SpaceX Rocket Falcon Heavy Lights 27 Engines Before Launch
Preparing for today’s launch, Elon Musk’s SpaceX recently conducted a key test of its new rocket – the Falcon Heavy. All 27 Merlin engines of the rocket were fired up to make sure they are…
Brain Teasers
James Webb Space Telescope Will Surpass Hubble
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the highly anticipated successor to Hubble that took decades to build, completed the last major testing milestones before its final launch in 2019. The telescope successfully completed cryogenic vacuum…
AlphaZero Learns Chess, Checkmates Grandmaster
Progress in AI has been astonishing. Now, robots are not merely carrying out orders, but are also doing complex tasks that have traditionally been the sole domain of humans. Perhaps one day these machines might…
Russia Plans to Build a Luxury Hotel in Space
If you can afford to spend $40 million, you may soon be able to vacation in outer space. Talk about a room with a view! Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, plans to build a five-star hotel…
Dinosaur? Partially Preserved Skeleton Found in India
Scientists were baffled by the discovery of a partially preserved skeleton resembling a dinosaur — with flesh still on its bones. The skeleton was found in Jaspur, a small city in Uttarakhand, India, by an…
Chinese Surveillance Network Tracks Down BBC Reporter
In an astounding display of the capabilities of China’s CCTV (closed-circuit television) surveillance network and facial recognition technology, Chinese authorities took just seven minutes to locate and apprehend BBC reporter John Sudworth. China has the world’s…
Italian Family May Hold Key to Treatments for Chronic Pain
There may be hope for sufferers of chronic pain in the genes of an Italian family. Letizia Marsili, 52, and five of her family members can be burned and even break bones without noticing. When injured, they…
Yes! Time Travel Is “Technically Possible”
Time travel has been one of man’s wildest fantasies for centuries. Many science fiction movies have shown people getting into a vehicle of some sort and then magically arriving in the past or future. Sounds…
Google Brain AI Program Outperforms Human-Built Systems
Not long ago, British physicist, cosmologist, and author Stephen Hawking expressed qualms about the looming threat of artificial intelligence. He warned that AI could soon create a new form of life that would outperform humans — perhaps…
World Scientists Sign A Terrifying “Warning to Humanity”
In 1992, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and more than 1700 prominent scientists, including the majority of living Nobel laureates, sent out a letter titled “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity” to governmental leaders all over the…
