Category Archives: Science

Are the Artemis Accords enough?

In February, Uruguay became the 36th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a non-binding set of principles for initiating responsible actions on the moon. The agreements were formulated in 2020 by NASA in coordination with the US State Department. Since then, there has been a steady stream of countries signing the Artemis Accords, a set… Read More »

Anyone can play Tetris, but architects, engineers, and animators alike use the mathematical concepts that underpin the game.

With its bright colors, easy-to-learn rules, and familiar music, the Tetris video game has remained a pop culture icon over the past 40 years. Many people, like me, have been playing the game for decades, and it has evolved to adapt to new technologies such as gaming systems, phones, and tablets. However, no one had… Read More »

Trial in Idaho student murders case focuses on genetic genealogy. Here’s why this might be important.

At Wednesday’s hearing in the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, genetic genealogy evidence in the case will be discussed. defense. In a filing in early February, the defense asked the court to allow three defense experts and unnamed “criminal investigators” to view… Read More »

‘Events surprise you, but we are ready’

A new group of astronauts is ready for the launch of the International Space Station. SpaceX is preparing to launch four new astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station before March 1 for Crew-8, NASA’s eighth operational commercial crew mission. Crew-8 includes NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick (commander), Michael Barratt (pilot) and… Read More »

Radar could help scientists find potentially threatening asteroids. Here’s how

Ground-based radar systems can play a unique role in planetary defense; It could help humanity protect Earth by detecting asteroids and comets on potentially devastating collision courses with our planet. This was the conclusion reached by the National Academies in their 2023-2032 Decadal Survey of Planetary Science and Astrobiology. Currently, only one radar system on… Read More »

Black hole’s powerful explosion creates a string of stellar jewels

Astronomers have discovered one of the most powerful black hole explosions ever seen, and the massive explosion, which occurred almost 4 billion years ago, created a pattern of stars in jewel-like clusters. The starry necklace adorns a massive cluster of hundreds of galaxies called SDSS J1531; This object is located approximately 3.8 billion light years… Read More »

James Webb Space Telescope finds ‘extreme red’ supermassive black hole growing in early universe

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered an “extremely red” supermassive black hole growing in the shadow of the early universe. The red color of the supermassive black hole seen about 700 million years after the Big Bang is a result of the expansion of the universe. As the universe expands in… Read More »

Mathematically perfect exoplanet system — a great place to look for alien technology

Late last year astronomers discovered a fascinating star system only 100 light years away from us. Neptune’s six subplanets orbit very close to their host star in mathematically perfect orbits, attracting the attention of scientists searching for alien technology or technosignatures, which they claim would provide convincing evidence of advanced life beyond them. Soil. To… Read More »

NASA’s asteroid impact completely changed the shape of the DART mission target

Scientists have discovered that the target asteroid in NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) may have been reshaped by the impact. A new study of the impact’s aftermath found that the asteroid, the smaller component of the binary asteroid system, exhibited a loose “rubble” composition. DART crashed into the moonlet Dimorphos orbiting the larger space… Read More »

Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander beams home first photos from the lunar surface

It has been four days since the first private moon landing took place; This event was shrouded in various emotions. We’ll get into this in a moment. First, a few hours ago, we received brand new images of this feat, as well as a sad but inevitable update on the fate of the lander. For… Read More »