaths and injuries by large amounts if widely deployed......»»
Ryugu asteroid origins in the solar nebula decoded by carbonates
Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency sent the Hayabusa2 spacecraft to 162173 Ryugu in 2019, an asteroid in orbit near Earth that is comprised of rocky fragments originating from a larger parent body. Multiple rovers brought samples from the asteroid'.....»»
Institutions with strong engineering operations are more efficient in producing patents, researchers find
When it comes to translational medicine, Robert Gourdie is among the 2% of "super-producers," National Institutes of Health-funded scientists at U.S. biomedical institutions who hold 10 or more issued patents......»»
5 Netflix action movies like Heart of Stone
With Heart of Stone on Netflix, check out these five action movies to satisfy your craving for chase sequences, loud explosions, and killer fight scenes......»»
Everything is coming together for launch of NASA’s mission to a metal asteroid
"This is how the spacecraft will get mounted onto the interface to the Falcon Heavy.” Enlarge / NASA's Psyche spacecraft is the centerpiece of a $1.23 billion mission to explore a kind of asteroid that's never been visited befo.....»»
Where to stream Asteroid City
Wes Anderson's latest film, Asteroid City, is now available to stream. And we're going to tell you where you can find Asteroid City so you can watch it at home......»»
New evidence suggests the world"s largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia
In recent research published by myself and my colleague Tony Yeates in the journal Tectonophysics, we investigate what we believe—based on many years of experience in asteroid impact research—is the world's largest known impact structure, buried.....»»
How to change an asteroid into a space habitat, in just 12 years
The basic idea of turning an asteroid into a rotating space habitat has existed for a while. Despite that, it's always seemed relatively far off regarding technologies, so the concept hasn't received much attention over the years. But, if you're reti.....»»
Ayaneo 2S review: Steam Deck rival is all power, no panache
The Ayaneo 2S could have been a Steam Deck killer, but power isn't enough to carry a pricey portable PC......»»
5 great killer shark movies like The Meg 2 you need to watch
To celebrate The Meg 2's release, Digital Trends lists the 5 best killer shark movies everyone needs to watch at least once......»»
Journalism Is a Public Good and Should Be Publicly Funded
U.S. journalism needs to be treated as a “public good” like roads, schools and bridges.....»»
Slotherhouse and its killer sloth might be my horror movie of the year
I’m not kidding. I think this might take the cake as my favorite horror movie of 2023. Earlier today, we all got to feast our … The post Slotherhouse and its killer sloth might be my horror movie of the year appeared first on BGR......»»
Ryugu samples reveal traces of rock from before the Sun existed
Small bits of material in the asteroid contain isotopes made in specific stars. Enlarge / Ryugu's rubble pile includes some small fragments left over from our Solar System's formation. (credit: ISAS, JAXA) When JAXA’s.....»»
Delivering privacy in a world of pervasive digital surveillance: Tor Project’s Executive Director speaks out
The overarching mission of the US-based non-profit organization the Tor Project is to advance human rights and make open-source, privacy preserving software available to people globally, so that they can browse the internet privately, protect themsel.....»»
A Sun Shield over Earth? Catch an Asteroid, and It Might Work
A resurfaced idea for solar geoengineering imagines a sunlight-blocking space shield tethered to an asteroid.....»»
New algorithm ensnares its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid
An asteroid discovery algorithm—designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky—has identified its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid, a term for space rocks in Earth's vic.....»»
This Is How the First-Ever U.S. Asteroid Sample Return Will Unfold
Scientists are gearing up for a high-stakes finale to OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S. mission to snare a sample from an asteroid.....»»
Killer webcam deal: Save 50% on the Razer Kiyo Pro today
Today, the Razer Kiyo Pro is part of a killer webcam deal allowing you to save quite a bit on a decent streaming upgrade......»»
Need to image an asteroid close up? There"s an AMIGO for that
There are so many asteroids. Just in our own backyard, we've found over 30,000 Near Earth asteroids. Exploring them using traditional methods and launching a custom-made mission, like Hayabusa or OSIRIS-REx, would almost certainly be cost-prohibitive.....»»