Astronaut Scott Kelly Is Home from a 1-Year Mission, But the Science Continues
NASA astronaut and Expedition 46 Cmdr. Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kornienko enjoy the cold fresh air back on Earth after their historic 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is back on Earth after a 340-day stay in space, but the "one-year mission" is far from over. The goal of sending Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko to the International Space Station for nearly a year was to learn about the ways t..>> view originalOmura Whales In All Their Rarity Will Finally Be Studied
The New England Aquarium announced on Thursday that its Omura whale study off the coast of Madagascar was nothing less than a resounding success. The rare tropical whale study led by Dr. Salvatore Cerchio claimed 80 sightings last fall when prior to their expedition only 44 sightings (in total) had been made since the whale was discovered. The Omura was only recognized as a unique species in 2003 For years, the tropical Omura was mistakenly taken to be pygmy Bryde’s whales and the study by Dr...>> view originalMIT's new 5-atom quantum computer could make today's encryption obsolete
Much of the encryption world today depends on the challenge of factoring large numbers, but scientists now say they’ve created the first five-atom quantum computer with the potential to crack the security of traditional encryption schemes. In traditional computing, numbers are represented by either 0s or 1s, but quantum computing relies on atomic-scale units, or “qubits,” that can be simultaneously 0 and 1—a state known as a superposition that’s far more efficient. It typically takes about 1..>> view originalAlbino Whale 'Gallon of Milk' Spotted off Mexico
An annual whale census off the Pacific coast of Mexico turned up a welcome sight: the albino whale known as “Gallon of Milk,” a female gray whale not seen since 2009. Mexico’s National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) was in the midst of making the animal count when it spotted the distinctive marine mammal and captured this video: VIDEO Keen observers will notice a small gray calf alongside Gallon of Milk. So it looks like the rare whale has also become a parent in recent times...>> view originalAI Twitterbot Sounds A Lot Like Trump
When Donald Trump speaks, people listen. Not necessarily because they agree with him, but because they're trying to figure out what he's saying. Putting The Art In Artificial Intelligence: Photos Now a Twitterbot named @DeepDrumpf has harnessed the quintessence of Trump's locution and is cranking out Tweets that are suspiciously Donald-like. It was built by Bradley Hayes, a postdoc from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, who borrowed an algorithm from a technique in the f..>> view originalTotal Solar Eclipse for Indonesia and the Pacific: Where to See It
Astrophotographer Bob Hatfield took this image of the total solar eclipse on Nov. 14, 2012 from a cruise ship north of Douglas, Australia. Credit: Bob Hatfield Depending on where you live, either this Tuesday or Wednesday (March 8 or 9), there will be a total solar eclipse. But to seeit, you'll have to journey to Indonesia, sail on a ship or fly in an aircraft over the North Pacific Ocean. Remember: Never look directly at the sun, even with sunglasses. Space.com discusses the safest wa..>> view originalThese beetles waterski, scientists say. How do they do it? (+video)
If you watch a waterlily leaf beetle hanging out on the surface of a pond, you might see it seemingly disappear and then reappear somewhere else. That may not seem all that strange for a flying insect, but a mysterious line of ripples hints otherwise.The little beetle isn't flying from place to place precisely as you might think. It's actually moving as if waterskiing, flying straight over the pond with its feet still touching the surface of the water.Curious about how the waterlily beetles do ..>> view originalResearchers unveil light-up, stretchable robot skin
ITHACA, N.Y., March 4 (UPI) -- New robotic "skin" developed by researchers at Cornell University can stretch up to six times its original size while still emitting light. The electroluminescent material is inspired by the dynamic, light-producing skin of the octopus. The skin can stretch up to twice as much as the next-best stretchable display, and could be employed in the fields of health care, transportation and electronic communications. "This material can stretch with the body of a soft rob..>> view originalAfter a series of delays, SpaceX launches upgraded Falcon 9 rocket
A remodeled version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in a time exposure on the launcher's mission in December at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Reuters/Joe Skipper) After several delays due to technical problems, a wayward boat and gusty high-altitude winds, SpaceX finally launched a commercial satellite to space Friday evening from Cape Canaveral. But it was not immediately clear if it was able to land the first stage of the unmanned and upgraded Fa..>> view originalHubble Captures Farthest Galaxy Ever Seen, 13.4 Billion Light Years Away
On Thursday NASA and the European Space Agency released the ultimate photo throwback: an image of the farthest galaxy ever seen. A red dot above the big dipper, the spot is 13.4 billion years old, putting it just 400 million years after the Big Bang, mere minutes on the cosmic clock from the start of the universe. “We’ve taken a major step back in time, beyond what we’d ever expected to be able to do with Hubble,” said Yale University’s Pascal Oesch in a press release. “We managed to look back..>> view original
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