-
Scientists discover oldest ever black hole and say it could explain universe’s mysteries | Science & Tech News
admin
Astronomers say they have discovered the oldest black hole yet. It was formed 470 million years after the Big Bang and was detected in X-rays, using NASA telescopes. There is “strong evidence” it was born “massive” – and is believed to weigh between 10% and 100% the mass of all the stars in its galaxy.…
-
asteroid, discover, Earth, formed, launches, life, metal, mission, NASA, News, Psyche, Science, Tech
NASA launches mission to Psyche metal asteroid to discover how life on Earth formed | Science & Tech News
admin
NASA has launched a mission to a rare asteroid covered in metal that is two billion miles (3.6bn km) and six years’ travel time away from Earth. Scientists hope exploring the Psyche asteroid will help them understand more about how Earth formed and what makes it habitable. Lead scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton, of Arizona State University,…
-
AI helps discover three drugs which could fight effects of ageing | Science & Tech News
admin
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to discover three drugs which could help stave off the effects of ageing and associated diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. A study by the University of Edinburgh used an AI algorithm to find a trio of chemicals which can target faulty cells, which could be hundreds of times…
-
Scientists discover the real meaning of a selfie – and why we all take them | Science & Tech News
admin
When the world’s first photographic self-portrait was taken nearly 200 years ago by the pioneering American Robert Cornelius, the selfie was born. Now, millions of are taken every day and uploaded to social media sites such as Instagram, where audience engagement through clicks, likes and comments are assumed to be the snapper’s motivation. But researchers…
-
Scientists discover new emperor penguin colony in Antarctica – by spotting their poo from space | Climate News
admin
Scientists have discovered a new emperor penguin colony in Antarctica from space, using satellite-mapping technology. The colony, which is home to 500 birds, was identified by penguin guano – poo – stains, which contrast against the stark white snow and rock. The site at Verleger Point, West Antarctica, has been announced to mark Penguin Awareness…
-
Rats have rhythm and love to dance to Lady Gaga, researchers discover | Science & Tech News
admin
Rats have rhythm and will happily bop along to Queen and Lady Gaga, scientists have found. The discerning rodents also liked a bit of Mozart, the Japanese study found. The skill of moving to a musical beat was thought to be mostly one associated with humans, scientists have discovered. Researchers at the University of Tokyo…
-
Scientists discover origin of one of the rarest meteorites to fall to Earth | UK News
admin
The source of one of the rarest meteorites on Earth has been identified by UK scientists. The Ivuna meteorite was found in Tanzania in December 1938. It was later split into a number of samples now housed at the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London. After comparing it with samples from an asteroid known as…
-
Earth’s ‘black hole police’ discover gravitational singularity near Milky Way | Science & Tech News
admin
An international team of astronomers known as the “black hole police” have discovered a dormant black hole located right next to the Milky Way. The team, including Kareem El-Badry of the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics – himself nicknamed the “black hole destroyer” – is famed throughout the astronomy community for debunking new discoveries of gravitational…