SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the first prototype of the high-altitude spacecraft – known as SN8 – has just passed the Freeze Proof test in South Texas and will likely equip the ship for a 15 km (9.5 mi) flight
SpaceX is busy producing dozens of steel rings for Starship’s first Super Heavy booster, which CEO Elon Musk says could take “a few weeks” to assemble. More than twice the height of the Starship’s main fuel tank and engine section,
Photo: peresanz (Shutterstock) October is a great month for astronomical events. Don’t just offer Two chances to see a full moon– With an appearance before Mars, too – There are also a few meteor showers on the night sky stream.
A study found that newborn Neanderthals actually possessed barrel-shaped ribs characteristic of older adults – a trait that allowed them to gain more body weight. Researchers led by France carried out the first 3D reconstruction of four children of ancient
An attack on a McDonald’s restaurant in Indianapolis prompted police to search for a suspect. A Subway customer portraying a worker on the “right” not to wear the mask portrayed: “I am free.” The suspect has not been identified. (Indianapolis
A GPT-3 robot was caught pretending to be a human on Reddit more than a week after rampant posting on one of the site’s most popular sub-forums. Under the username thegentlemetre, the bot was posting a post per minute on
I amHe could have easily turned differently. About 4.5 billion years ago, Earth is thought to have collided with another planet, Theia, which led to the formation of the moon. A lightning strike may cause a “hit and run” and
The idea is controversial, although many scientists believe that the universe works in a perpetual cycle in which it is expanding, before it shrinks again in a “great crisis” followed by a new great explosion. Sir Roger said that black
However, star-watchers recommend looking out evenings on October 6 and 8 as well, according to EarthSky. Look for draconid meteor showers early in the evening or at night. This you don’t have to stay up after midnight to see it.
Mars will make its closest approach to Earth in more than two years this month, reaching its point of encounter in the night sky. NASA has effectively described the appearance of the red planet as a “complete” Mars, providing the