Virtual reality is no longer the future. It is the present, and those who have still not embraced this gift
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NASA picks a dozen science and tech projects to bring to the surface of the Moon
With the Artemis mission scheduled to put boots on lunar regolith as soon as 2024, NASA has a lot of
Continue reading‘Oumuamua is not an alien spacecraft: study
On October 19, 2017, astronomers discovered the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system. First spotted by the
Continue readingNew algorithm digs up 18 Earth-like exoplanets from old Kepler data
So far almost 4,000 planets have been discovered orbiting stars other than the Sun, and that tally is constantly growing.
Continue readingOculus Quest and Rift S headsets are both now available starting at $399
The Vive Pro is still the best VR headset to buy if you have deep pockets, but if you’re not
Continue reading“Stellar baby boom” may have given birth to half the Milky Way’s stars
About a year ago, the European Space Agency (ESA) released the Gaia galactic census that detailed the position, distance and
Continue readingForecasting the hunt for the first supermassive black holes
It is believed that the formation and growth of most galaxies across the history of the universe has been fueled
Continue readingTESS finds its first Earth-sized planet
A nearby system hosts the first Earth-sized planet discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanets Survey Satellite, as well as a warm
Continue readingNow We Know That Dark Matter Isn’t Primordial Black Holes
For over fifty years, scientists have theorized that roughly 85% of matter in the Universe’s is made up of a
Continue readingInternational team of physicists continues search for new physics
Dark matter, which is thought to account for nearly a quarter of matter in the universe (but has yet to
Continue readingBrightest quasar ever found shines with the intensity of 600 trillion Suns
From our point of view here on Earth, the brightest object in the sky is unquestionably the Sun. But this
Continue readingX-ray pulse detected near event horizon as black hole devours star
On Nov. 22, 2014, astronomers spotted a rare event in the night sky: A supermassive black hole at the center
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