Astrophysics

How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom

How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom

SIN Feb 11, 2025 0 5

When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight,...

There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon

There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth cou...

SIN Feb 11, 2025 0 8

If asteroid 2024 YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might b...

Forces deep underground seem to be deforming Earth's inner core

Forces deep underground seem to be deforming Earth's in...

SIN Feb 10, 2025 0 4

Seismic waves suggest the planet's solid inner core is being pulled out of shape...

Have we already breached the 1.5°C global warming target?

Have we already breached the 1.5°C global warming target?

SIN Feb 10, 2025 0 6

Although the climate goals set by the Paris Agreement are based on the long-term...

Distant exoplanet may be the most volcanic world ever found

Distant exoplanet may be the most volcanic world ever f...

SIN Feb 10, 2025 0 7

A rocky planet less than half the mass of Earth seems to have an atmosphere made...

How meteorites are rewriting the history of the solar system

How meteorites are rewriting the history of the solar s...

SIN Feb 10, 2025 0 5

There are many theories about how dynamics in the early solar system led to the ...

Engineered bacteria could break down unrecyclable nylon in clothes

Engineered bacteria could break down unrecyclable nylon...

SIN Feb 10, 2025 0 5

Clothes and fishing nets that are made of nylon often end up in landfill or dump...

Stunning image shows the closest ever Einstein ring

Stunning image shows the closest ever Einstein ring

SIN Feb 10, 2025 0 6

Albert Einstein himself thought that the eponymous Einstein ring would be imposs...

Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe

Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in th...

SIN Feb 8, 2025 0 4

The Quipu superstructure is so large, it would take 1.4 billion light years to c...

Robot made from pig gelatin biodegrades when no longer needed

Robot made from pig gelatin biodegrades when no longer ...

SIN Feb 8, 2025 0 4

Pig gelatin can be used to make a robotic arm that safely biodegrades, rather th...

Is the UK about to force Apple to reveal all of your encrypted data?

Is the UK about to force Apple to reveal all of your en...

SIN Feb 7, 2025 0 9

A report in The Washington Post says that the UK government has ordered Apple to...

Is Elon Musk's DOGE going to break decades-old US government software?

Is Elon Musk's DOGE going to break decades-old US gover...

SIN Feb 7, 2025 0 4

Elon Musk's DOGE task force is reportedly being given unchecked access to the co...

Old fighter jets can be melted down and 3D printed into new ones

Old fighter jets can be melted down and 3D printed into...

SIN Feb 7, 2025 0 4

Turning old fighter jets into a fine powder and using that to 3D print new compo...

We are all bad at choosing random numbers in our own unique way

We are all bad at choosing random numbers in our own un...

SIN Feb 7, 2025 0 9

An experiment in which people were asked to choose random numbers or boxes on a ...

Dexterous and light prosthetic hand can tie knots and comb hair

Dexterous and light prosthetic hand can tie knots and c...

SIN Feb 7, 2025 0 3

A prosthetic hand that weighs about half that of a human hand also enables weare...

The ocean is losing its ability to store heat as the planet warms up

The ocean is losing its ability to store heat as the pl...

SIN Feb 7, 2025 0 10

Until now, 90 per cent of the excess heat created by greenhouse gas emissions ha...

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