Blue Origin is now in the running to put Americans back on the moon by 2024. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has revealed the ambitious next steps for his aerospace company at a highly-secretive media event in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. During the event, which kicked off at 4 p.m., the billionaire and Blue Origin founder … Read more
NASA is conducting planetary defence drills to see what would happen if an apocalyptic space rock was heading straight for Earth. Participants will discuss potential preparations for studying an asteroid or comet, as well as how to deflect it and lessen the damage caused by any impact. The space agency has been scanning the skies … Read more
A new lower-cost method for creating high-tech prosthetics aims to make the devices much more accessible to amputees around the world – especially children. New York-based prosthetics company Unlimited Tomorrow unveiled its amazing 3D-printed prosthetic arm at CES this week. The arm is equipped with muscle sensors and an artificially intelligent control system, which work … Read more
The search for life on other planets has captivated mankind for decades. But the reality could be a little less like the Hollywood blockbusters, scientists have revealed. They say if there was life on the red planet, it probably will present itself as fossilized bacteria – and have proposed a new way to look for … Read more
Ancient sandstone sphinx with the head of a ram discovered at 3,000-year-old abandoned workshop in Egypt linked to King Tut’s grandfather Researchers discovered ancient abandoned workshop at Gebel el Silsila in Egypt There, they found a ram-headed sphinx, hieroglyphic fragments, ancient texts They say it dates to the 18th Dynasty during reign of pharaoh Amenhotep III … Read more
A private space company has launched the largest fleet of satellites into space in ‘human history’. Planet Lab, founded by ex-NASA scientists, claim they have launched 146 small satellites by rocket into space and have manufactured a total of roughly 300 so far. The satellites combine to photograph the entirety of Earth’s landmass for use … Read more
Basketball stars that shine early in their NBA careers, like Luka and LeBron, have better careers and stay skilled for longer, scientists claim Researchers at at the University of Oxford studied the age and talent interaction Authors of the study analysed data from a total of 2,845 players over 50 years However, a player’s position on … Read more
Astronomers spot fresh crater on Mars caused by mysterious impact so powerful it smashed through the planet’s ice cap Impact occurred between July and September 2018, images from the Mars HiRISE craft reveal Huge impact smashed through the ice at the planet’s southern ice cap, sending debris into a unique pattern By Mark Prigg For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more
Rudolf Hess is pictured in the grounds of Spandau prison where he spent 41 years Hess was born the eldest of three children in Alexandria, Egypt in 1897 to ethnically German parents. He was sent to boarding school in 1908 to study and went on to enrol at the University of Munich in 1919, reading … Read more
Amazon unveils ‘Scout’ delivery bot set to roam the streets of Seattle to deliver packages The bright blue battery-powered robots can deliver packages autonomously Six Scout robots are being used in an area of Snohomish County, Washington They roll along at a ‘walking pace’ and avoid humans and pets on the sidewalk By Annie Palmer … Read more
Robo-valet! How travellers at Gatwick airport will have their cars parked by ROBOTS to maximise capacity (without having to worry about them being taken for a joyride) A trial is starting in August in part of Gatwick’s South Terminal long-stay car park Military grade GPS will guide the machine to the car and to its … Read more
Researchers in Antartica have reveal the first glimpse at a mysterious Antarctic lake ‘twice the size of Manhattan’ buried under 3,500 feet of ice that could hold life. Mercer Subglacial Lake is a hydraulically active lake that lies more 1000m beneath the Whillans Ice Plain, a fast moving section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. … Read more
Burial site of Cleopatra and Mark Antony will be ‘uncovered soon’: Final resting site of the famed Pharaoh will be revealed near the Egyptian city of Alexandria, archaeologist claims Archaeologists believe that they have found the tomb of the ancient couple They say the crypt is in Taposiris Magna, around eighteen miles from Alexandria Historians believe … Read more