si Iranian minister mocked for 'passing off child's NASA fancy dress costume as regime astronaut suit' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:55:44 GMT Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi, Tehran's information and communications technology minister, last week tweeted a picture of the silver outfit and sparked ridicule. Full Article
si Greta Thunberg signs up for BBC TV documentary series focusing on her 'international crusade' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:44:52 GMT The 17-year-old Swedish climate change activist will explore what actions can be taken to limit climate change in the series produced by BBC Studios, the corporations' commercial arm. Full Article
si NASA's Mars 2020 rover is fitted with a LASER that vaporizes rock to search for signs of life By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:54:44 GMT NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars 2020 rover is heading to the Red Planet armed with a high-powered laser that can vaporize rocks from up to 20 feet away to search for life. Full Article
si NME Awards: Sinitta, 56, flashes her bra in a bizarre NASA-style jumpsuit and platform boots By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:52:18 GMT She's never been one to play it safe with her fashion choices. And Sinitta pushed the boat out for the 2020 NME Awards held at London's O2 Arena on Wednesday night. Full Article
si NASA shortlists four missions to the Solar System but only two of them will go to space By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:10:49 GMT The four shortlisted projects will each get a $3 million NASA grant for a 9 month feasibility study before two will become actual missions and go to space. Full Article
si NME Awards: Sinitta, 56, swigs from bottle of whiskey By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 08:54:28 GMT She's always the life and soul of every party - and Wednesday night was certainly no exception for Sinitta. The 56-year-old star tumbled into the back of a cab as she left the NME Awards 2020. Full Article
si Alien hunters are searching for signatures emitted from 'interstellar beacons' using telescopes By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 20:24:04 GMT SETI scientists are sure aliens have placed a beacon in the center of the galaxy and are building a system that 'piggyback' off VLA telescope in New Mexico to detect the device's signatures. Full Article
si Leiden University's computer algorithm spots ELEVEN asteroids that could hit Earth By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 20:56:24 GMT Each of the asteroids flagged by a computer algorithm at Leiden University are more than 328 feet wide and will pass close between the Earth and the moon between the years 2131 and 2923. Full Article
si Osteoporosis sufferers given hope with vibrating 'bathroom scales' developed by Nasa By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:52:35 GMT Marodyne LiV - a vibrating device, resembling a set of bathroom scales - produces gentle vibrations that travel up through the legs, stimulating the growth of new bone cells Full Article
si NASA launches new program to study impact of rising sea levels on the Mississippi River Delta By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:20:33 GMT NASA has announced a new project to study the effects of rising sea levels on the Mississippi River Delta in Louisiana, which has had more than 5,000 square miles of land go underwater. Full Article
si NASA will try and use InSight Lander's robotic arm to 'push' a troubled probe back into position By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:54:46 GMT NASA will try to use a robotic arm attached to its InSight Lander to push down on a probe meant to drill into Martian soil which has struggled to achieve its mission throughout the past year. Full Article
si NASA video shows Apollo 13 crew's view of the moon before having to abort their mission in 1970 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 22:13:47 GMT NASA released a stunning video that recreates the Apollo 13 crew's view of the moon before an explosion occurred on the ship that made them abort the mission and return to Earth. Full Article
si NASA asks public to design a sensor for its next VENUS rover By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:53:10 GMT The space agency says exploring different geological areas on the surface of Venus will provide insights into the planet's evolution and even our own climate. Full Article
si Asteroid half the size of Mount Everest set to fly by Earth next month - but is not expected to hit By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 09:34:33 GMT An asteroid half the size of Mount Everest is heading towards Earth next month, but scientists say it is not expected to collide with us. The object is one to 2.5 miles wide and will pass within 3,908,791 miles. Full Article
si Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch a NASA mission to a metal rich asteroid By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:25:22 GMT The $117 million (£93 million) mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in July 2022 from Cape Canaveral in Florida and head for Psyche 16 which orbits between Jupiter and Mars. Full Article
si NASA posts image of a mysterious hole seen on the side of a Martian volcano By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 22:19:59 GMT NASA has shared a photo of a mysterious hole on the side of one of Mars's largest volcanoes, an example of a 'lava tube' that could be used as the location of human settlements in the future. Full Article
si NASA Curiosity rover creates stunning panorama of its home on Mars By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:40:57 GMT NASA shared a high-resolution panorama of 'Glen Torridon' on Mars that is comprised of over 1,000 images and contains 1.8 billion pixels. The images were taken from Nov. 24-Dec.1. Full Article
si Organic molecules discovered by NASA Curiosity rover are 'consistent with alien life' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:08:01 GMT NASA's curiosity rover has identified signs of thiophenes on the surface of the red planet and Washington State University astronomers believe they were formed by biological processes. Full Article
si The Oxford University professor digging for life on Mars from 140 million miles away in Oxford By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 01:09:47 GMT Professor Scott McLennan's desk at Oxford University may be 140 million miles from Mars but it doesn't stop him using his computer to direct Nasa's spacecraft on the Red Planet. Full Article
si Air pollution in New York City falls rapidly as people stay home amid coronavirus crisis By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 19:15:27 GMT Researchers from Colombia University found that the level of carbon monoxide, produced from vehicle emissions, had fallen by nearly 50 per cent. Full Article
si Greenland lost 600 BILLION tons of ice last summer raising global sea levels by almost 0.1 inches By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:07:49 GMT In Antarctica, meanwhile, ice has continued to melt from both the Amundsen Sea Embayment and the Antarctic Peninsula, satellite gravity measurements have revealed. Full Article
si NASA reveals Uranus's twisted magnetic field is releasing bits of its atmosphere into space By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 22:27:55 GMT NASA analyzing data from the Voyager 2's 1986 visit to Uranus and found the magnetic bubble surrounding the planet is allowing bits of its atmosphere to leak into space. Full Article
si NASA announces new mission to study solar particle storms with satellites the size of toaster ovens By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:34:37 GMT NASA has announced a new research mission that will send small satellites into orbit to study solar particle storms, which can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth and disrupt the electrical grid. Full Article
si NASA tests giant 21-foot mirror on James Webb telescope for the first time in simulated zero-gravity By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 21:11:35 GMT In an unprecedented step, NASA tested a giant 21-foot mirror on its James Webb space telescope that is designed to observe a range of frequencies not currently seen by Hubble. Full Article
si NASA reveals plan to create a radio telescope on the farside of the Moon By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:24:13 GMT Funding for the project has come from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Programme, designed to support potentially game changing projects. Full Article
si The bark side of the moon! British bulldog puppy Nellie looks just like an astronaut By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:59:03 GMT Nellie had been going 'crazy' for bubbles when the 'fluke' photo was taken in Romford, East London. NASA responded saying: 'That's one small boop for the pup, one giant boop for pupkind.' Full Article
si NASA scientists are having to operate the Curiosity rover on Mars from home By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:17:21 GMT The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory team continue to explore red planet despite not being able to go into their California office or use high-end workstations. Full Article
si Evidence of the 'most similar planet to Earth ever found' spotted in old data By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:54:18 GMT Kepler-1649c was discovered hidden away in data collected from the Kepler space telescope two years after it was retired by NASA and in seven year old observations. Full Article
si NASA and SpaceX set May 27 to send astronauts to the ISS on an American rocket since 2011 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 10:20:18 GMT NASA and SpaceX set May 27 for when human spaceflight will return to the US. The mission will send two astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon to the ISS for the first time since 2011. Full Article
si NASA engineers design a mass-producible ventilator tailored to coronavirus patients By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:54:34 GMT The 'Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally' (VITAL) device passed a critical test at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York on April 21. Full Article
si Melting ice sheets are responsible for a global sea level rise of 0.55 inches By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:00:46 GMT Researchers at the University of Washington examined data from two space lasers that were able to make the most precise measurements of the ice sheets to date. Full Article
si NASA chooses SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics to design human landing systems for Artemis mission By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:01:48 GMT NASA 's Artemis mission has turned into a space race between billionaires, as Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX have been chosen to develop human landing systems for mission. Full Article
si Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI considered for coronavirus contact tracing By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 00:19:38 GMT The controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI is in negotiations with several unnamed federal agencies and three US states to provide contact tracing services during. Full Article
si Number of days considered to hot to safely work outdoors expected to grow to 39 by 2050 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 07:05:24 GMT Climate change will make life even harder for agriculture workers in the coming decades, with nearly double the number of days when it will be too hot to safely work outdoors. Full Article
si Chinese manufacturers begin making 'anti-virus' cars designed to minimize coronavirus transmission By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 10:31:47 GMT Some Chinese auto manufacturers have begun offering new design features they promise will help limit the transmission of bacteria and viruses in their vehicles, including Sars-CoV-2. Full Article
si Chinese company Xiaomi collecting private browsing data of millions of people via its web browser By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 16:15:49 GMT Researchers studying a web browser loaded into the company's phones found that it was tracking nearly all of a users' web behavior including visited websites and search queries in Google. Full Article
si Uber will require all drivers to wear face masks in the wake of the coronavirus crisis By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:30:19 GMT The feature is planned for the US, but 'similar markets' will also see the feature introduced, it is believed. Exact timings and locations for its roll-out have not been revealed. Full Article
si Fossil remains of 22 Ice Age SLOTHS the size of elephants found preserved in asphalt in Ecuador By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 13:17:50 GMT The specimens - which included 15 adults, 5 juveniles and two newborns or fetuses - were unearthed from the Tanque Loma site on the county's Santa Elena peninsula. Full Article
si Apple launches an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro designed with a Magic Keyboard and double the storage By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 23:00:52 GMT Apple's highly anticipated 13-in MacBook has been announced. The new device features a Magic Keyboard, powerful 10th-generation Intel processor and double the storage of its predecessor. Full Article
si Locked-down households using 41 hours of internet a week By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 23:01:46 GMT British homes in lockdown are using 41 hours of internet a week, or nearly six hours a day - a rise of 29 per cent, according to a new survey from price comparison site Uswitch. Full Article
si International group of fact-checkers launch a WhatsApp chatbot to combat coronavirus misinformation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 23:02:57 GMT The International Fact-Checkers Network (IFCN) said it will launch a bot on the popular messaging service WhatsApp that allows users to query terms like 'masks' or 'coronavirus symptoms.' Full Article
si Insects are gorging themselves on 'junk' as rising CO2 levels make plants less nutritious By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 11:49:16 GMT Experts studying a grassland preserve in Kansas discovered that its grasshopper numbers have fallen by more than 30 per cent over the last two decades. Full Article
si Simple blood test could identify people at greater risk of developing cancer By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 17:42:07 GMT Studying anonymised patient records, UK researchers found that having abnormally small red blood cells appeared to double the risk of developing cancer within the next year. Full Article
si Pizza Hut warns of fake websites set up to steal credit card details during the coronavirus lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:09:44 GMT Demand for takeaway food has risen as a result of lockdown - and the hoax sites are the latest example of UK criminals trying to take advantage of the COVID-19 crisis. Full Article
si Researchers shrink complex brain-reading tech that can take up an entire room to the size of helmet By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 20:43:01 GMT Kernel, has unveiled two new devices according to a report by Bloomberg , both of which are about the size of a helmet. Those devices can both see and record brain activity. Full Article
si Gas stoves are 'exposing millions of Americans to dangerous pollutants', report finds By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 05:25:18 GMT About 40 percent of homes in America have a gas stove, but a new report reveals the appliance may be bad for your health. They can cause cancer in adults and asthma in children. Full Article
si DNA tests reveal Australian wineries have been mislabeling an expensive type of grape for DECADES By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:40:39 GMT New DNA testing has revealed that a prized variety of grapes called petit manseng, used to make a number of popular Australian wines, have actually been mislabeled for decades. Full Article
si Scientists design a plasma-powered jet propulsion system By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:21:41 GMT Scientists have developed an environmentally friendly plasma-powered jet engine that needs just air and electricity to propel itself forward rather than fossil fuels. Full Article
si Expert calls for protocols to keep alien viruses from infecting Earth after humans visit Mars By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:50:27 GMT Stanford professor Scott Hubbard said in an interview that NASA must adopt 'planetary protection' to keep alien viruses from returning from the human Mars mission and contaminating Earth. Full Article
si Studies suggest NASA's Mars 2020 mission landing site could hold signs of ancient life By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:34:56 GMT NASA Mars 2020 mission is set to explore the Jezero crater, which scientists have now determined is littered with hydrated silica and carbonates - two elements that could hold signs of microbial life. Full Article