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A former NASA engineer working on a propellant-less propulsion drive has claimed that the device can deliver enough thrust to achieve lift in Earth’s gravity, an effect which should not take place under our current understanding of physics. Dr Charles Buhler, who worked on a range of programs while at NASA, has since co-founded Exodus … Read moreNASA Engineer Claims Major Discovery Of New Force In Physics, But Many Aren’t Convinced

There are many impressive things about birds. Some soar for miles without ever flapping their wings; some live for over half a century; and some are literal rainbows. But when you look at a bird gliding high up in the distance, have you ever wondered just how high they can go? The species that holds … Read moreWhat Is The Highest A Bird Can Fly?

Around five million years ago, the rivers of North America were home to an enormous salmon that would make today’s largest specimens look like minnows. It may have grown up to 8.9 feet (2.7 meters) long and was thought to have incredibly long fangs like a saber-toothed tiger. However, new research has found that this … Read moreGiant 2.7-Meter-Long Prehistoric Salmon Had Tusk-Like Teeth Rather Than Massive Fangs

A UK man has become one of the first to receive an experimental mRNA vaccine designed to prevent recurrence of melanoma skin cancer. Steve Young, a 52-year-old musician, had a stage II melanoma removed previously, and said the shot is his “best chance” at stopping the cancer coming back. “I feel lucky to be part … Read moreWorld-First mRNA Vaccine For Skin Cancer Commences Landmark Phase 3 Trial

Propulsion is always a big deal when it comes to space missions. Every gram counts when going up into space, so the more energy-dense your fuel is the better. You also usually can’t refuel once you are out there. An alternative solution, which doesn’t have this problem, is using a solar sail. By taking advantage … Read moreNASA Deploys New Solar Sail Technology As 80-Square-Meter Sail Unfurls In Space

An abundance of microbial life has been found in Chile’s Atacama Desert, lurking up to 4 meters (13 feet) below the surface of one of the most arid and inhospitable places on the planet. The Atacama is the driest nonpolar desert – but not the driest place on Earth, that title belongs to somewhere you might … Read moreHidden Bacteria “Biosphere” Found Lurking 4 Meters Beneath Earth’s Driest Hot Desert

NASA’s Psyche mission is on its way to study a peculiar asteroid and during its cruise, the mission team has been testing a new communication system. The new approach doesn’t use radio waves but an infrared laser and it has now shown that it works successfully from the most distant place yet. Psyche was 226 … Read moreNASA Just Received Laser Message Beamed From A Colossal 226 Million Kilometers Away

Plants are not just able to survive in low gravity such as on the Moon, two new papers suggest – they may prefer it, at least based on the only species to sprout. When Chang’e 4 landed on the Moon in January 2019 it carried with it a payload that could dictate the future of … Read moreGroundbreaking “Lunar Farm” Shows Plants Can Grow On the Moon

NASA has released two new movies showcasing changing observations of two well-known sources in the sky: Cassiopeia A and the Crab Nebula. Both headliners are the leftovers of massive stars going supernova in our galaxy. The time-lapse videos condense 20 years of the Chandra X-ray telescope’s data into just 20 dramatic seconds. The explosion that … Read moreNASA Releases Gorgeous Time-Lapses Of Supernovae Showing 20 Years In 20 Seconds

If you’ve been on the Internet you’ve probably heard of the Slow Mo Guys, the YouTubers dedicated to filming everything from guns firing bullets at other bullets to Will Smith wielding a big flamethrower in slow motion. After doing it for over a decade, the team wondered whether they could attempt to film “the fastest … Read moreTwo Creators Filmed The Speed Of Light At 10 Trillion Frames Per Second