Astrophysics

SpaceX prepares for Starship flight with first 'chopstick' landing

SpaceX prepares for Starship flight with first 'chopsti...

SIN Jul 27, 2024 0 25

SpaceX is gearing up for the fifth launch of its massive Starship rocket, follow...

Social media companies change their policies in the wake of bad press

Social media companies change their policies in the wak...

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 19

Between 2005 and 2021, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were more likely to make po...

Wafer-thin light sail could help us reach another star sooner

Wafer-thin light sail could help us reach another star ...

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 34

A mission to the sun’s closest neighbouring star, Alpha Centauri, could be made ...

Dark matter may solve the mystery of how colossal black holes merge

Dark matter may solve the mystery of how colossal black...

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 35

Astrophysicists aren’t sure how supermassive black holes get close enough to mer...

AI can reveal what’s on your screen via signals leaking from cables

AI can reveal what’s on your screen via signals leaking...

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 30

Electromagnetic radiation leaking from the cable between your computer and monit...

Millions of trees could grow faster with a boost from wild fungi

Millions of trees could grow faster with a boost from w...

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 24

The largest tree nursery in North America is helping scale up efforts to inocula...

Watch a robot peel a squash with human-like dexterity

Watch a robot peel a squash with human-like dexterity

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 26

A robot can hold a squash, pumpkin or melon in one hand, while it is peeled by t...

Biodegradable microplastics may actually be worse for soil and plants

Biodegradable microplastics may actually be worse for s...

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 34

Biodegradable plastic that gets broken down into microplastics may decrease soil...

Mars rover found a rock with possible signs of ancient life

Mars rover found a rock with possible signs of ancient ...

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 28

The Perseverance rover has found some of the most promising hints of ancient Mar...

We may finally know what caused the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen

We may finally know what caused the biggest cosmic expl...

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 31

The gamma ray burst known as GRB221009A is the biggest explosion astronomers hav...

A type of brain cell helps explain the calming influence of mothers

A type of brain cell helps explain the calming influenc...

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 29

Mouse pups have increased activity in certain neurons in the centre of their bra...

Evidence mounts that shingles vaccines protect against dementia

Evidence mounts that shingles vaccines protect against ...

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 22

Being immunised against shingles has been linked to a reduced dementia risk befo...

DeepMind AI gets silver medal at International Mathematical Olympiad

DeepMind AI gets silver medal at International Mathemat...

SIN Jul 26, 2024 0 30

AlphaProof, an AI from Google DeepMind, came close to matching the top participa...

Space travel may make muscles age extremely quickly

Space travel may make muscles age extremely quickly

SIN Jul 25, 2024 0 32

Muscle cells that spent a week on the International Space Station revealed chang...

One of Earth's major carbon sinks collapsed in 2023

One of Earth's major carbon sinks collapsed in 2023

SIN Jul 25, 2024 0 40

Forests and other land ecosystems emitted almost as much carbon dioxide as they ...

Ants are incredible navigators - let's celebrate their brilliance

Ants are incredible navigators - let's celebrate their ...

SIN Jul 25, 2024 0 23

Ants and other insects are capable of astounding navigational feats. Perhaps an ...

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