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. [...]

Why is the Pacific Ocean so big?

Look at any world map and you'll see that the Pacific is the largest ocean. But how did it get so big? [...]

Common parasite decapitates human sperm

If you've handled cat litter or eaten raw meat or unwashed produce, there’s a chance you might have a permanent toxoplasmosis infection spread throughout your body. [...]

'Statistically, that shouldn’t have happened': Something very weird occurred in the ocean after the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit

Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 million years ago. Ancient fossils recorded it all. [...]

James Webb telescope discovers 'a new kind of climate' on Pluto, unlike anything else in our solar system

New James Webb Space Telescope data reveal Pluto's high-altitude haze is a key driver of the climate on the dwarf planet, offering clues to Earth's ancient atmosphere. [...]

NASA spots Martian volcano twice the height of Mount Everest bursting through the morning clouds: Space photo of the week

A new panorama from NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter shows Arsia Mons, one of the largest volcanoes on Mars, rising above a thick blanket of clouds before dawn. [...]

How do migrating birds know where they're going?

To navigate the skies, birds rely on a complex sensory tool kit. [...]

1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor's hammer

A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed an Early Middle Ages hoard that contains 200 artifacts, including a pendant that may be a cross or an unfinished Thor's hammer. [...]

How much gold is there in the world?

How much gold have humans mined to date, and how much is left? [...]

Missing link star? Why this 'teenage vampire' white dwarf has scientists so excited

Astronomers have discovered a "teenage vampire" dead star in the process of devouring a companion star during a short-lived, "missing link" phase of its evolution. [...]

How long would it take for humans to go extinct if we stopped having babies?

Even though there are 8 billion people on Earth today, a catastrophe could send that number much lower within a few decades. [...]

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