by crissly | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Where did all this come from? How did it all get started?”These are the questions that Dr. Nergis Mavalvala asks about the universe. It’s not the meaning-of-life stuff in the traditional sense, but more of how everything around us came to be. These are the questions... 
by crissly | Sep 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
As the dust settled following SpaceX’s brief, explosive test launch of Starship in April, both the company and the Federal Aviation Administration dug into investigating the aftermath. The gigantic rocket’s flight lasted just four minutes before it blew up near... 
by crissly | Aug 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
And nations should avoid cluttering those spots with mechanical detritus, which could complicate future missions. Like campers heading into the backcountry, it’s important to think carefully about what you pack with you and what you take out, Birk says.India’s success... 
by crissly | Apr 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Nearly 400,000 years after the Big Bang, the primordial plasma of the infant universe cooled enough for the first atoms to coalesce, making space for the embedded radiation to soar free. That light—the cosmic microwave background (CMB)—continues to stream through the... 
by crissly | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
The tech startup Enigma Labs wants to turn UFO sightings into data science. Previously, people who had seen strange lights darting around the sky could do no more than tell their friends—or call intelligence agencies. Soon, anyone with a smartphone will be able... 