Science NASA delays launch of water-hunting Moon rover by a full year NASA's search for water on the Moon won't start until the end of 2024 By Shawn Knight , July 19, 2022, 1:52 PM
Science The James Webb Space Telescope can generate nearly 60GB of data daily Webb beams data back to Earth at speeds up to 28 megabits per second on the Ka-band By Shawn Knight , July 18, 2022, 9:32 AM 13 comments
Tech Culture Science China develops porn-detection helmet that reads brain waves for censorship purposes Pornography has been illegal in China for over 70 years By Rob Thubron , July 15, 2022, 10:48 AM 30 comments
Science NASA pointed the James Webb Telescope at Jupiter during testing. Here's what it saw Webb looks at targets close to home By Shawn Knight , July 15, 2022, 10:06 AM
Wearable Tech Science Engineering students develop noise-canceling earbuds powered by machine learning The breakthrough also required development of a new dual-signal Bluetooth protocol By Cal Jeffrey , July 13, 2022, 12:57 PM
Science NASA's first full-color images from James Webb Space Telescope are stunning First Webb images prove it was worth the wait By Shawn Knight , July 12, 2022, 11:35 AM 8 comments
Science Japan is researching an artificial gravity facility for the Moon and Mars Low gravity environments can be harmful to the human body By Shawn Knight , July 11, 2022, 1:59 PM 15 comments
Science NASA enlists President Biden to unveil first photo from James Webb Space Telescope, and it's happening today The first full-color image from JWST is coming a day early By Shawn Knight , July 11, 2022, 12:07 PM 18 comments
Science NASA teases James Webb Space Telescope's first celestial targets Some of Webb's first targets are thousands of light years away By Shawn Knight , July 8, 2022, 1:36 PM 11 comments
Science Swiss "water battery" with 20 million kWh of capacity is finally functional The project took 14 years to complete By Shawn Knight , July 7, 2022, 11:52 AM 55 comments
Science Tech Culture Newly developed algorithm able to predict crime a week in advance with 90% accuracy "Where's my minority report?" By Rob Thubron , July 1, 2022, 5:18 AM 27 comments
Science Brain-connected robot arms enable paralyzed man to feed himself Brain-control interface could cut and maneuver food By Daniel Sims , June 30, 2022, 3:41 PM
Science James Webb Space Telescope heads into final stretch of instrument commissioning NASA has approved 12 out of 17 Webb science instrument modes By Shawn Knight , June 27, 2022, 1:37 PM
Science Curiosity rover finds more evidence of ancient watery regions on Mars Curiosity will soon celebrate its 10-year anniversary By Shawn Knight , June 24, 2022, 11:13 AM 9 comments
Science Software Mars Express probe receiving update for software developed in Windows 98 A million miles away and almost two decades after launch By Rob Thubron , June 24, 2022, 5:15 AM 9 comments
Science NASA awards three contracts to design a nuclear power plant for the Moon NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon By Shawn Knight , June 22, 2022, 10:08 AM 11 comments
Science Tech Culture Researchers develop plant-based, spray-on food wrap to replace harmful plastics Biodegradable spray-on coating could replace plastic in food packaging By Shawn Knight , June 21, 2022, 9:43 AM 8 comments
Science NASA begins switching off Voyager instruments after almost 45 years Probes can hopefully survive into the next decade By Daniel Sims , June 21, 2022, 6:55 AM 27 comments
Science Alien life confirmed? China says it could have detected evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations Don't get too excited/terrified just yet By Rob Thubron , June 15, 2022, 5:14 AM 29 comments
Science Scientists create robot finger with 'slightly sweaty' living skin that can self-heal Remember this day when the robots take over By Rob Thubron , June 10, 2022, 9:55 AM 16 comments
Science NASA is assembling an independent team to study unidentified aerial phenomena NASA's report will take approximately nine months to complete and will be shared publicly By Shawn Knight , June 10, 2022, 9:28 AM
Science James Webb telescope gets hit by a larger-than-anticipated micrometeoroid Micrometeoroid strikes are unavoidable By Shawn Knight , June 9, 2022, 9:16 AM 23 comments
Tech Culture Science Bill Gates urges creation of $1 billion per year GERM team to deal with next pandemic The billionaire thinks we got lucky with Covid-19 By Rob Thubron , June 9, 2022, 6:15 AM 93 comments
Science Tech Culture This smart basketball hoop ensures you never miss a shot It's more impressive if you can miss By Shawn Knight , June 7, 2022, 10:42 AM
Science Tech Culture Elevators in skyscrapers could be used to generate electricity Would the benefits outweigh the tradeoffs? By Shawn Knight , June 3, 2022, 11:54 AM 30 comments