There’s a weird asteroid shaped like a bone whipping around our sun
Astronomers have got their closest look yet at an unusually shaped asteroid orbiting the sun in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars......»»
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft sends back its first image of a star field
NASA has shared the first images taken by its Psyche mission, which launched in October to study a strange metal asteroid located in the main belt......»»
Gene variants that promote having more sex and kids diminish your life span
A literal life-or-death balance, playing out at the level of individual genes. Enlarge / A large family can come with some unfortunate downsides (in addition to that weird cousin). (credit: Oliver Rossi) Analysis of geno.....»»
Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions
One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse......»»
Samsung’s next foldable phone will stop looking so weird
A new rumor from Korea claims that for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, Samsung might change the display aspect ratio. The post Samsung’s next foldable phone will stop looking so weird appeared first on Phandroid. One of the things we don’.....»»
Novel insights into antibody aggregation expected to open up new avenues for research and therapeutic applications
Antibodies (immunoglobulins) are Y-shaped proteins that recognize and neutralize specific pathogens. Their ability to target specific molecules or cells has made them promising candidates for future drug development. However, their light chains—par.....»»
Novel viral treatment found to be effective against devastating bone cancer in dogs
Researchers from the University of Minnesota partnered with Mayo Clinic to conduct a groundbreaking study that could offer hope for dogs, and potentially humans, diagnosed with osteosarcoma— a devastating bone cancer predominantly affecting childre.....»»
Earth may have had all the elements needed for life—contrary to theories that they came from meteorites
For many years, scientists have predicted that many of the elements that are crucial ingredients for life, like sulfur and nitrogen, first came to Earth when asteroid-type objects carrying them crashed into our planet's surface......»»
Crossed wires led to high drama as NASA returned asteroid samples to Earth
"I was trying to mentally prepare myself to deal with a crashed capsule in the desert." Enlarge / The OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule, with its main parachute nearby, shortly after landing in Utah on September 24, 2023. (credit:.....»»
NASA’s asteroid mission struck its target, but then dodged a bullet
"I was trying to mentally prepare myself to deal with a crashed capsule in the desert." Enlarge / The OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule, with its main parachute nearby, shortly after landing in Utah on September 24, 2023. (credit:.....»»
NASA finds likely cause of OSIRIS-REx parachute deployment sequence
NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule landed under parachute in the Utah desert on Sept. 24, 2023, and safely delivered a cannister of rocks and dust collected from near-Earth asteroid Bennu. Although the delivery was successful, the landing sequen.....»»
Picking up good vibrations: The surprising physics of the didgeridoo
Australia's most iconic sound is almost certainly the didgeridoo. The long wooden tube-shaped instrument is famous for its unique droning music and has played a significant role in Australian Aboriginal culture for thousands of years. Despite the ins.....»»
Exploring the limitations of asteroid crater lakes as climate archives
In southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies a large circular depression between the hilly surroundings: the Nördlinger Ries. Almost 15 million years ago, an asteroid struck this spot. Today, the impact crater is one of the most useful a.....»»
Oppo’s next flagship phone has a very questionable camera design
A leaked photo has shown off what is allegedly the Oppo Find X7 Pro where it seems to be sporting a rather weird design for its cameras. The post Oppo’s next flagship phone has a very questionable camera design appeared first on Phandroid......»»
Counteracting bone and muscle loss in microgravity
In microgravity, without the continuous load of Earth's gravity, the tissues that make up bones reshape themselves. Bone cells readjust their behaviors—the cells that build new bone slow down, while the cells that break down old or damaged bone tis.....»»
NASA’s skywatching tips for December include a meteor shower
NASA's skywatching tips for December include a meteor shower and the chance to spot a passing asteroid with your own eyes......»»
What’s new on Amazon Prime Video in December 2023
Asteroid City, Sound of Freedom, and Reacher season 2 are landing on Amazon Prime Video in December 2023, and then it's bombs away on Christmas with The Flash......»»
Hyundai and Kia completely rethink the EV drive unit with Uni Wheel idea
It moves the reduction gear and CV joint to the wheel hub. Enlarge / This image shows the Uni Wheel concept in three different stages of articulation. (credit: Hyundai) We like weird new engineering ideas here at Ars, a.....»»
"Bone biographies" reveal lives of medieval England"s common people—and illuminate early benefits system
A series of 'bone biographies' created by a major research project tell the stories of medieval Cambridge residents as recorded on their skeletons, illuminating everyday lives during the era of Black Death and its aftermath......»»
Contact binary asteroids are common, but we"ve never seen one form. Now, researchers want to make one
Ever want to play a game of cosmic billiards? That's commonly how the DART mission was described when it successfully changed the orbit of a near-Earth asteroid last year. If you want an idea of how it works, just Google it and an Easter egg from the.....»»
Orchid mantises: Research discovers their petal-shaped femoral lobes may actually be used for gliding
In a study published in Current Biology, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with their collaborators, reveal a groundbreaking discovery: Morphology of the orchid mantis' pe.....»»