Science and Technolgy blog
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for the second time in as many months following a routine landing that ended in flames on Wednesday (Aug. 28).
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part One, 1982). The late Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was a gifted mathematician and undisputed pioneer in computer programming, honored posthumously in 2016 with the Presidential Medal of…
Enlarge / An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (credit: Getty | helby Knowles) Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly earned praise this week with an announcement…
Enlarge / Motion Picture Association CEO Charles Rivkin speaks onstage during CinemaCon, a convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, at Caesars Palace on April 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (credit: Getty Images | Jerod Harris ) A…
Enlarge (credit: Kilito Chan | Moment) OpenAI and Anthropic have each signed unprecedented deals granting the US government early access to conduct safety testing on the companies’ flashiest new AI models before they’re released to the public. According to a…
The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered six “rogue planets” careening through space without a star. The objects are believed to have formed directly from gas collapse, blurring the lines between planets and stars.
New geoarchaeological research shows that metalworking in ancient Egypt led to significant contamination in a nearby port.
Data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and ESA’s Solar Orbiter might have cracked an enduring solar riddle. But not everyone yet agrees.
This first ancient Egyptian observatory discovered in modern times showcases advanced knowledge of astronomy and its profound link to the Egyptians’ spiritual and ritualistic practices.
The newly discovered Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus fossils are the first of their kind from Kyrgyzstan and provide evidence of predatory dinosaurs caring for offspring in the Jurassic.
