Scientists confirm Voyager 1 probe is in interstellar space
(Reuters) – Scientists have been debating for more than a year whether NASA’s 36-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft has left the solar system and become the...
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‘Beer goggle’ study wins Ig Nobel award
A team of researchers who found that people think they are more attractive when drinking alcohol, have scooped an Ig Nobel prize for their work...
Voyager probe ‘leaves Solar System’
The Voyager-1 spacecraft has become the first manmade object to leave the Solar System. Scientists say the probe’s instruments indicate it has moved beyond the...
New NASA spacecraft to investigate moon mystery
(Reuters) – More than 40 years after the last Apollo astronauts left the moon, NASA is preparing to launch a small robotic spacecraft to investigate...
NASA’s Mars rover spies solar eclipse
(Reuters) – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity turned its cameras skyward to snap pictures of the planet’s moon, Phobos, passing in front of the sun, images...
Scientists grow “mini human brains” from stem cells
(Reuters) – Scientists have grown the first mini human brains in a laboratory and say their success could lead to new levels of understanding about...
Archaeologists use drones in Peru to map and protect sites
(Reuters) – In Peru, home to the spectacular Inca city of Machu Picchu and thousands of ancient ruins, archaeologists are turning to drones to speed up...
NASA’s Curiosity rover celebrates 1 year on Mars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mount Sharp has beckoned Curiosity since the NASA rover made its grand entrance on Mars exactly a year ago, dangling from...
Pigs smart as dogs? Activists pose the question
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s extensive evidence that pigs are as smart and sociable as dogs. Yet one species is afforded affection and respect; the...
Fetch! Robot retrievers compete in $1.5 million NASA contest
(Reuters) – Eleven robots faced off in a Massachusetts field on Wednesday, showing off their ability to independently track down objects in a hunt for...