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NASA: 3 Potentially Habitable Planets Very Close To Earth
NASA announced the discovery of three potentially habitable planets very close to Earth. Scientists used the Spitzer Space Telescope to find seven Earth-sized planets in orbit around the star TRAPPIST-1, which is just 40 lights years away. The star in question is much cooler than our sun, but three of the planets are likely in […]
NASA To Announce Major 'Discovery Beyond Our Solar System'
NASA will announce a mysterious discovery beyond Earth's solar system Wednesday afternoon. The historically unmatched U.S. space agency said in a press statement that it will "present new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets." NASA did not reveal any details, only that the new research will be published […]
The Cost Of Lab-Grown Hamburgers Has Fallen 3 Million Percent
Growing artificial beef for a lab-grown hamburger just got 3,080,885 percent cheaper. Making enough artificial beef in a lab for a burger cost $325,000 as recently as 2013, but further development of the process has cut the price to just $11.36. Mosa Meat, the company developing the lab grown-burger, intends to sell its product to […]
This Is How You Find Out What Brands On Facebook Can See About You
Ads show up all over Facebook, in the sidebars and even in your news feed, sometimes they're eerily on point with products or services you've recently searched or chatted about. But have you ever wondered which brands actually know personal details about you? You can find out, pretty easily, with a feature Facebook offers. Here's […]
Scientists Urged to Get Political to Combat Trump
At a large gathering of scientists in Boston, a recurrent theme has emerged: Researchers are very worried about President Donald Trump and how his administration will affect science and researchers' livelihoods. In one of the most dynamic sessions Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science—with an atmosphere not […]
This 'Live Birth' Fossil Just Changed Humanity's Understanding Of Evolution
A remarkable 250 million-year-old Chinese fossil is already changing scientists' understanding of evolution. The fossil is of a long-necked marine animal called an archosauromorph, and shows an embryo inside its mother, which is clear evidence for live birth. This is the first evidence for live birth in an animal group previously thought to have exclusively […]
Genetically modified babies 1 step closer
Welcome to the brave new world. An international panel of 22 scientists from the U.S. China, France, Israel and Italy has concluded that the genetic modification of humans' heritable traits, that could be passed down through generations, should be allowed for disease prevention when the technology allows. The panel, working under the U.S. National Academy […]
Scientists Discover 60 New Planets, Some Similar To Earth
Mankind is one step closer to possibly discovering life outside Earth. A group of astronomers have discovered 60 new extrasolar planets near the Solar System, with some of them having the likelihood to sustain life, the Independent reported Tuesday. One planet – Gliese 411-b – strongly resembles Earth and tells researchers that it is possible […]
Spitzer Hears Stellar 'Heartbeat' from Planetary Companion
A planet and a star are having a tumultuous romance that can be detected from 370 light-years away. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected unusual pulsations in the outer shell of a star called HAT-P-2. Scientists' best guess is that a closely orbiting planet, called HAT-P-2b, causes these vibrations each time it gets close to […]
Scientists Are A Lot Closer To Making Nuclear Fusion Work
Researchers think that simple software changes will lead to commercial nuclear fusion by making reactors easier and cheaper to build, according to a new study by the University of Maryland. Computer modeling suggests that these changes will allow future reactors to be better designed. The new method will also eliminate much of the trial and […]
Cat gets bionic legs in landmark operation
Poo, the cat lost his hind legs in an accident and his chances of survival were slim. The traditional solution would have had him drag a set of wheels behind him. But he was taken to a Bulgarian vet who implanted bionic titanium legs. It's an operation which had only ever been performed in Britain. […]
Scientists spotted a supernova just hours after it exploded
Its dying gasps could reveal what makes stars go out with a bang Ofer Yaron Artist illustration of the supernova SN 2013fs, located in a nearby galaxy. Talk about going out with a bang. Stars that are about 10 times more massive than the Sun tend to die in colossal explosions called supernovae. Scientists aren't […]
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