Who owns the universe?
With many countries, companies and individuals intensifying their space exploration programs, questions about rights, ownership and the feasibility of manned space missions are coming to the fore of public debate......»»
NFT images of furry Birkin bags violated trademark rules
Hermes, which owns the brand, has won a landmark case against an artist who created NFTs of the famous bag......»»
Here’s how many devices the average Apple customer owns and which ones are most popular
CIRP is out with an interesting report today that looks at ownership patterns for Apple customers. With Apple having just crossed the milestone of 2 billion active devices for the first time, here’s how many products the average Apple customer own.....»»
Cells routinely self-cannibalize to take out their trash, aiding in survival and disease prevention
Don't let the textbook diagram of a simplified two-dimensional cell fool you—within this tiny structure of life is a complex universe of molecular machinery that is continually being built, put into motion and eventually broken down......»»
Face-on view of galaxy NGC 4303 reveals its arms are filled with active star formation
Galaxies fill a lot of roles in the universe. The most obvious one is star formation factories. Without that activity, the cosmos would be a very different place. The European Southern Observatory and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array recently zeroe.....»»
5 actors who could play Booster Gold in the hero’s upcoming HBO Max series
James Gunn announced an HBO Max series about Booster Gold for the DC Universe, and these 5 actors would be perfect for playing the unconventional superhero......»»
Astronomers create most accurate map yet of all the matter in the universe
Recent research has produced the most accurate map to date of how both matter and dark matter are spread across the universe......»»
The first stars may have held up to 100,000 times the mass of the sun
The universe was simply different when it was younger. Recently astronomers have discovered that complex physics in the young cosmos may have led to the development of supermassive stars, each one containing up to 100,000 times the mass of the sun......»»
Future space telescopes could be 100 meters across, constructed in space, and bent into a precise shape
It is an exciting time for astronomers and cosmologists. Since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have been treated to the most vivid and detailed images of the universe ever taken. Webb's powerful infrared imagers, spectrometers, and.....»»
Astronomers prepare to launch LuSEE night, a test observatory on the far side of the moon
Astronomers have not yet been able to map large portions of the radio emissions from our universe because of interference from the Earth itself. A team of astronomers hopes to change that, beginning with the LuSEE Night mission to the far side of the.....»»
As mass layoffs spread, tech workers are flocking to this app
In the week before Microsoft publicly announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs, thousands of workers at the tech giant who were eager for any information about the looming layoffs joined a professional networking site — not LinkedIn, which Microsoft owns.....»»
Webb telescope catches early galaxy formation in action
Astronomers from the Cosmic Dawn Center have unveiled the nature of the densest region of galaxies seen with the James Webb Space telescope in the early universe. They find it to be likely the progenitor of a massive, Milky Way-like galaxy, seen at a.....»»
Scientists release new map of all the matter in the universe
Sometimes to know what the matter is, you have to find it first......»»
This app lets Silicon Valley workers commiserate about layoffs in secret
In the week before Microsoft publicly announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs, thousands of workers at the tech giant who were eager for any information about the looming layoffs joined a professional networking site — not LinkedIn, which Microsoft owns.....»»
The best MCU shows, ranked
he MCU broke into television in Phase 4, and while not every show was a hit, many were entertaining and rewarding entries into the ever-expanding universe......»»
A hymn to the stars: What happens when science puts the universe into music?
A little over six months ago, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) delivered its first photographs, dazzling the world as it revealed the cosmos in glorious technicolor. The first picture transmitted in July showed a galaxy cluster located in the.....»»
The best MCU fights, ranked
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has had more than its fair share of battles, but only a few are memorable enough to stand out as the franchise's best......»»
Were galaxies much different in the early universe?
An array of 350 radio telescopes in the Karoo desert of South Africa is getting closer to detecting "cosmic dawn"—the era after the Big Bang when stars first ignited and galaxies began to bloom......»»
Why This Universe? Maybe It’s Not Special—Just Probable
Two physicists find that our universe has a higher entropy—and is therefore more likely—than alternative possible universes......»»
There’s an asteroid surprise in this week’s Hubble image
This week's Hubble image shows the small but intriguing galaxy UGC 7983, thought to be similar to some of the earliest galaxies that existed in the universe......»»
You Can Use This Silly Game to Do Some Serious Physics
In this cartoon world built to teach concepts from Randall Munroe’s book What If? 2, you can fly a rocket around randomly—or explore the physics of an alternate universe......»»