A robot stationed on the red planet has, for the first time, detected what’s thought to be a ‘marsquake.’ NASA’s InSight lander has been listening for faint rumbles beneath the surface since December, when it placed its seismometer down to begin the groundbreaking mission. In what scientists have hailed an exciting milestone, the InSight team says the lander measured and recorded a seismic signal on April 6, its 128th Martian day using its Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument.
See the far side of the moon like never before: China releases stunning new images captured by its Yutu 2 rover as the mission hunkers down for another long lunar night
China 's Chang’e 4 lander and Yutu 2 rover have captured new images on their successful mission to explore the far side of the moon as the duo looks to extend their study to a fifth lunar day. On the moon, the cycle of day and night is nearly 30 Earth-days in total, with each lasting about two weeks long. The new images captured from the rover, Yutu 2 and released this month, offer up more of the mission's journey after a first round of pictures was released after their arrival on the 115-mile wide Von Kármán Crater in January.
Tesla releases new video of its self-driving software in action after claiming it will have one million autonomous cars on the road by 2020
A new video shows Tesla's full self-driving technology in use out in the wild. In the nearly two-minute clip, a Tesla can be seen stopping at intersections, driving down highways and suburban roads, navigating exit ramps and changing lanes, all without the driver ever touching the wheel. The vehicle travels at about 45 miles per hour on average throughout the clip and is even able to put itself in park when it finishes navigating the route.
The moment Japan's Hayabusa2 probe BOMBS an asteroid with a baseball-sized explosive to create a crater that it can collect samples from
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have released footage of when they launched a small explosive at the distant Ryugu asteroid to create a crater in the space rock. The aim was to collect samples to unlock clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth.
‘Beauty and the beast’ aurora is captured by astronomer who warns that the solar storms behind it could one day DEVASTATE every electrical device on Earth
Juan Carlos Casado from Spain snapped a beautiful aurora that lit up the night sky of Iceland in a swirl of green that has been chosen as a NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.. Although aurora are usually harmless, a strong enough gust of solar wind hitting the Earth could have devastating effects — including bringing down power and communication networks. One such storm recorded back in 1859 knocked out telegraph networks globally, causing telegraph pylons to spark and giving operators painful electric shocks.
- Listen to the first marsquake ever recorded: NASA's InSight lander detects likely tremor on the red planet in what could finally be 'proof that Mars is still seismically active'
- See the far side of the moon like never before: China releases stunning new images captured by its Yutu 2 rover as the mission hunkers down for another long lunar night
- Pentagon ramps up efforts to develop space robots that can repair satellites in orbit as it calls on scientists to submit proposals for new program
- Instagram adds new quiz sticker to Stories that lets users poll their friends with multiple-choice questions
- Privacy fears as Tokyo taxis use facial recognition cameras to guess riders' age and gender for targeted advertisements
- RIP Laundroid: Company behind $1000 laundry-folding bot that promised to automate the loathed chore has filed for bankruptcy
- Tesla releases new video of its self-driving software in action after claiming it will have one million autonomous cars on the road by 2020
- Global warming will cost £54 trillion MORE than previously thought because melting permafrost in the Arctic is releasing greenhouse gases, scientists claim
- Wealthy people have more pesticides in their bodies because they play golf and the poor carry a higher number of toxic chemicals from air pollution
- 'Creepy' cameras that can guess your age and sex are rolling out in stores across the US in high-tech push for targeted ads
- Blind children's brains rewire themselves to track moving objects like Marvel hero Daredevil by boosting their sense of sound
- The moment Japan's Hayabusa2 probe BOMBS an asteroid with a baseball-sized explosive to create a crater that it can collect samples from
- Google's Wing gets the green light from the FAA to begin drone deliveries in the US
- Amazon Prime can now drop packages off in your garage as it expands controversial in-home delivery service to more cities
- Mobiles do NOT cause brain cancer: Scientists put decades of fears to bed by reassuring there is no scientific evidence phones lead to the disease
- Greenland's ice is melting six times faster than in the 1980s and its glaciers have caused sea levels to rise by half an inch since 1972, experts say
- ‘Beauty and the beast’ aurora is captured by astronomer who warns that the solar storms behind it could one day DEVASTATE every electrical device on Earth
- ‘Beauty and the beast’ aurora is captured by astronomer who warns that the solar storms behind it could one day DEVASTATE every electrical device on Earth
- Greenland's ice is melting six times faster than in the 1980s and its glaciers have caused sea levels to rise by half an inch since 1972, experts say
- Google's Wing gets the green light from the FAA to begin drone deliveries in the US
- Listen to the first marsquake ever recorded: NASA's InSight lander detects likely tremor on the red planet in what could finally be 'proof that Mars is still seismically active'
- See the far side of the moon like never before: China releases stunning new images captured by its Yutu 2 rover as the mission hunkers down for another long lunar night
- Angry Alaskans burned a village to the ground and executed 28 inhabitants by tying them up and knifing them in the head 'in a feud over a darts game' in the mid 17th Century
- Massive waves of molten metal inside the Earth's core cause the planet's magnetic field to JERK around every 6 to 12 years
- The moment Japan's Hayabusa2 probe BOMBS an asteroid with a baseball-sized explosive to create a crater that it can collect samples from
- Worrying UN report warns up to one MILLION species are now at risk of extinction as a result of human activity
- Hundred-million year old wasp that's been called Dracula because its long sharp teeth resemble the vampire's is found trapped in amber
- Amazon Prime can now drop packages off in your garage as it expands controversial in-home delivery service to more cities
- 'Creepy' cameras that can guess your age and sex are rolling out in stores across the US in high-tech push for targeted ads
- Pacemaker that uses the heart to generate its own electricity, doesn't need batteries and will never need to be replaced is created by scientists
- WhatsApp could BLOCK you from taking screenshots of private chats in its latest update
- Wealthy people have more pesticides in their bodies because they play golf and the poor carry a higher number of toxic chemicals from air pollution
- Tesla releases new video of its self-driving software in action after claiming it will have one million autonomous cars on the road by 2020
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Hundred-million year old wasp that's been called Dracula because its long sharp teeth resemble the vampire's is found trapped in amber
The amber in which the wasp (left) was trapped was extracted from mines located in the Hukawng Valley of Kachin Province in Myanmar and was studied by scientists in Moscow. The insect has a complex set of features that make up its mouth that includes a long jaw, sharp teeth and flaps either side. They also have ten segments making up each of their antenna (bottom right), a unique feature that places them as the third subfamily of wasps belonging to the serphitoid, say scientists.
Our color-coded world: Photographer documents gender stereotypes throughout children's lives as studies show how easily kids' perception of these labels can be manipulated
Photographer JeonMee Yoon is using books, toys, clothing and more to capture the pervasiveness of kids' color-coded gender roles. In an illustrative photo series, Yoon, a South Korea -based photographer, conveys the ubiquity of a simple and often unspoken rule: blue for boys and pink for girls. Children selected in Yoon's work -- a group from New York, New Jersey, and Seoul whom she was given permission to photograph -- were also photographed five and 10 years later in the third iteration of the project.
Did SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule EXPLODE? Leaked footage claims to show the mysterious 'anomaly' that left Cape Canaveral test pad engulfed in smoke and flames
A grainy video posted to Twitter and deleted shortly after claims to show the moment SpaceX's Crew Dragon test went disastrously wrong on Saturday. The firm was attempting a static-fire test of the abort system on its new capsule when it suffered an undisclosed 'anomaly' that sent plumes of dark orange smoke billowing into the air all around the site at Florida's Cape Canaveral. While SpaceX and NASA have both remained tight-lipped about what exactly went wrong, the leaked footage – if real – suggests the issue was serious.
Look up! Lyrid meteor shower will reach its peak to bring more than a dozen 'shooting stars' per hour (but it's competing with an ultra-bright moon)
The Lyrid meteor shower is returning for its annual dance across night skies, and despite a brighter-than-usual moon, stargazers can still follow a few steps to make sure they get the best glimpse. According to NASA , the peak of the annual meteor shower will take place tonight into tomorrow, which coincides with a bright waning gibbous moon — a phase that comes very close to being a full moon.
The £2MILLION all-electric Pininfarina Battista hypercar 'faster than a F-16 fighter jet' that can reach 217mph with zero emissions is unveiled in New York
A prototype was unveiled last month and now it has been formally launched at an off-site event at the Javits Center for the New York International Auto Show. Its creators say the Battista will be 'the world's first luxury electric hyper GT' and 'the most powerful road-legal car ever designed and built in Italy' when it goes into production next year, with a claimed range of 280 miles. The Pininfarina Battista reaches 60mph (100km/h) quicker an F1 car, passes 180mph (290km/h) before an F-16 fighter jet does and will keep going all the way to a top speed of 217mph (350kmh/hr) courtesy of its electric motors being fed by a 120 kWh battery.
Take a trip to the Southern Crab Nebula: NASA releases stunning images and immersive video of 'hourglass-shaped' star system from the Hubble Telescope in honor of its 29th anniversary
NASA has released new, breathtaking images of the Southern Crab Nebula in honor of the Hubble Space Telescope's upcoming 29th anniversary. The Southern Crab Nebula, named after its resemblance to its northern counterpart the Crab Nebula, is distinctive due to its 'peculiar' hourglass-shaped structure, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).
Crusaders married local women, had families and their sons fell in battle as they tried to reclaim the Holy Land for Christianity, study reveals
A total of 25 skeletons dating back to the 13th century have been found at a burial pit in Sidon, Lebanon and all were males who died had broken bones and skulls. Three of these people who met a gruesome death were Europeans from all over the continent, four were near Easterners and two individuals had mixed genetic ancestry, suggesting they were the descendants of mixed relationships between Crusaders and near Easterners.
Scientists discover a pointless knee bone called the fabella that was thought to have been lost to evolution is making a comeback and may be causing osteoarthritis
Researchers from London say it has experienced a resurgence in the last century - going from being found in 11.2 per cent of the global population in 1918 to 39 per cent in 2018. This 3.5-fold increase has baffled scientists who say further studies are needed to find out if it serves any purpose or if it will join the list of useless, vestigial human organs along with the coccyx bone and the appendix. Improvements in nutrition made humans bigger which meant the bone - which is embedded in a tendon behind the knee - has been growing.
The FIRST type of molecular ‘building block’ formed in the universe after the Big Bang is found by a flying telescope in a 600-year-old planetary 'nursery' 3,000 light years away from Earth
The discovery was made using a telescope which is carried up into the Earth's atmosphere — above its signal-damping effects — by a special aeroplane. The finding — led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy — brings to the end a search for the molecule which began back in the late 1970s.
Out of this world! Crystal clear image reveals the UK's expansive green landscapes and surrounding seas in stunning detail taken by NASA astronauts
Astronauts aboard the ISS have captured an incredible image of the UK and its surrounding waters while the craft was in low orbit on the 26th February at exactly 9.25am. The spacecraft's altitude was 246 miles (396.328 km) away from Earth - about the same distance it takes to drive from central London to Manchester by car.
Astronomers confirm that THIRD planet exists in the Kepler-47 binary star system and say this one could be the size of Saturn
The planet is between Neptune to Saturn in size, larger than the other two, and has a temperature of around 336°F (169°C), San Diego State University experts report. The planet could not be detected before because, until recently, its orbit had not caused the planet to appear to pass between the host star and the Earth.
A firefighting ROBOT named Colossus helped 400 firefighters battle the Notre Dame blaze from inside
Colossus, which is both fire-resistant, water-proof, and capable of carrying up to 1,200 pounds not only helped to stop the fire before it completely razed the structure, but reduced the need for fire fighters to enter the church where they would be in danger from falling debris. At the time, the cathedral was only 15 to 30 minutes away from being completely burned to the ground, reports say.
Detailed 3D laser scans of Notre Dame Cathedral captured by late historian could be used to save the building, as officials pledge to restore it in the wake of the fire
The key to rebuilding Notre Dame in the wake of a devastating fire could rely on a perfectly mapped digital copy created by using laser technology. In 2015 the late architect Andrew Tallon -- who died last year of brain cancer at the age of 49 -- successfully and painstakingly captured every detail of Paris' Notre Dame cathedral by employing a mix of laser technology and digital photography. Using more than 1 billion points of data Tallon was able to bring the cathedral to life in what is the most accurate rendering of the building ever made.
Terrifying robo-dogs now travel in PACKS: Boston Dynamics releases footage of 10 bots working together to haul a truck
Boston Dynamics' robots can do more than just walk, jump and climb stairs. In a new video, the company demonstrated just how powerful its Spotpower robot dogs have gotten, as a pack of them are shown pulling a truck across a parking lot. All it takes is 10 of the advanced robots to drag a vehicle that's in neutral gear.
The first AI-created sport: Researchers unveil six-player 'Speedgate' created by combining rules of 400 other games
Conjuring up unique ways to test the limits of the body through sport is about the most human exercise that people can engage in That's exactly artificial intelligence is joining in on the fun.
CGI influencer Lil Miquela makes her Coachella debut: Animated social media personality with 1.5 million Instagram followers interviews artist J Balvin
Computer-generated model and social media presence, Lil Miquela, hit Coachella this week, adding music journalism to her list of accolades and continuing the festival's tradition of blurring the line between technology and the tangible. In an extended interview at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the computer animated model and social influencer picked the brain of reggateon singer J Balvin about grunge music, language, and more. 'It's nice to meet you, finally,' said Balvin in the interview. 'I've been looking everywhere, but it's just hard to see you.'
ESA releases footage of rocket's upper stage breaking apart in orbit a DECADE after launch as top U.S. military official warns space junk poses a serious threat to Earth
New footage of debris from an Atlas V Centaur rocket's upper stage soaring through space nearly ten years after its launch has highlighted the ever-growing concerns over space junk. The European Space Agency today shared a look at the fragments captured just last month by the Deimos Sky Survey, revealing an estimated 40 to 60 pieces that could each be larger than a foot (30 cm) in size. It comes as one the United States' top military officials warned that one of Earth's biggest space-borne threats may in fact be the 'junk' left over from decades of missions.
Declassified spy plane photos taken in the 1950s and 60s expose hidden archaeological spots around the world - including deserts in Jordan and the ancient cities of Aleppo and Nimrud
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University used the images, taken from 70,000 feet (13.2 miles / 21km) above the Earth. The images have revealed details including prehistoric mass-kill hunting traps in eastern Jordan (left), irrigation systems of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in northern Iraq (top right), as well as images of the Syrian city of Allepo before war ravaged it (bottom right).
Falcon Heavy flies again: Watch the incredible moment SpaceX lands THREE boosters back on Earth after successfully completing the second-ever flight and first commercial mission of its megarocket
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket successfully took its second flight ever on Thursday afternoon, when it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying Lockheed Martin's Arabsat 6A communications satellite. As if that weren't exciting enough, SpaceX also managed to make history by landing three boosters back on Earth for the first time. Just minutes into the launch, the giant rocket's central core landed safely on SpaceX's offshore barge in the Atlantic Ocean, dubbed 'Of Course I Still Love You,' while the two side boosters landed back on pads at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Landing Zone 1 and 2.
NASA spots massive jet of high-energy particles spewing more than 1,000 light-years into space from the first black hole scientists have EVER directly imaged
Scientists are beginning to pick apart the data surrounding the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87 – an object historically revealed this week as the first black hole ever directly imaged. It sits 55 million light-years from Earth, and is estimated to have a staggering mass of about 6.5 billion times that of the sun. Observations from NASA’s Chandra and NuSTAR satellites now reveal it’s also ejecting high-energy particles at nearly the speed of light, spewing material for than 1,000 light-years.
'We didn't succeed in the landing process': Israeli moon-lander sends ominous last selfie before its engine failed and it crashed into the lunar surface
Israel’s attempt to become the first country to land a private spacecraft on the moon has ended in failure. The Beresheet spacecraft began experiencing problems shortly after it began its descent, despite a promising start in which it sent back a selfie at just 22 kilometers from the surface. Mission control confirmed just minutes later that it had lost contact with the lander after resetting the main engine in effort to address an issue and get it all working again.
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