Scientists have accidentally discovered details about a exoplanet orbiting a nearby star system, which is thought to contain more water than Earth. The scientific interest in the planet, known as Nu2 Lupi d, was sparked after researchers spotted it using the European Space Agency’s Cheops satellite. It orbits a sun-like star around 50 light years…
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NASA Returns Hubble to Full Science Operations
NASA “woke up” Hubble. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope team recovered the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on Monday, Dec. 6, and is now operating with all four active instruments collecting science. The team has still not detected any further synchronization message issues since monitoring began Nov. 1. For more, check out this NASA story.
Three Huge Asteroids To Pass Earth in Last Days of 2021
Well, that’s fitting for 2021. Three large asteroids are set to zoom safely past Earth in the last days of 2021, including one that could be as large as 850 feet wide. For more, check out this Newsweek/MSN story.
Most powerful space telescope ever built…
…will look back in time to the Dark Ages of the universe. I’m an astronomer with a specialty in observational cosmology — I’ve been studying distant galaxies for 30 years. Some of the biggest unanswered questions about the universe relate to its early years just after the Big Bang. When did the first stars and…
Ransomware black hole threatens to consume all, according to report
A new report from Sophos indicates the troubles are only set to expand. Sophos attributes the rise in ransomware-related threats to elements such as cryptocurrency popularity and an evolution in ransomware distribution models and pressure tactics. For more, check out this Windows Central story.
Ghostly rings found around a black hole
Ghostly glowing rings were captured around a black hole by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The phenomenon that created the rings are light echoes. They were created in this system when the burst of X-rays from the binary system reflected off of dust clouds scattered across space between the V404 Cygni…
Powerful tidal turbine’ starts to export power to the grid
A tidal turbine weighing 680 metric tons and dubbed “the world’s most powerful” has started grid-connected power generation. In an announcement Wednesday, Scottish engineering firm Orbital Marine Power explained how its 2 megawatt O2 turbine had been anchored in a body of water called the Fall of Warness, with a subsea cable linking it to…
Singularity Is Fast Approaching…
…and it may happen first in the Metaverse. Singularity is the notion that the exponential acceleration of technological development will lead to a situation where artificial intelligence supersedes human intelligence and will eventually escape our control. Some even predict catastrophic consequences for humanity where machines will become the dominant species on this planet. This may…
MediaTek plans to demo Wi-Fi 7
6 and 6E are still relatively new. Chen said that the higher speed applies when using the same number of antennas as Wi-Fi 6E. He also pointed out that Wi-Fi 7 will be better at blocking interference from neighboring networks. Even though MediaTek intends to demo Wi-Fi 7, also known as 802.11be, next year, a…
Jets of hot gas whizzing out of a supermassive black hole
Scientists have spotted jets of hot gas whizzing out of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy. Scientists have spotted plasma jets – streams of energy and hot matter – fleeing the core of certain black holes at one-third the speed of light. Researchers still aren’t certain how these jets form…