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Life on Earth May Have Been Sparked By Meteorites Splashing Into ‘Warm Little Ponds’
A new study argues that meteorites that landed in volcanic pools of water 4 billion years ago were key to jump-starting life on Earth—a theory proposed by Charles Darwin more than 140 years ago. New analysis from McMaster University in Canada and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy suggests that meteorites that landed in shallow, stagnant pools of water (or … Continue reading
Japanese Space Probe Finds 50km-long Hidden Cave On The Moon
The Japanese space agency JAXA has announced the discovery of a cave hidden beneath the lunar surface. Picked up by Japan’s orbiting Selenological and Engineering Explorer (Selene) probe using a special radar sounder system capable of examining underground structures, the enormous cave is thought to be relatively stable and stretches for around 50 kilometers with a width and depth of … Continue reading
Newly Discovered Bus-Sized Asteroid to Pass Safely Between Earth And the Moon Today
A bus-size asteroid will zoom between Earth and the moon today (Oct. 19), but poses no threat of hitting our planet. The recently discovered space rock is designated asteroid 2017 TD6. It will fly by Earth at a range of 119,000 miles (191,000 kilometers) when it makes its closest approach, which is calculated to occur at 2:53 p.m. EDT (1853 … Continue reading
New Treatment Discovered Causes Cancer to Self-Destruct, No Damage to Healthy Cells
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have discovered the first compound that directly makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy cells. The new treatment approach, described in today’s issue of Cancer Cell, was directed against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells but may also have potential for attacking other types of cancers. “We’re hopeful that the targeted compounds we’re developing will prove … Continue reading
NASA’s New Record Breaking X3 Ion Thruster Could Be Used For Manned Mission to Mars
The development of the X3 engine, designed at the University of Michigan in cooperation with the US Air Force, is still underway, but the technology already looks promising for long-distance space travel. During tests at the Genn Research Center of NASA in Ohio, the X3 ion thruster generated 5.4 newtons of thrust. The previous record was 3.3 N. “It operated … Continue reading
New Google AI Mimics Human Speech to Near Perfection
ELOCUTION LESSONS Last year, artificial intelligence (AI) research company DeepMind shared details on WaveNet, a deep neural network used to synthesize realistic human speech. Now, an improved version of the technology is being rolled out for use with Google Assistant. A system for speech synthesis – otherwise known as text-to-speech (TTS) – typically utilizes one of two techniques. Concatenative TTS … Continue reading
Finally! Scientists Discover a ‘Switch’ to Reduce Aging
The miracle has happened at last – scientists have found a way to prevent aging. A group of American scientists from the University of Case Western Reserve claim that a group of proteins called KLFs, which is present in worms and mammals, as well as humans, regulates gene activity and its concentration can affect aging. The molecular mechanism responsible for … Continue reading
ESO Announces First Ever Observed Light from Gravitational Wave Source
I guess this announcement probably isn’t what most people wanted to hear, ALIENS? Nope, sorry. But others may still find it fascinating. A short video detailing the findings follows the short article Merging neutron stars scatter gold and platinum into space ESO’s fleet of telescopes in Chile have detected the first visible counterpart to a gravitational wave source. These historic … Continue reading
Scientist Reveals Unexpected Strange Finding About Jupiter
The Current State of JUNO The lead scientist, Dr. Scott Bolton, admits essentially that Jupiter is not a gas giant, stating ” We’re seeing a lot of our ideas were incorrect and maybe naive.” (1) Scientists are puzzled to see that the familiar striped cloud layers ‘may be’ only skin deep. These zones and belts either don’t exist or the … Continue reading
European Southern Observatory to Make An Announcement of ‘Unprecedented Discovery’
While I would love to get more excited about this announcement I’m a little hesitant based on all the other over-hyped announcements of the past by various space agencies but nevertheless I can’t help but get excited, you probably will too when you read on and at least it gives us a reason to be a little excited about a … Continue reading
