Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
We're About to Witness a Super-Rare Planetary Alignment Not Seen in 800 Years
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
We're About to Witness a Super-Rare Planetary Alignment Not Seen in 800 Years
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
We're About to Witness a Super-Rare Planetary Alignment Not Seen in 800 Years
Star-gazers are in for a treat over Christmas, as Jupiter and Saturn will get closer to each other in Earth's night sky than they have been for nearly 800 years. Set up your telescope, hope for a clear night, and get ready.
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
China Launches 'Audacious' Mission to Obtain First New Lunar Samples in Decades
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
China Launches 'Audacious' Mission to Obtain First New Lunar Samples in Decades
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
China Launches 'Audacious' Mission to Obtain First New Lunar Samples in Decades
For decades, planetary geologists have studied tiny chunks of lunar rock to unravel the Moon's mysteries. The rocks have revealed how old the Moon is, helped scientists estimate the age of other planets, and offered insight into how turbulent our
👍1
Dark matter could be made up of particles with a vast range of possible masses.
Physicists plan to leave no stone unturned, checking whether dark matter tickles different types of detectors, nudges starlight, warms planetary cores or even lodges in rocks.
Ever since astronomers reached a consensus in the 1980s that most of the mass in the universe is invisible — that “dark matter” must glue galaxies together and gravitationally sculpt the cosmos as a whole — experimentalists have hunted for the nonluminous particles.
Very interesting article on Quanta
Physicists plan to leave no stone unturned, checking whether dark matter tickles different types of detectors, nudges starlight, warms planetary cores or even lodges in rocks.
Ever since astronomers reached a consensus in the 1980s that most of the mass in the universe is invisible — that “dark matter” must glue galaxies together and gravitationally sculpt the cosmos as a whole — experimentalists have hunted for the nonluminous particles.
Very interesting article on Quanta
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
Artificial Intelligence Is Now Smart Enough to Know When It Can't Be Trusted
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
Artificial Intelligence Is Now Smart Enough to Know When It Can't Be Trusted
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
Artificial Intelligence Is Now Smart Enough to Know When It Can't Be Trusted
How might The Terminator have played out if Skynet had decided it probably wasn't responsible enough to hold the keys to the entire US nuclear arsenal? As it turns out, scientists may just have saved us from such a future AI-led apocalypse, by crea
👍1
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
Scientists Figured Out How Much Exercise You Need to 'Offset' a Day of Sitting
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
Scientists Figured Out How Much Exercise You Need to 'Offset' a Day of Sitting
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
Scientists Figured Out How Much Exercise You Need to 'Offset' a Day of Sitting
We know that spending hour after hour sitting down isn't good for us, but just how much exercise is needed to counteract the negative health impact of a day at a desk? A new study suggests about 30-40 minutes per day of building up a sweat should d
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
Fossil Reveals Weird, Toothed 'Toucan' That Lived Alongside The Dinosaurs
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
Fossil Reveals Weird, Toothed 'Toucan' That Lived Alongside The Dinosaurs
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
Fossil Reveals Weird, Toothed 'Toucan' That Lived Alongside The Dinosaurs
The discovery of a creature described as resembling a "buck-toothed toucan" that lived some 68 million years ago has upended assumptions about diversity in the birds that lived alongside dinosaurs.
👍1
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
Our Solar System Is Going to Totally Disintegrate Sooner Than We Thought
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
Our Solar System Is Going to Totally Disintegrate Sooner Than We Thought
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
Our Solar System Is Going to Totally Disintegrate Sooner Than We Thought
Although the ground beneath our feet feels solid and reassuring (most of the time), nothing in this Universe lasts forever.
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
Scientists Confirm Entirely New Species of Gelatinous Blob From The Deep, Dark Sea
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
Scientists Confirm Entirely New Species of Gelatinous Blob From The Deep, Dark Sea
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
Scientists Confirm Entirely New Species of Gelatinous Blob From The Deep, Dark Sea
For the first time, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have formally identified a new species of undersea creature based solely on high-definition video footage captured at the bottom of the ocean.
👍1
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
China's Lunar Mission Just Landed on The Moon And Is Ready to Bring Back Some Rocks
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
China's Lunar Mission Just Landed on The Moon And Is Ready to Bring Back Some Rocks
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
China's Lunar Mission Just Landed on The Moon And Is Ready to Bring Back Some Rocks
China has landed an ambitious rock-collecting mission on the Moon.
👍1
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
There Are 6 Human Chronotypes, Not Just Morning Larks And Night Owls, Study Says
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
There Are 6 Human Chronotypes, Not Just Morning Larks And Night Owls, Study Says
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
There Are 6 Human Chronotypes, Not Just Morning Larks And Night Owls, Study Says
Some people are morning larks. Others are night owls. But not everybody falls neatly into those two categories, scientists say – and a new study suggests there are actually multiple distinct 'chronotypes' that define people's wakefulness and rest
There Are 6 Human Chronotypes, Not Just Morning Larks And Night Owls, Study Says.
Read the article and take part in the poll!
Read the article and take part in the poll!
👍2🕊1
What chronotype are you?
Anonymous Poll
23%
Morning type
20%
Evening type
13%
Daytime type
17%
Daytime sleepy type
13%
Highly active type
15%
Moderately active type
👍1🕊1
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
Video Shows The Heartbreaking Moment The Arecibo Telescope Collapsed
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
Video Shows The Heartbreaking Moment The Arecibo Telescope Collapsed
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
Video Shows The Heartbreaking Moment The Arecibo Telescope Collapsed
The second-largest radio telescope in the world collapsed on Tuesday morning.
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
Here's How to Watch Hayabusa2 Drop Off Its 'Treasure Box' of Asteroid Dust
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
Here's How to Watch Hayabusa2 Drop Off Its 'Treasure Box' of Asteroid Dust
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
Here's How to Watch Hayabusa2 Drop Off Its 'Treasure Box' of Asteroid Dust
A Japanese spacecraft is set to return from its asteroid-blasting mission on Saturday. In a dramatic finale, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft is expected to send at least 100 milligrams of alien space rock plummeting into the Australian outback.
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
Lose Yourself in These Gloriously Detailed New Images of The Magellanic Clouds
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
Lose Yourself in These Gloriously Detailed New Images of The Magellanic Clouds
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
Lose Yourself in These Gloriously Detailed New Images of The Magellanic Clouds
Astronomers have been using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) in Chile as a sort of baby monitor, keeping their eye on a region of nearby space absolutely packed with star nurseries.
Forwarded from Daily Science to all
ScienceAlert - Latest
China Just Switched on Its 'Artificial Sun' Nuclear Fusion Reactor
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
China Just Switched on Its 'Artificial Sun' Nuclear Fusion Reactor
➖ @sciencetoall ➖
ScienceAlert
China Just Switched on Its 'Artificial Sun' Nuclear Fusion Reactor
China successfully powered up its "artificial Sun" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country's nuclear power research capabilities.
We have so much news from China for last several month, and that is why this research is very interesting for all who wants to know China's Propensity for Innovation in the 21st Century and to Identify Indicators of Future Outcomes.
Link to .Pdf
Link to .Pdf
A New Theorem Maps Out the Limits of Quantum Physics
The result highlights a fundamental tension: Either the rules of quantum mechanics don’t always apply, or at least one basic assumption about reality must be wrong.
What counts as an observer in quantum mechanics? Can an atom be an observer? A virus? Artificial intelligence?
Longread on Quanta
The result highlights a fundamental tension: Either the rules of quantum mechanics don’t always apply, or at least one basic assumption about reality must be wrong.
What counts as an observer in quantum mechanics? Can an atom be an observer? A virus? Artificial intelligence?
Longread on Quanta