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.....»»
"Hell chicken" species suggests dinosaurs weren"t sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit
Were dinosaurs already on their way out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, ending the Cretaceous, the geologic period that started about 145 million years ago? It's a question that has vexed paleontologists like us for more than 40 year.....»»
World"s largest database of weeds lets scientists peer into the past, and future, of global agriculture
A new database of weeds that can help scientists understand how traditional agricultural systems were managed throughout history, could provide insights into how global trends like the climate crisis could affect the resilience of our modern-day food.....»»
26 billion records have been leaked in "Mother of all Breaches," but don"t freak out
A database of 26 billion leaked records has been discovered. The "Mother of all Breaches" is a compilation of previous leaks. A database of 26 billion leaked records has been discovered, in what has been called the "Mother of all Breaches." For.....»»
Largest-ever study of ocean DNA creates comprehensive catalog of marine microbes
The ocean is the world's largest habitat, yet much of its biodiversity is still unknown. A study published in Frontiers in Science marks a significant breakthrough, reporting the largest and most comprehensive database of marine microbes to date—ma.....»»
NASA cracks open its first sample from an asteroid, foiling two sticky screws
NASA returned its first sample of an asteroid to Earth last year, but getting at the full sample proved difficult due to a couple of troublesome fasteners......»»
NASA"s OSIRIS-REx team clears hurdle to access remaining Bennu sample
Curation team members at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston have successfully removed the two fasteners from the sampler head that had prevented the remainder of OSIRIS-REx's asteroid Bennu sample material from being accessed......»»
Hackers are targeting exposed MS SQL servers with Mimic ransomware
Hackers are brute-forcing exposed MS SQL database servers to deliver Mimic ransomware, Securonix researchers are warning. About Mimic ransomware Mimic ransomware was first spotted in the wild in June 2022 and analyzed by Trend Micro researchers in Ja.....»»
Genome database for desiccation-tolerant plants released
Desiccation is typically fatal for plant vegetative tissues, but a small number of land plants have evolved vegetative desiccation tolerance (VDT), allowing them to dry without dying through a process called anhydrobiosis......»»
Fears in Wales over legacy of its coalmining past
It was nearly four years ago but the memory of the landslip that sent 60,000 tons of old mining debris sliding down a Welsh hillside still haunts former miner Jeff Coombes......»»
The best movies on Amazon Prime Video (January 2024)
The best movies on Amazon Prime Video include Saltburn, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Jackie Brown, Stardust, Asteroid City, A Good Person, and more......»»
Model suggests some asteroids that come close to Earth are torn apart by its gravity
A pair of astronomers, one with Luleå University of Technology's Asteroid Engineering Laboratory, in Finland, the other with the Southwest Research Institute, in the U.S., has found via computer simulation, that some large asteroids that come close.....»»
Miniaturized jumping robots could study an asteroid"s gravity
Missions focusing on small bodies in the solar system have been coming thick and fast lately. OSIRIS-Rex, Psyche, and Rosetta are all examples of projects that planned or did rendezvous with a small body in the solar system. But one of their biggest.....»»
From the moon"s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024
The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India's Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the lunar south pole, and 2024 is shaping up to be another exciting year fo.....»»
NASA asteroid sampling mission renamed OSIRIS-APEX for new journey
The former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sets off on a journey to study asteroid Apophis and take advantage of the asteroid's 2029 flyby of Earth, the likes of which hasn't happened since the dawn of recorded history......»»
Analysis finds that organic compounds in asteroids likely formed in colder regions of space
Analysis of organic compounds—called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)—extracted from the Ryugu asteroid and Murchison meteorite has found that certain PAHs likely formed in the cold areas of space between stars rather than in hot regions n.....»»
New nuclear deflection simulations advance planetary defense against asteroid threats
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a modeling tool for assessing the potential use of a nuclear device to defend the planet against catastrophic asteroid impacts......»»
Hera"s solar wings are cleared for flight
The solar wings that will power ESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defense as it ventures out to meet the Dimorphos asteroid have been cleared for flight. As part of its current test campaign at ESA's ESTEC Test Center in the Netherlands, the.....»»
MongoDB corporate systems breached, customer data exposed
Database management company MongoDB has suffered a breach: attackers have gained access to some of its corporate systems and customer data and metadata. The MongoDB breach “We detected suspicious activity on Wednesday (Dec. 13th, 2023) evening.....»»
Possible first ever synchrotron-based analysis of asteroid Bennu to be performed
After an amazing journey, a grain from the asteroid Bennu will be brought to Diamond Light Source, the UK's national synchrotron, for scientific measurements. The grain is from 100 milligrams of sample sent to the Natual History Museum (NHM) in Londo.....»»
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......»»