The rivalry between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk has officially reached the Moon. NASA announced on Tuesday that it had selected Bezos’s Blue Origin to carry out the first in a planned series of three uncrewed lunar missions aimed at preparing for a future Moon base, handing the company a contract worth about $230M. The…
PC: X (Representative Image) Nasa has announced an ambitious three-phase roadmap to build a permanent base on the Moon, with the space agency planning three lunar missions later this year as part of preparations for a sustained human presence beyond Earth following a successful lunar flyaround.At a press conference on Tuesday, Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman…
Michael Faraday (Image: Wikipedia) Some quotes feel heavy the moment you read them. Others seem simple at first and then quietly stay in your mind for longer than expected. This line, often attributed to Michael Faraday, belongs to the second category. It does not sound dramatic. It does not use complicated language. Still, there is…
A quiet field can look completely ordinary until you notice the pattern. Many cows and deer seem to rest or graze with their bodies lined up roughly north-south. That odd detail first drew serious scientific attention in 2008, when Sabine Begall, Hynek Burda and colleagues reported that cattle and deer across many locations often followed…
Chien-Shiung Wu (Image: Wikipedia) This quote from Chien-Shiung Wu has been floating around science circles for years, sometimes posted with a bit of humour, sometimes with admiration, and sometimes just as a passing thought people save without really explaining why. On the surface, it sounds light, almost domestic in a way, like someone complaining about…
Marie Curie (Image: Wikipedia) There are certain quotations that survive decades because they speak not only to the moment in which they were said but also to experiences that continue to repeat in human lives. Marie Curie’s words belong to that category. The quote does not sound dramatic at first reading. It does not contain…
China’s race to build practical humanoid robots has mostly played out behind factory doors so far. Machines have sorted parcels, carried components, and repeated carefully programmed movements in controlled environments. But a different challenge is beginning to emerge, one that appears far messier and far more personal. As reported by the South China Morning Post,…
The issue of harmful algae blooms is currently becoming one of the major environmental and health risks in the world, impacting lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and even coastal areas on various continents. To tackle this problem, the NASA agency has decided to apply technologies of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and remote sensing to detect harmful algae…
As the Sun sets over the dry plains of rural Texas, something unusual begins to happen inside a series of long metal buildings surrounded by empty land. One by one, giant roofs slowly roll open, exposing hundreds of telescopes pointed toward the night sky. Some belong to hobbyists in Europe. Others are controlled by astrophotographers…
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have reported a breakthrough in Type 1 diabetes research after successfully curing the disease in mice using a new method designed to “reset” the immune system. The experimental treatment combined stem-cell transplants, insulin-producing pancreatic cell transplants and a much gentler preparation process involving low-dose radiation and immune-targeting drugs. After treatment, the…