Day: January 8, 2025

Pale Blue to flight test water thruster with D-OrbitPale Blue to flight test water thruster with D-Orbit

January 8, 2025| tempestuniverse| 0 Comment | 4:00 am

On January 8, Japanese startup Pale Blue revealed a partnership with Italian transportation company D-Orbit to conduct two demonstrations in 2025 featuring an innovative water-fueled

NASA eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin to cut Mars rock retrieval costsNASA eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin to cut Mars rock retrieval costs

January 8, 2025| tempestuniverse| 0 Comment | 2:53 am

NASA is exploring partnerships with SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, and Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, to manage the escalating expenses of returning Martian

'999' mosh pit warning issued by police before festival

Police are warning rock fans at this weekend's Download festival about the potential for accidental calls while in the mosh pit. [...]

Contractor discovers ancient tomb complex after clearing rubble of destroyed home

A Syrian contractor made a historic discovery when clearing the rubble of a destroyed home, stumbling upon remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex. [...]

What we know from mushroom poisoning trial: Death cap traces in dehydrator, faked cancer and accused in tears

An Australian woman accused of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms has given evidence in court. [...]

Cheese-loving daredevils hurl themselves down steep hill in famous race

Dairy-loving daredevils from around the world have descended on Gloucestershire and thrown themselves down Cooper's Hill in the annual cheese-rolling race. [...]

Display of saint's remains draws huge crowds - but bishop says it 'encourages morbid curiosity'

Tens of thousands of people have flocked to see the remains of a revered Spanish saint, more than 440 years after her death, prompting debate over whether such displays "encourage [...]

Man wakes up with ship in his garden

A cargo ship has crashed into a man's front garden in Norway, missing his home, where he was sleeping, by just a few metres. [...]

Chess grandmaster playing match against 140,000 people reveals expected result

A chess grandmaster who is playing a single game against 140,000 people thinks the match is heading for a draw. [...]

Magna Carta 'copy' miscatalogued in 1940s found to be original

An issue of the Magna Carta, which was wrongly catalogued as a copy in the 1940s, has been identified as original. [...]

Flying duck caught on speed camera could be repeat offender

A duck has been caught on a radar image breaking the speed limit in central Switzerland - and it could be a repeat offender. [...]

Student rescued from mountain twice in four days - after going back to find his phone

A Chinese student who was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji last week had to be saved a second time just four days later, local authorities have said. [...]

JWST spies frigid alien world on bizarre orbit: 'One of the coldest, oldest and faintest planets that we've imaged to date'

The James Webb Space Telescope has notched another milestone, capturing a direct image of one of the coldest and oldest known exoplanets. [...]

China pits rival humanoids against each other in world's first 'robot boxing tournament'

Unitree's combat robots can punch and kick while keeping their balance, but they are controlled by humans — for now. [...]

Diagnostic dilemma: A woman started eating foam from her chair while receiving dialysis

A woman on dialysis experienced a lot of fluid buildup between appointments and developed an unusual eating habit in an attempt to counter it. [...]

Mysterious deep-space radio signals reveal location of the universe's 'missing matter'

Much of the universe's regular "baryonic" matter is spread through intergalactic space and in diffuse halos around galaxies, researchers proposed after studying the behavior of fast radio bursts emitted from [...]

'Artificial intelligence is not a miracle cure': Nobel laureate raises questions about AI-generated image of black hole spinning at the heart of our galaxy

Researchers have used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy. But some experts are skeptical of the results. [...]

Best thermal binoculars: Observe nocturnal wildlife after dark

We've rounded up the best thermal imaging binoculars ahead of Prime Day that enable you to see wildlife and humans in the dark. [...]

Giant 'Saharan dust' plume swirls around Africa a week before it hit Florida — Earth from space

A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy mass hit North America a week later. [...]

Industrial waste is turning into a new type of rock at 'unprecedented' speed, new study finds

Samples from slag cliffs in England reveal industrial waste products can turn into rock in less than four decades, challenging assumptions about how rocks form. [...]

Supernovas may have triggered life-threatening changes in ancient Earth's climate. Scientists say it could happen again

Ancient supernovas may have blasted Earth with powerful radiation, causing dramatic changes in our climate, and could do so again, posing a threat to life. [...]

Urevo SpaceWalk E4W under-desk treadmill review: A worthy addition to your home office

Compact, stylish and smart-enabled, the Urevo SpaceWalk E4W walking pad is an affordable way to hit your step goals in the comfort of your own home. [...]

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