Voyager 1 and 2, Humanity’s Interstellar Envoys, Soldier On at 45
The two probes made flybys of Jupiter and Saturn in the 1970s. Today they’re still doing science way out beyond our solar system......»»
How ChatGPT by OpenAI is Revolutionizing the Way We Search and Do Things Online
OpenAI is a research company founded by entrepreneurs and researchers, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Greg Brockman. The company's mission is to advance artificial intelligence responsibly and safely, intending to benefit humanity. To ac.....»»
Are space elevators possible? Physicist says they could transform humanity into a "spacefaring civilization"
Humanity's quest to explore—and, perhaps eventually, colonize—outer space has prompted a great many ideas about how precisely to go about it......»»
Why interstellar objects like ‘Oumuamua and Borisov may hold clues to exoplanets
Two celestial interlopers in Solar System have scientists eagerly anticipating more. Enlarge / The first interstellar interloper detected passing through the Solar System, 1l/‘Oumuamua, came within 24 million miles of the Sun i.....»»
Trees struggle to "breathe" as climate warms, researchers find
Trees are struggling to sequester heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) in warmer, drier climates, meaning that they may no longer serve as a solution for offsetting humanity's carbon footprint as the planet continues to warm, according to a new study l.....»»
Daily Telescope: Two large galaxies swimming in a sea of interstellar dust
"I think of the civilizations in those galaxies looking back at the Milky Way." Enlarge / Galaxies in a sea of interstellar dust. (credit: Chris McGrew) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkn.....»»
Q&A: Climate scientist reveals how nature can fight climate change, and how it can"t
Not long ago, the idea that nature could be humanity's ally against climate change was not widely known, to say the least......»»
NASA shares newest results of Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review
NASA released on Tuesday the outcomes of its 2023 Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review, the agency's process to build a roadmap for exploration of the solar system for the benefit of humanity......»»
AI meets citizen science to unlock the nature of storytelling
A new project led by McGill University researchers seeks to understand one of humanity's oldest practices and most powerful tools—storytelling. From ancient oral traditions to modern-day literature and digital narratives, storytelling is an essenti.....»»
To Stop AI Killing Us All, First Regulate Deepfakes, Says Researcher Connor Leahy
AI researcher Connor Leahy says regulating deepfakes is the first step to avert AI wiping out humanity Connor Leahy remembers the time he first realized AI was going to kill us all. It was 2019, and OpenAI’s GPT-2 had just.....»»
Webb Telescope captures massive star-forming complex
This image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. This nebula, known as N79, is a region of interstellar atomic hydrogen that is ionized, capt.....»»
"Doomsday Clock" remains at 90 seconds to midnight
The symbolic "Doomsday Clock" was held at 90 seconds to midnight Tuesday, reflecting existential threats to humanity posed by potential nuclear escalation from the war in Ukraine and the multiplying impacts of the climate crisis following Earth's hot.....»»
Salt, microbes, acid and heat in food preservation
In an era of grocery stores and home refrigerators, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that, for most of history, people have been bound by the seasonality of food. This reality has long presented humanity with a conundrum: how to keep eating after.....»»
Exploding kamikaze bacteria: How a few "soldier" cells confer virulence to a population by sacrificing themselves
You suddenly feel sick—pathogenic bacteria have managed to colonize and spread in your body. The weapons they use for their invasion are harmful toxins that target the host's defense mechanisms and vital cell functions. Before these deadly toxins c.....»»
Tests can reveal whether an antibody can turn into a killer
What makes a soldier switch sides? That is a really good question, especially when the soldier is an antibody that is supposed to defend the body against one of the world's most dangerous snake venoms but instead ends up helping the venom kill the bo.....»»
The implications of "Oumuamua on the panspermia theory
On October 19, 2017, astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey detected an interstellar object (ISO) passing through our solar system for the first time. The object, known as 1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua, stimulated significant scientific debate and is still co.....»»
Oppenheimer starts streaming on Peacock in February
I am a huge Christoper Nolan fan. From Memento to Interstellar to The Dark Knight trilogy, the director is a singular presence in filmmaking. I … The post Oppenheimer starts streaming on Peacock in February appeared first on BGR. I a.....»»
Humanity faces the Fall of Reach in new Halo season 2 trailer
Master Chief and the Spartan super soldiers may be the heroes that humanity needs as the Covenant strikes Reach in the epic new trailer for Halo season 2......»»
Jupiter has at least three magnetosheath jets, finds Voyager 2 data study
A team of astrophysicists and astronomers from Harbin Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University and Peking University has found evidence from Voyager 2 data showing that Jupiter has at least three magnetosheath jets. The study is published in.....»»
Can alien civilizations detect humanity?
One of the fascinating things about being a human in this age is that we can do more than wonder about other life and other civilizations. We can actually look for them, although there are obvious limitations to our search. But what's equally fascina.....»»
NASA selects bold proposal to "swarm" Proxima Centauri with tiny probes
Humans have dreamed about traveling to other star systems and setting foot on alien worlds for generations. To put it mildly, interstellar exploration is a very daunting task. As we explored in a previous post, it would take between 1000 and 81,000 y.....»»