The largest black hole ever detected is 36 billion times the mass of our Sun. It exists near the upper limit predicted by our cosmological models, leaving astronomers with burning questions surrounding…
Category: 1. Edi-Choice
-
Jim Lovell, former astronaut and Apollo 13 commander, has died : NPR
In 2010, Jim Lovell explored his Apollo 8 spacecraft at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
…Continue Reading
-
Scientists discover an organism that defies the definition of life
A tidy textbook definition of life has never existed, yet most biology lessons still lean on the idea that living things must grow, make energy, and reproduce on their own.
That simple checklist leaves viruses outside the club, since their…
Continue Reading
-
Seeds of the cosmos: How a Pakistani engineer sent wheat into space – Pakistan
The test tube carrying the Pakistan-origin wheat seeds was aboard the SpaceX Dragon Capsule, which was launched from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre on August 1.
Space, as all Trekkies agree, is the final frontier. It is mysterious,…
Continue Reading
-
Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97
Astronaut Jim Lovell, best known as the commander of the near-tragic Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died Thursday in Illinois. He was 97 years old.
Lovell was a veteran of four spaceflights: Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13.
In a…
Continue Reading
-
There’s a hot rock blob under New Hampshire. It could be why the Appalachian Mountains are standing tall
There’s a giant blob of incredibly hot rock beneath New Hampshire — and it may be part of the reason the Appalachian Mountains are still standing tall, according to new research. It has, however, been slowly moving and is on course for New…
Continue Reading
-
Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97
Jim Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the famous Apollo 13 mission, has died, NASA announced Friday. He was 97.
Apollo 13, a 1970 flight to the moon, became known as a “successful failure” after the spacecraft experienced an oxygen tank…
Continue Reading
-
Man sought diet advice from ChatGPT and ended up with ‘bromide intoxication,’ which caused hallucinations and paranoia
A man consulted ChatGPT prior to changing his diet. Three months later, after consistently sticking with that dietary change, he ended up in the emergency department with concerning new psychiatric symptoms, including paranoia and…
Continue Reading
-
AI-Designed Hydrogel Inspired by Nature Creates Ultra-Strong Underwater Adhesive
Nature-Inspired Gel Explains Why This Duck Is Stuck
Today this material can seal pipes and brave the ocean. But someday it could be used in surgery or underwater repairs
A rubber duck glued to a rock by…
Continue Reading
-
NASA finds multi-billion-year-old ‘coral’ on Mars
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.
The Curiosity rover discovered what looks like coral on Mars. | Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA’s Curiosity rover has sent back…
Continue Reading