Category: Science & Engineering

Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket into orbit for the first time early Thursday, marking a new step in the commercial space race. The rocket, whose inaugural mission had been delayed by several years, blasted off at 2:03 am (0703 GMT) from the Cape Canaveral […]

Researchers have identified a giant new dinosaur species after uncovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in World War II. The newly named species, Tameryraptor markgrafior “thief from the beloved land,” roamed Egypt 95 million years ago, and at 33 feet (10 meters) long, it is one of largest known land carnivores to ever roam the […]

The head of the European Space Agency says that ESA is ready for any changes in NASA’s direction that may come as a result of the incoming new administration in the United States. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher held an annual press briefing on Jan. 9, detailing the agency’s plans and budget for the coming […]

Thousands of years ago, people on what is now the Danish island of Bornholm threw hundreds of mysteriously carved stones into a ditch before burying them. The purpose of these so-called ‘sun stones’, and the reasons for throwing them into ditches en masse, have been something of a mystery – but ancient ice excavated from […]

Disease name: Argyria Affected populations: Although more common in the 19th century because of heavy exposure to silver among people who worked with the metal and the use of silver to treat diseasesargyria is now a rare condition. Consequently, there are limited statistics on the true incidence of the disease. However, one review of medical […]

COCOA BEACH, Florida  —  Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket just earned its wings. New Glenn launched for the first time ever this morning (Jan. 16), rising off a pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station here on Florida’s Space Coast at 2:03 a.m. EST (0703 GMT). About 12.5 minutes later, the rocket’s upper stage reached […]

When some of the biggest stars reach the end of their lives, they explode in spectacular supernovas and leave behind incredibly dense cores called neutron stars. Some of these remnants emit powerful radio beams from their magnetic poles. As the star spins, these beams sweep past Earth and produce periodic pulses of radio waves, much […]

A volcanic eruption in 2910 B.C. may be the reason Neolithic people on a small island in the Baltic Sea buried hundreds of stones decorated with plant and sun imagery, archaeologists suggest in a new study. “We have known for a long time that the sun was the focal point for the early agricultural cultures […]

“We astronauts are here today to salute all those who made our trip into space possible. They have permitted us to see the Earth as a precious blue jewel in the blackness of space. Now all of us may enjoy this sense of wonder because of Walt Disney.” With those words 50 years ago today […]

Evidence that the synthetic dye Red No. 3 is harmful comes from studies in rats, not people. Food companies now have two years to remove it from products. Source link