Science Astronomers share first image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Sagittarius A* is roughly 27,000 light years away from Earth By Shawn Knight , May 12, 2022, 10:06 AM 11 comments
Science NASA shares images from Webb Space Telescope's coldest instrument Webb makes previous images look like mush By Shawn Knight , May 10, 2022, 9:54 AM 8 comments
Science Astronomers discover neutron star devouring its brown dwarf companion in "black widow" binary system The pair of stars have a record-breaking orbital period of only one hour By Cal Jeffrey , May 5, 2022, 2:48 PM 14 comments
Science Here's what it looks like to get flung from a centrifuge at 1,000 mph BYOBB --- Bring your own barf bag By Cal Jeffrey , May 4, 2022, 2:42 PM 30 comments
Science Rocket Lab captured a booster in mid-air with a helicopter but had to drop it in the ocean A partial success By Shawn Knight , May 3, 2022, 9:31 AM 9 comments
Science Electronics Suitcase-sized device turns seawater into drinking water at the push of a button It uses electricity, not filters, to cleanse seawater By Shawn Knight , May 2, 2022, 2:20 PM 26 comments
Hardware Science This pocket-sized diamond wafer could store up to 25 exabytes Or as much as 1 billion Blu-ray discs By Tudor Cibean , May 1, 2022, 2:37 PM 20 comments
Industry Science Meta AI and university researchers discover stronger, more carbon-friendly concrete formulas The new technology is driving improvements for one of construction's most carbon-intensive products By Jimmy Pezzone , April 30, 2022, 8:45 AM 10 comments
Science NASA's Webb telescope is fully focused and ready for instrument commissioning Literally perfect thus far By Shawn Knight , April 29, 2022, 11:32 AM
Science Electronics MIT develops paper-thin loudspeaker that's perfect for cancelling out noisy environments Imagine an airplane cabin with active noise cancelling By Shawn Knight , April 27, 2022, 2:02 PM 7 comments
Science NASA's Perseverance rover captures video of solar eclipse from Mars Phobos crossed the face of the Sun for about 40 seconds By Shawn Knight , April 21, 2022, 2:13 PM
Science Hardware NASA beamed holographic doctors to the International Space Station Not the Star Trek: Voyager kind, but still impressive By Rob Thubron , April 21, 2022, 5:13 AM
Tech Culture Science US Navy brings down drone with all-electric laser weapon for first time The laser should also be effective against missiles By Rob Thubron , April 20, 2022, 5:19 AM 62 comments
Science Hardware New thermophotovoltaic cell with no moving parts is more efficient than steam turbines Efficiency is the name of the game By Shawn Knight , April 14, 2022, 12:18 PM 16 comments
Science James Webb Telescope's MIRI instrument reaches a super chilly -266 Celsius Webb passes another critical test with flying colors By Shawn Knight , April 14, 2022, 9:45 AM 9 comments
Science NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirms largest comet nucleus ever observed The comet is too far away to post any risk to Earth By Shawn Knight , April 12, 2022, 1:40 PM
Tech Culture Science Space Perspective shows off swanky Space Lounge interior Far more affordable than the competition, but there's a big catch By Shawn Knight , April 12, 2022, 10:52 AM 8 comments
Science Tech Culture A Japanese data center is using waste heat to farm eels Because why not? By Isaiah Mayersen , April 9, 2022, 3:16 PM 12 comments
Science Tech Culture SpaceX and Axiom Space launch first fully-private crew mission to the ISS Pay eight figures for eight days on the ISS By Tudor Cibean , April 9, 2022, 7:24 AM 15 comments
Science Electronics Researchers develop proof-of-concept memristor using honey Honey-powered computers could cut down on e-waste By Shawn Knight , April 7, 2022, 10:32 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture Science Russia says it will quit the ISS, but NASA wants cooperation to continue Might we need Elon Musk after all? By Rob Thubron , April 4, 2022, 8:24 AM 19 comments
Science Scientists have sequenced the full human genome for the first time The complete genetic blueprint for human life By Shawn Knight , April 1, 2022, 12:52 PM 17 comments
Science Earendel: Hubble detects farthest star ever spotted The star's light took 12.9 billion years to reach Earth By Shawn Knight , March 30, 2022, 2:44 PM 11 comments
Science The European Space Agency outlines plan for Jupiter moon tour Juice will rendezvous with Jupiter and its moons By Shawn Knight , March 29, 2022, 2:12 PM 14 comments
Science European probe captures the highest resolution image of the Sun's corona ever taken Our best look yet at the Sun By Shawn Knight , March 25, 2022, 2:38 PM 24 comments