Credit: PixabayNASA's newly released budget reveals a significant reduction in funding for the Orion spacecraft and the Lunar Gateway space station. The agency's total budget has dropped to $18.8 billion, marking a 24% cut of $6 billion. NASA’s budget shift reflects a realignment of resources, prioritizing crewed missions to the Moon and Mars over...
Credit: PixabayIn 2020, astronomers discovered WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant about 81 light-years from Earth. With about six times Jupiter’s mass, this “super-Jupiter” became the first known exoplanet to transit a white dwarf.JWST Observations Confirm WD 1856+534 b as the Coldest Exoplanet Ever DetectedIn a recent study, an international team of astronomers reported...
Credit PixabayWe've found that a meteorite impacted northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago—200 million years more recently than earlier estimates. Our findings are published today in the journal Geology.This impact now coincides with some of the earliest known land based, non-marine microbial fossilsh, providing fresh insights into how meteorite collisions may have influenced our...
Credit: Lunghammer—TU GrazMicroplastics and even tinier nanoplastics can enter the human body through different pathways, such as consumption of food or inhalation. While a significant portion is expelled from the body, some particles persist in organs, the bloodstream, and other bodily fluids.The Nano-VISION project, launched two years ago with BRAVE Analytics, explored the potential...
Credit: Illustration of a lone stellar-mass black hole. (FECYT/IAC)For the first time, a solitary black hole drifting through the cosmos has been confirmed. After much excitement, a closer examination has unveiled the true nature of this mysterious object.The latest analysis reveals that the black hole has a mass approximately 7.15 times that of the Sun,...
Credit: PixabayCoal-fired power plants have caused considerable harm over the last hundred years, contributing to everything from climate change and acid rain to black lung disease and heart conditions. Overall, their impact has been overwhelmingly negative.However, hidden within the ashes they produce lies a surprising environmental benefit.Up to 30% Cement Replacement: How Fly Ash...
Image Credits:Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesFusion startups face a daunting challenge: building a power plant that generates more energy than it consumes—something that’s never been achieved with fusion. That involves proving their tech works, scaling it up, and persuading investors it can be done profitably. But there's another hurdle that gets less attention: securing...
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has unveiled the Corleo, a ride-on robot horse, in OsakaKawasakiKawasaki Heavy Industries has just unveiled one of the wildest concept vehicles to date: the Corleo, a two-seater, four-legged robot that you control using body movements. Equipped with AI vision, it can navigate challenging terrain with ease.Sure, you could stick with a...
Credit: PixabyElon Musk announced on Friday that his AI startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in an all-stock transaction."xAI has acquired X in an all-stock transaction," Musk stated, adding that the deal values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45 billion minus $12 billion...
Image Credits:CoreshellThe shift to electric vehicles is largely a story centered on China. Government subsidies there have not only fueled automakers but also strengthened the entire battery supply chain. Decades of industrial policies controlling critical mineral resources have given China a dominant position, leaving American and European automakers struggling to compete.Graphite is a prime...
