The Netflix series Black Mirror predicted robot dogs, but it overlooked the possibility of another athletic, probably more benign tech critter. A new machine with jumping capabilities from the Uni… [+4089 chars]
ByPreston Dyches, NASA/JPLMay 2, 2022 Whats Up for May? The planets of dusk and dawn, a lunar eclipse, and the Coma star cluster. Sky chart showing Mercury low in the western sky on May 2, accompan… [+4945 chars]
NASA has shared skywatching highlights for the month of May, which include a total lunar eclipse, a couple of great planet-spotting opportunities such as the conjunction between Jupiter and Mars and … [+1551 chars]
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A partial solar eclipse flitted across parts of South America and Antarctica over the weekend. It was a narrow viewing area for people on Earth, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio… [+1004 chars]
As per the news story of Flying Magazine, the aircraft, known as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), will be retired this year after hundreds of missions to study the moon, … [+2999 chars]
During the last ice age, glaciers covered vast portions of North America. But some regions, including areas of the southern Appalachians and the Gulf Coast, had more temperate climates in which plan… [+3418 chars]
According to SpaceRef, "Earth's outer shell consists of about 15 shifting blocks of crust," that have been moving over millions of years to form the continents and unique landforms that currently exi… [+1235 chars]
SYDNEY, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Researchers from the University of Sydney have designed a sensor bracelet that would allow people with conditions that impair their movement to interact with a variety of de… [+2065 chars]
WASHINGTON A senator and former astronaut said he did not expect Russia to perform another test of an antisatellite weapon because of the debris that posed a risk to that countrys own satellites as w… [+5408 chars]
New research indicates why hugs and other varieties of “pleasant touch” feel good. The study in mice identifies a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells that transmit the sensat… [+5020 chars]
Researchers have advanced a new theory that can potentially solve a long standing mystery about the Solar System, that is how did the gas giants of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune assume their cu… [+5068 chars]
