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Voyager 1 is almost one light-day away from Earth
NASA's interstellar space probe has traveled farther than any other human-made object. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Voyager 1, the NASA space probe that has traveled farther from Earth than any other human-made object, is closing in on a remarkable milestone. Actually, let's call it a milestone. That's the distance a photon can travel in a single day, which is to say the Voyager 1 spacecraft will be exactly one light-day away from our planet on November 18 at 5:18 a.m.
NASA teases experimental X-70 'Fractal' aircraft
But the only available image is AI-generated. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. NASA has unveiled its next experimental aircraft, dubbed the X-70 Fractal . Well, "unveiled" may be a bit of a stretch. During this week's UP.Summit at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced plans for the "crewed, high-performance platform" designed to boost maneuverability, flight control, and "other cutting-edge technologies in real flight."
Oldest evidence of cannabis use discovered in 2,700-year-old royal tomb
Horse and human sacrifices were also discovered in the Bronze Age burial complex. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Around 1,000 seeds were documented inside the tomb near the Mongolia border with Russia. The use of cannabis is documented across cultures stretching back thousands of years, but it frequently relates to harvesting the plant for hemp and other non-psychoactive products. That said, one Bronze Age society of horseriders living in present-day Russia called the Scythians may offer the oldest example of intentionally ingesting cannabis for its intoxicating properties.
Man builds robotic cat feeder that senses when dish is empty
An ultrasonic sensor ensures kibble doesn't dump on the pet's head. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The DIY project runs on a Raspberry Pi Pico and uses an ultrasound motion sensor. Pet owners can pick from any number of automatic cat feeders at this point, and even shell out hundreds of dollars for a particularly fancy kit. But at the end of the day, most of them are simply a scooper that dumps out premeasured amounts of feline food based on an internal timer.
A NASA telescope will likely plummet to Earth on Friday
The decommissioned Swift Observatory turned a two-year mission into more than two decades of science. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The Swift Observatory detected over 2,000 gamma-ray bursts during its career. A revolutionary NASA telescope is making its way back to Earth--but will not survive the journey. The United States Space Force has honed its estimate for the Neil Gehreis Swift Observatory's fiery atmospheric reentry.
World's tallest Day of the Dead sculpture erected in Mexico City
Technology Engineering World's tallest Day of the Dead sculpture erected in Mexico City The new Guinness World Record holder is as tall as six stacked giraffes. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The giant Catrina sculpture is displayed at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico City has broken a Guinness World Record during its preparations for this year's Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) celebrations. At nearly 110 feet tall, the colorful sculpture of a female skeleton currently standing in the capital city's town square (the Zócalo) is officially the world's tallest monument.
MIT develops robot that slithers through intestines like a snake
It can enter through the front or back. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Worms are usually the last thing someone wants in their gut. Just ask this unfortunate Alaskan bear recently spotted with several multi-foot long tapeworms hanging out of its butt. However, a new type of gut-crawling worm being designed by engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), may actually be here to help.
Rare glob-eyed fish spotted in ocean's twilight zone
Environment Animals Wildlife Fish Rare glob-eyed fish spotted in ocean's twilight zone More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The last time MBARI researchers saw a barrelfish was in 2021. Few deep-sea species will cause an entire research vessel's crew to rush into the control room to catch a glimpse--but the barreleye fish () is one of them. During the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's (MBARI) recent eight-day Diving Deep for Delicate Drifters expedition, oceanographers aboard the were reunited with one of these rare, surreal creatures for the first time in nearly five years. This time, they successfully recorded the ethereal fish using a high-resolution 4K camera attached to, the ship's remotely operated vehicle (ROV).
China's super-secret space plane visible in clearest photo yet
The U.S. quietly dropped the picture inside a recent unclassified report. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The photo was taken in 2024, likely during the spaceplane's third orbital mission. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has released the public's best look yet at Shenlong, China's ultra-secret space plane . Details remain scarce on the experimental reusable vehicle, but the unclassified photo offers an unprecedented glimpse of the craft from below, as well as clear views of its unique, rear-facing solar panel arrays.
Read censored texts from around the world at this Minecraft library
'The Uncensored Library' houses suppressed content from 9 countries--including the U.S. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The Uncensored Library is accessible online through multiplayer mode, or offline if downloaded to a computer. High-end graphics, cinematic plotlines, and challenging boss battles aren't what made one of the most popular video games of all time. After nearly 15 years, millions of people still play it every day because it doesn't offer any of those features.