[ad_1] In a potential landmark discovery, scientists obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system. They used the James Webb Space Telescope to study the atmosphere of a planet called K2-18b and detected signs of molecules which on Earth are only produced by simple organisms. The two gases…
[ad_1] Blue Origin launch today: Popstar Katy Perry, is part of a six-member, all-women crew, that is set to take off from Texas later today, as part of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-31 mission. Also part of the crew are Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez, who handpicked her companions…
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring concerns about future water delivery issues to Southwestern states supplied by the Colorado River. Federal officials recently reported damage to four tubes known as “river outlet works” at Glen Canyon Dam on the Utah-Arizona border. The…
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there’s a faster, cheaper way, space agency officials said Monday. Retrieving Mars soil and rocks has been on NASA’s to-do list for decades, but the date kept moving forward, as costs ballooned. A recent independent…
[ad_1] Coral reef bleaching across at least 53 countries, territories or local economies has been confirmed from February 2023 to now, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and International Coral Reef Initiative said. It happens when stressed coral expel the algae that are their food source and give them their color. If the…
[ad_1] That coffee you slurped this morning? It’s 600,000 years old. Using genes from coffee plants around the world, researchers built a family tree for the world’s most popular type of coffee, known to scientists as Coffea arabica and to coffee lovers simply as “arabica.” The researchers, hoping to learn more about the plants to…
[ad_1] Total Solar Eclipse 2024: If you’re in Vermont, Maine and Canada, you’re in luck. But for the rest of the path of Monday’s total solar eclipse, it could be dicey weather-wise. Clouds are forecast for much of the eclipse route through the U.S. with some possible patches of clear skies in some spots, according…
[ad_1] There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that are as broadly smart as humans or at least can do many things as well as people can. Achieving such a concept — commonly referred to as AGI — is the driving mission of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and a priority…
[ad_1] There’s still plenty of time for forecasts to change, but meteorologists predict that eclipse day storms could blanket parts of the path, which stretches from Mexico and Texas through Maine and parts of Canada. What’s the forecast along the eclipse’s path? Clouds are expected in much of the eclipse’s path Monday thanks to storms…
[ad_1] Throughout history, solar eclipses have had profound impact on adherents of various religions around the world. They were viewed as messages from God or spiritual forces, inducing emotions ranging from dread to wonder. Ahead of the total solar eclipse that will follow a long path over North America on Monday, here’s a look at…
