Supermassive Black Hole Kicked Out Of Galactic Core By Gravitational Waves
Weighing more than 1 billion suns and about 8 billion light-years away, the black hole was likely kicked out of its place by gravitational waves with energy equivalent to 100 million supernovas exploding simultaneously.
What Causes Cancer? Mostly Random ‘Mistakes’ In Copying DNA, Study Finds
A study published Friday by three researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine tries to address why people with healthy lifestyles also have DNA mutations that lead to cancer.
Internet In Space: NASA Developing High-Speed Laser Communication Systems
The space agency is working on a laser communications system that will allow for much faster connection speeds between spacecraft and ground stations.
Bitcoin Scams On The Rise As Cryptocurrency Gains Popularity: Report
Cybersecurity firm ZeroFOX found a massive spike in scams related to the cryptocurrency in March, all of which exploit the unique characteristics of Bitcoin that are supposed to make it secure.
Dinosaur Family Tree Questioned By New Study Which Moves Dinosaur Origin To Northern Hemisphere
Research by scientists from the University of Cambridge and the Natural History Museum in London suggests dinosaurs originated in the Northern Hemisphere, contrary to popular belief.
David Attenborough Has Fossil From 430 Million Years Ago Named After Him
The famous naturalist and broadcaster has had a number of other fossils, animals, plants and even a boat, named after him previously.
Wi-Fi Over Optical Network Makes It Much Faster Without Ever Overloading: Study
Using rays of light to transfer data, a researcher in the Netherlands managed download speeds of up to 42.8 Gbps over a distance of about 8.5 feet.
Venus Exploration: Venera-D Scientific Missions Discussed By Russia, US Scientists
Scientists from Russia and the United States discussed the scientific missions for Venera-D at a three-day conference in Moscow this week.
Hubble Finds Runaway Star In Orion Nebula That Left Its Broken System 540 Years Ago
The star, traveling at the dizzying speed of about 125,000 miles an hour, is likely the missing component of a multiple-star system that broke up 540 years ago.
Human Evolution: Skull, Two-Legged Walking Evolved Together, Study Claims
A key feature of the skull changed to accommodate the shift from walking on four feet to two, a new study claims.
Dying Red Giant Star Showed A Spiral Pattern Of Gaseous Emissions
A “striking spiral pattern” of gaseous emissions was seen around LL Pegasi and its companion star, about 3,400 light-years away from Earth.
Tesla Model S 60, 60D, Its Cheapest Variants, Discontinued From April 16, Ahead Of Model 3 Launch
The last day to order the 60 kWh variants, the Model S 60 and 60D, is April 16, after which the 75 kWh version will be the cheapest option for the Model S.
Planetary Evolution: Solar System 300 Light-Years Away Sheds Light On Planet Formation
A large young planet, called HD 106906b, is about 11 times the mass of Jupiter and less than 13 million years old, and orbits its star once every 1,500 years.h
Tardigrade Proteins Help ‘Water Bears’ Survive Extreme Dehydration
Also known as water bears, the tiny animals are the most resilient life form known to us, and can survive without food or water for over 30 years.
Spider Food: They Kill 400-800 Million Tons Of Insects Every Year
Feeding almost entirely on insects, the eight-legged creatures consume more food by weight than all the meat and fish that all humans combined eat every year.
Google Street View Takes You Inside An Active Volcano
Starting Wednesday, Google Maps features street view of the Marum crater, home to one of the world’s largest lava lakes, on the island of Ambrym in Vanuatu.
Tesla (TSLA) Model 3: Elon Musk Company Raising $1.15 Billion Ahead Of Launch
The Elon Musk company announced Wednesday the money would help “with the rapid scaling of its business due to the launch of Model 3,” among other things.
Supermassive Black Holes: How Did They Form In The Very Early Universe?
How they grew to their size at a time when the universe was relatively very young — less than 800 million years old — has been a mystery ever since they were found.
World’s Oldest Plant-Like Fossils Found In India, Could Be Red Algae
Probably two different kinds of red algae, the specimens were alive 1.6 billion years ago, 400 million years before than their oldest-known siblings.
SpaceX Launch Schedule 2017: What Next For Elon Musk Company
The Elon Musk company won an Air Force contract, worth $96.5 million, to launch a GPS satellite that will go into orbit February 2019.
Cassini Finds Heat Under South Pole Of Enceladus, Saturn’s Icy Moon
The finding suggests Saturn’s icy moon could have an underground reservoir of liquid water closer to the surface than previously thought.
Decoding Snowball Earth, ‘A Perfect Storm’ Of Fire And Ice
About 717 million years ago, the largest glaciation event in Earth’s history covered the planet in ice from pole to pole.
SpaceX Scrubs EchoStar XXIII Launch Due To Weather Conditions
The scrubbing of the Monday night launch was almost expected, given the weather conditions at the launch site.
Black Hole, White Dwarf Star In Closest Known Binary System With Smallest Orbit In Milky Way
The white dwarf star in the X9 binary system orbits a black hole at a gap thought to be less than three times the distance between Earth and the moon.
Exploring Venus With Venera-D: NASA, Russia’s Space Research Institute Working Together On Mission Objectives
Venera-D will be the latest in the Venera series of Russian missions, the only mission to successfully land a spacecraft on the incredibly harsh Venutian surface.
Pakistan May Ban Facebook, Other Social Media, For Blasphemy, ‘Character Assassination’
The country wants to prevent the use of online platforms for the dissemination of blasphemy, as well as “character assassination.”
Biggest Stars In The Universe: Westerlund 1-26, A Red Hypergiant Nearby, Could Be Among Them
Westerlund 1-26, categorized as a red supergiant or hypergiant, is a relatively young star located about 15,000 light-years away from Earth.
Pan, Saturn’s Moon, Shows Its Bizarre Shape In Cassini Photograph
The unusual shape of the satellite was discovered by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which photographed the moon earlier this week.
Space Debris: NASA Radar Technique Can Spot Derelict Spacecraft Orbiting The Moon
Developed by NASA, the method uses radar technology to spot both active and derelict spacecraft orbiting the moon, and will prove helpful when planning future lunar missions.
Life On Mars: Potatoes Can Grow In Martian Conditions, Research Finds
Research conducted by the Lima-based International Potato Center was focused on growing the tuber in extreme climates.
