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Nestled between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt, the dwarf planet Ceres is believed to have once had all the essential minerals—liquid water, energy, and carbon-bearing organic molecules—required to sustain life, National Geographic reports. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft orbited Ceres for about a year to learn more about the formation of bright spots made up […]
Mars, a place we’d surely all rather be at this point, is indeed on the horizon. On Tuesday night, SpaceX celebrated a successful launch of its methane-powered Starship SN5 prototype, which can be seen in the remarkable footage below taking to the skies of Boca Chica, Texas for a short test flight or “hop.” The prototype craft, per […]
Two 10th grade girls from India made national headlines after discovering an Earth-bound asteroid. According to CNN, Radhika Lakhani and Vaidehi Vekariya made the discovery while working on a school project in which students use special software to analyze images captured by the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii. The project is part of an asteroid search campaign launched by SPACE India in […]
An experimental COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ Vaccine Research Center begins its Phase 3 study on Monday. This marks the beginning of the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccine study, per the Associated Press, and sees the launch of test shots among the first batch of 30,000 expected […]
Elon Musk’s newest venture is trying to develop a way for people to stream music in their heads via a brain chip—and his startup, Neuralink aims to do just that. Neuralink is currently working on “computer-brain interfaces” that would “help humans keep pace with advanced artificial intelligence,” TechCrunch writes. Gossamer-thin wires (thinner than human hair) […]
With all that 2020 has hurled at us with breakneck swiftness, one could very easily argue that the recent series of developments in the unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) sector—though now consistently a subject of mainstream news coverage—are still not being discussed as frequently as these revelations seem to warrant. For the latest, we turn to […]
After extensive testing, a team of scientists at the University of Toronto have confirmed that a new face mask can actually “deactivate” the virus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. You now have even more good reason to tell the anti-maskers on your Facebook feed to put a (antimicrobial) lid on it. The TrioMed Active mask, created by Quebec-based manufacturer i3 […]
As the U.S. continues to battle an exponentially growing number of coronavirus cases, scientists out of London warned of the potential for a wave of “coronavirus-related brain damage” causing severe medical issues for survivors of the virus, according to a report from Reuters. Researchers from University College London (UCL) shared a study in which they […]
Over 200 experts from more than 30 countries have signed an open letter in an attempt to get the World Health Organization to recognize evidence that proves the coronavirus is an airborne illness. According to the New York Times, the WHO has maintained that COVID-19 is spread through large respiratory droplets that are expelled from a […]
Flying Snakes are apparently a thing, and no we’re not talking about Snakes on a Plane. On Monday, scientists from Virginia Tech published new research that took a deeper look into Chrysopelea paradisi or the paradise tree snake. As CNN points out, this snake is known for propelling itself through the trees of South and […]
