Russia successfully delivers its ‘Nauka’ laboratory upgrade module to the ISS

The International Space Station (ISS) received a new module Thursday when Russia docked its 22-ton Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module at 9:29am ET – the first time in a decade that a new part has been sent to the floating space lab. Nauka, which means ‘science’ in Russian’ launched on July 21 atop a Russian Proton rocket. … Read more

Russia successfully delivers its ‘Nauka’ laboratory upgrade module to the ISS

The International Space Station (ISS) received a new module Thursday when Russia docked its 22-ton Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module at 9:29am ET – the first time in a decade that a new part has been sent to the floating space lab. Nauka, which means ‘science’ in Russian’ launched on July 21 atop a Russian Proton rocket. … Read more

Amazingly preserved Visigoth coffin with human remains found buried under Roman villa in Spain

Researchers in southeast Spain have uncovered an incredibly well-preserved Visigoth coffin at the site of a former Roman villa. The stone sarcophagus is about six feet, seven inches, long with a swirling geometric decoration along its slanted lid interlaced with intricate ivy leaves designs. It’s estimated the coffin dates from the 6th century AD, when … Read more

Scientists observe light coming from behind a black hole for the first time

A team of astronomers at Stanford University has detected light coming from behind a black hole in a first ever observation that proves famed theoretical physicist Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.  The study, published Wednesday in Nature, analyzed X-ray ‘echoes’ surrounding a black hole, some 100 million light-years from Earth, which were a result of the … Read more

Scientists observe light coming from behind a black hole for the first time

A team of astronomers at Stanford University has detected light coming from behind a black hole in a first ever observation that proves famed theoretical physicist Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.  The study, published Wednesday in Nature, analyzed X-ray ‘echoes’ surrounding a black hole, some 100 million light-years from Earth, which were a result of the … Read more

Two-legged robot called Cassie makes history by completing 5K run in 53 minutes

Cassie has made history as the first bipedal robot to complete a five-kilometer (5K) run, having done so in just over 53 minutes. Developed by Oregon State University, the two-legged machine with knees that bend like those of an ostrich, taught itself how to run through a deep reinforcement learning algorithm. Yesh Godse, an undergraduate … Read more