Plato aces space-like tests, keeping hunt for Earth-like worlds on track
Close-up of Plato’s cameras. Credit: European Space Agency The European Space Agency Plato mission has successfully completed a…
Muon Magnetic Moment Matches Model, Making Major Malaise
Sometimes, a major discovery is exactly what you were hoping not to find. That’s the case with a…
Driver Pulls Over When He Spots ‘Rock’ On Busy Road — Then He Sees A Leg Pop Out
Recently, on a hot day in Victoria, Australia, Oscar Zeller, a rescuer with Vets For Compassion, was driving…
Scientists Finally Identified the Bizarre “Golden Orb” Found Two Miles Deep on the Alaska Seafloor
In 2023, a remote-controlled vehicle exploring the Gulf of Alaska seafloor spotted a smooth, golden sphere shimmering in…
Beaconsfield mine rescue continues to defy belief two decades on
Brant Webb is cracking jokes and taking photos with star-struck tourists from the mainland. Standing only metres away…
Curiosity rover detects building blocks of life in first-ever experiment on Mars
The Curiosity rover has uncovered the most diverse array of organic molecules ever found on Mars, including seven…
Sloth World: 31 sloths died before opening of Florida attraction
“The truth is, we lost sloths that had a virus of which showed barely any symptoms and was…
Meet X1: First multi-robot team used for rescue missions
Late last year in Pasadena, a robot walked across the California Institute of Technology (CIT) campus with a…
For more than a century, the ocean has prevented a severe global drought, but almost no one has described it that way
What if drought hit several of the world’s biggest food-growing regions at the same time? That worst-case timing…
Astrobotic’s Detonation Engine Fires 4,000 Pounds of Thrust in Wild Test
Space startup Astrobotic put its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to the test for the first time, demonstrating…