Category Archives: Science and Technology
NASA Missions Spy First Possible ‘Survivor’ Planet Hugging White Dwarf Star [VIDEO]
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and retired Spitzer Space Telescope has reported what may be the first intact planet found closely orbiting a white dwarf, the dense leftover of a Sun-like star, only 40% larger than Earth.
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Global Survey Using NASA Data Shows Dramatic Growth of Glacial Lakes
In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change.
Read moreNASA TV to Air Departure of Japanese Cargo Ship from Space Station
This will be the final station departure of JAXA’s Kounotori, or “white stork,” model cargo craft, nine of which have delivered more than 40 tons of supplies to space station crews. JAXA is developing a new fleet of HTV cargo craft, the HTV-X, which is targeted for its first launch in 2022.
Read moreUS Closer To Developing Small Nuclear Reactors That Sustain Life On The Moon & Mars [VIDEO]
The US Department of Energy issued a statement on Friday calling for private sector help in its years-long project to develop technology that would sustain future civilizations on the moon as well as Mars. NASA and the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have been working on a portable nuclear reactor to power deep-space exploration, such as human missions to Mars in the next decade and beyond.
Read moreNASA to Provide Coverage of Astronauts’ Return from Space Station on SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight
NASA will provide live coverage of activities leading up to, during, and following the return of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with the agency’s astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from the International Space Station.
Read moreNASA Awards Contract for Human Space Flight Technical Integration
NASA has awarded the Human Space Flight Technical Integration Contract (HSFTIC) to Barrios Technology Ltd. of Houston to support multiple human spaceflight programs at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Read moreNASA to Announce Selection of Company to Fly VIPER Rover to Moon
NASA will announce the commercial provider selected to deliver NASA’s new water-hunting mobile robot, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), to the South Pole of the Moon during a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 10
Read moreUpdates to Coverage of Landmark NASA SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station.
Read moreHow Well Can Computers Connect Symptoms To Diseases?
A new MIT study finds “health knowledge graphs,” which show relationships between symptoms and diseases and are intended to help with clinical diagnosis, can fall short for certain conditions and patient populations. The results also suggest ways to boost their performance.
Read moreIngestible Medical Devices Can Be Broken Down With Light
A variety of medical devices can be inserted into the gastrointestinal tract to treat, diagnose, or monitor GI disorders. Many of these have to be removed by endoscopic surgery once their job is done. However, MIT engineers have now come up with a way to trigger such devices to break down inside the body when they are exposed to light from an ingestible LED.
Read moreResearchers Hope to Make Needle Pricks For Diabetics A Thing of the Past
Patients with diabetes have to test their blood sugar levels several times a day to make sure they are not getting too high or too low. Studies have shown that more than half of patients don’t test often enough, in part because of the pain and inconvenience of the needle prick. But, a new noninvasive technique may allow those with diabetes to directly measure glucose concentrations through the skin.
Read moreDEADLY ‘SUPERBUGS’ DESTROYED BY MOLECULAR DRILLS [VIDEO]
Molecular drills can now target and destroy deadly bacteria that have evolved resistance to nearly all antibiotics. In some cases, the drills make the antibiotics effective once again.
Read moreThe First Ever Mission To Remove Space Junk From Orbit Has Just Been Commissioned [VIDEO]
There are already more than 500,000 pieces of debris, or “space junk” orbiting Earth and that number is still increasing. So, the European Space Agency signed a debris-removal contract with Swiss startup ClearSpace to address this growing problem.
Read moreWhy Spam Calls Are At An All-Time High [VIDEO]
Robocalls are at an all-time high. On average, Americans received more than 2,000 robocalls every second in October, up 25% from the previous month. With 49 billion robocalls so far this year, all four major U.S. phone carriers now offer some form of blocking or screening service, such as T-Mobile’s well known “Scam Likely” label. Congress and state officials passed new robocall regulations in recent months and have seen an uptick in successful cases against the scammers. Meanwhile, hundreds of tech start-ups are developing new ways to tackle the problem.
Read moreYouTube To Delete All Accounts That Aren’t “Commercially Viable” Starting Dec. 10th
Content creators everywhere are starting to panic about an upcoming policy change over at YouTube that threatens to eliminate all accounts and channels on the Google-owned video platform that are deemed to no longer be “commercially viable.”
Read moreFacebook Tumbles After Antitrust Probe Expands To 47 States And Territories
Facebook shares hit session lows after the company’s antitrust woes exploded with now 47 states and territories joining New York’s push to investigate the company’s advertising practices.
Read moreCreator Of Global-Warming’s Infamous “Hockey Stick” Chart Loses ‘Climate-Science’ Lawsuit
Michael Mann, a climatologist at Penn State University, is the creator of the “hockey stick graph” that appears to show global temperatures taking a noticeable swing upward in the era when humanity has been burning fossil fuels and dumping CO2 into the atmosphere. Dr. Mann lost his case when, to the astonishment of legal experts, he refused to comply with the court direction to hand over and show in open court his R2 regression numbers (the ‘working out’) behind the world-famous ‘hockey stick’ graph. Mann’s iconic hockey stick has been relied upon by the UN’s IPCC and western governments as crucial evidence for the science of ‘man-made global warming.’
Read moreFacebook To Pay Record $5 Billion Fine In FTC Settlement
On Wednesday morning Facebook agreed to pay a record $5 billion fine to resolve a long-running federal investigation that has damaged the company’s standing with consumers and clouded its future, and agreed to better police its data-privacy practices.
Read moreThe Race For The Moon Continues
On July 21, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to set foot on the moon. Ten more Apollo astronauts followed in their footsteps until 1972 but since then, no human has set foot on Earth’s closest companion in space. Fifty years later, the race for the moon is starting anew with several countries and private companies announcing missions.
Read moreWhat Your iPhone May Be Telling Mysterious Companies About You… Without Your Permission
Apple has used the phrase “what happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone” many times before, but it turns out that may not be entirely true.
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