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......»»
Game on—the most metal of asteroid missions is back on the menu
"We believe Psyche is on a positive course for an October 2023 launch." Enlarge / Artist's illustration of NASA's Psyche spacecraft, now set to launch in October 2023. The Psyche mission will explore a metal-rich asteroid of the.....»»
This is the first X-ray taken of a single atom
SX-STM enables detection of atom type, simultaneous measurement of its chemical state. Enlarge / An image of a ring-shaped supramolecule where only one Fe atom is present in the entire ring. (credit: Saw-Wai Hla) Atomic.....»»
UAE to send its first mission to solar system’s main asteroid belt
Following its mission to Mars, the United Arab Emirates plans to send spacecraft to the asteroid belt to investigate the history of the solar system......»»
Want to be an asteroid miner? There"s a database for that
Asteroid mining is slowly but surely coming closer to reality. Many start-ups and governmental agencies alike are getting in on the action. But plenty of tools that would help get this burgeoning industry off the ground are still unavailable. One tha.....»»
UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life"s origins
The United Arab Emirates unveiled plans Monday to send a spaceship to explore the solar system's main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020......»»
Now is a great time to buy Shokz bone conduction headphones
Shokz bone conduction headphones are currently available with discounts from Best Buy, including the Shokz OpenRun Pro at $40 off so you can get them for $140......»»
The Strange Feature Of The Original Viper"s Headlights You Probably Wouldn"t Notice
The Viper was an enviable car for many reasons, and it had more than its share of quirks. Case in point? A weird liquid-filled protrusion in the headlights. The Vipe.....»»
What if dinosaurs were already in decline when the asteroid struck?
Non-avian dinosaurs were probably in decline long before an asteroid smashing into the Yucatan Peninsula 66 million years ago sealed their fate, according to a University of Alberta paleontologist who says the ancient tale is chronicled at three stop.....»»
This Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 fingerprint fix seems weird, but people say it works
If you’re one of the unlucky Pixel phone owners who has run into fingerprint sensor issues when unlocking your phone, you should know there’s a … The post This Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 fingerprint fix seems weird, but people say it works.....»»
Spiny mice found to have bone-plated tails
Mammals are a bit odd when it comes to bones. Rather than the bony plates and scales of crocodiles, turtles, lizards, dinosaurs and fish, mammals long ago traded in their ancestral suit of armor for a layer of insulating hair......»»
Sneaker X looks like a sneaker but plays like a gaming PC
Cooler Master revealed two new PCs, with one literally being shaped like a red sneaker but still a fully functional gaming desktop......»»
Instrument to measure asteroid gravity tested for space
The first instrument to directly measure gravity on the surface of an asteroid has undergone testing in ESA's Mechanical Systems Laboratory......»»
Cooler Master’s bizarre gaming shoe costs a cool $6,000
Custom PCs often come in strange shapes, and Cooler Master’s new shoe-shaped Sneaker X arrives hot on the heels of its previous experimental gaming efforts......»»
Humanity is the best PS5 (and PSVR2) game I’ve played so far
Humanity is a brilliant puzzle game that reminds me of the weird PlayStation games I grew up loving......»»
Weird AliExpress laptop with Intel 8088 CPU will take you back to the MS-DOS era [Updated]
"Book 8088" retro laptop promises a real-deal MS-DOS experience. The "Book 8088" laptop is a modern clamshell system that attempts to recreate the magic of the original IBM PC.....»»
Weird AliExpress laptop with Intel 8088 CPU will take you back to the MS-DOS era
"Book 8088 DOS" laptop promises a real-deal MS-DOS experience. The "Book 8088" laptop is a modern clamshell system that attempts to recreate the magic of the original IBM PC f.....»»
Human ancestry has been shaped by mixing and matching alleles, show two recent studies
The course of human history has been marked by complex patterns of migration, isolation, and admixture, the latter a term that refers to gene flow between individuals from different populations. Admixture results in a blending of genetic lineages, le.....»»
Demystifying vortex rings in nuclear fusion and supernovae
Better understanding the formation of swirling, ring-shaped disturbances—known as vortex rings—could help nuclear fusion researchers compress fuel more efficiently, bringing it closer to becoming a viable energy source......»»
NASA"s Lucy spacecraft adjusts course for asteroid flyby in November
On May 9, NASA's Lucy spacecraft carried out a trajectory correction maneuver to set the spacecraft on course for its close encounter with the small main belt asteroid Dinkinesh. The maneuver changed the velocity of the spacecraft by only about 7.7 m.....»»
Astronomers prepare for the next 1,000 years of hazardous asteroid impacts
It is as inevitable as the rising of the sun and the turning of the tides. Someday another large rock from space will crash into the Earth. It has happened for billions of years in the past and will continue to happen for billions of years into the f.....»»