Leonardo da vinci’s “aerial screw” appears fanciful and poignantly ahead of its time. The device itself…
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Can Astronauts Masturbate in Space? An Investigation
We know space sex might come with significant logistical difficulties, but what about self-pleasure? Read more…
The surfaces that kill bacteria and viruses
By copying the texture of insect wings or using new types of materials to create surfaces…
Growing Anomalies at the Large Hadron Collider Raise Hopes
Researchers have spent years documenting rare collision events featuring the particles. The particle appears to go…
Watch two jets burst from a black hole at 80% the speed of light
Scientists captured a stellar-mass black hole shooting hot material into space at 80% the speed of…
Sun unleashes biggest flare since 2017. Is our star waking up?
It’s too soon to tell if we’re already in Solar Cycle 25. Read more at Space.com…
For Russia, SpaceX success is ‘wakeup call’
Russia has lost its long-held monopoly as the only country able to ferry astronauts to the…
Solar Orbiter to pass through the tails of Comet ATLAS
ESA’s Solar Orbiter will cross through the tails of Comet ATLAS during the next few days.…
The Inevitable Abyss: Each Year, We Lose Yet Another Section of The Universe
At the outer reaches of the known Universe, entire galaxies – and all of the stars, planets,…
SpaceX makes history with successful first human space launch – TechCrunch
SpaceX made history today, flying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to space aboard its…
Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space!
Watch history unfold on Saturday, May 30, as NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts Robert Behnken and…
Dino-Killing Asteroid Spawned a Huge Magma Chamber That Lasted Millions of Years
When the dinosaur-snuffing asteroid hit Earth some 66 million years ago, it produced a subterranean pool…
SpaceX loses another Starship prototype in massive explosion
A fourth prototype of SpaceX’s next generation Starship rocket exploded right after a test at the…
Coronavirus May Be a Vascular Disease, Which Explains Everything | Elemental
The infection’s bizarre symptoms have one thing in common. Months into the pandemic, there is now…
Astronomers Confirm Existence Of Earth-like Planet That Orbits The Nearest Star From The Sun
An international team of astronomers have made observations that confirm that our nearest star neighbour, Proxima…
Photographer Captures Star Exploding in Before-and-After Photos
Back in February, photographer Jason Guenzel began photographing a particular galaxy in the sky on moonless…
The universe’s ‘missing matter’ problem has finally been solved
Half of the normal matter in the universe has been hiding since the Big Bang. Astronomers…
COVID-19 immunity lasts only six months, reinfection possible – study
Since there is no treatment or vaccine for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 – the disease…
When a woman said she saw a wolverine on a Washington state beach, a wildlife official didn’t believe her
A rare sighting of one of Washington state’s elusive creatures was almost not believed. Read more…
Is Most Published Research Wrong?
Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false. This effect is due to either…