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Earth Could be Under Observation by Aliens from at Least Nine Planets Beyond Solar System
Scientists use technique employed to discover far off worlds to establish if anyone can see us. Aliens on at least nine planets beyond the solar system would be ideally placed to detect and observe the Earth, Belfast scientists have shown. The research has echoes of HG Wells’s classic sci-fi novel War Of The Worlds in which the author writes about … Continue reading
Mysterious Cosmos: Astronomers Discover Stars that Appear to be Older than the Universe
If you understand how stars work, you can observe the physical properties of one of them and extrapolate its age, and know when it had to have been born. Stars undergo a lot of changes as they age: their radius, luminosity, and temperature all evolve as they burn through their fuel. But a star’s lifespan, in general, is dependent on … Continue reading
Sitting Too Long Can Be Deadly, and It Can’t be Reversed With Exercise
Terrible news for the majority of us who spend long periods glued to our desks. In 1960, approximately 50 percent of U.S. jobs required heavy to moderate physical activity. Today, that number stands at just 20 percent, meaning approximately 80 percent of jobs are almost wholly sedentary or demand minimal physical exertion. The vast majority of us spend the bulk … Continue reading
100 Humans Could Reside Permanently on the Moon by 2040
If this comes to fruition it would be a big step in humanities slow crawl to move away from the Earth as the only source of support for life as we know it. via unexplained-mysteries: Could future generations grow up on the Moon ? ESA’s ambitious ‘Moon village’ plan could see humans living on the lunar surface within 25 years. … Continue reading
Archaeologists to Investigate ‘Elaborate Underworld’ of Mayan Pyramids
For the first time in 50 years, the ruins of Chichén Itzá are being investigated by archaeologists. The team from the Great Maya Aquifer Project aim to discover if “local legends of an elaborate underworld are true.” Built more than 1,000 years ago, the ancient Mayan pyramid in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula will be explored using a modified ground-penetrating radar (GPR) … Continue reading
Hubble Telescope Captures Image of Stars Forming Just After the Big Bang
A natural magnifying glass has sharpened images captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, revealing a distant galaxy that contradicts existing theories about early star formation. By pairing Hubble with a massive galaxy cluster, scientists captured images 10 times sharper than the space telescope could snap on its own. The resulting images reveal star-forming knots of newborn stars only 200 to … Continue reading
Professors Warn Humans Becoming Less Involved In Decision Making Because of Tech And It’s NOT Great
Scholars create program to test software for bias and discrimination In the future, your future might depend on a series of carefully calculated zeros and ones. As technology improves, humans become less involved in decisions that affect our lives — and that isn’t exactly a good thing. As artificial intelligence gains ground, college professors at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst have … Continue reading
Elon Musk Warns Global Race for AI Will ‘Most Likely Cause’ WWIII as Computers Try To Launch 1st Strike
Competition for superiority in Artificial Intelligence at national level will “most likely” cause World War Three, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has said, warning that an AI may deem first use its best chance of winning. “China, Russia, soon all countries with strong computer science. Competition for AI superiority at national level most likely cause of WW3,” Musk tweeted. China, Russia, … Continue reading
Scientist Discover Cosmic ‘Spider Web’ That Traverses Unimaginably Huge Spaces
SCIENTISTS have made a huge breakthrough in their understanding of the mysterious dark matter after discovering a stunning cosmic web which fills the entire universe. Dark matter baffles even the brainiest boffins who still struggle to explain exactly what it is. Dark matter was first conceptualised in 1977 by scientists who suggested that the substance, which is thought to make … Continue reading
16 Stars To Pass the ‘Oort Cloud’, Could Fire Cosmic Matter Throughout Our Galaxy
Star trajectory numbers published in a new study suggest that up to 16 stars could come close enough to our galaxy to send potentially dangerous cosmic matter, like comets, crashing into Earth. The prospect of unsettled space material smashing into our planet is enough of a fear for agencies like NASA to start ramping up planetary defense systems. The US … Continue reading
