A supersonic parachute designed for future missions to Mars has undergone a successful test in which it was sent very high up in the sky in a rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Continue reading Mars parachute sent high up in key NASA test
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Astronomers capture most distant star ever seen
American astronomers have captured the most distant normal star ever observed, some 9 billion light years from Earth, thanks to a rare cosmic alignment. Continue reading Astronomers capture most distant star ever seen
AI can better predict biological age via smartphone data
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology can produce improved digital biomarkers of ageing and frailty via gathering physical activity data from smartphones and other wearables, a new study suggests. Continue reading AI can better predict biological age via smartphone data
SpaceX launches rocket carrying 10 communication satellites
American aerospace company SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 telecommunications satellites from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California. Continue reading SpaceX launches rocket carrying 10 communication satellites
Device that gives you cat-like ‘hearing’ abilities being developed
Researchers are developing atomically thin “drumheads”, which are tens of trillions of times thinner than the human eardrum, and will provide cat-like hearing abilities to humans. Continue reading Device that gives you cat-like ‘hearing’ abilities being developed