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Scientists from the Antikythera research team at University College London have presented “a radical new model [for the ancient Greek astronomical calculator, the Antikythera Mechanism] that matches all the data and culminates …

‘Bar Rescue’ host Jon Taffer talks about his role in recruiting for SpaceX’s all-civilian crew. SpaceX’s successful launch of its 22nd batch of 60 Starlink satellites left a colorful cloud effect on …

Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Pad 39 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida around 6 a.m., SpaceX said on Twitter. The first stage thruster supporting the mission completed eight flights …

A “lunar ark” hidden within the moon’s lava tubes could preserve the sperm, eggs and seeds of millions of species on Earth, a group of scientists has proposed. The ark, or gene …

Illustration: Rhett Allain Do you notice that there is a good linear relationship between the angular position of the wheel and the horizontal position? The slope of this line is 0.006 meters …

The underwater neutrino telescope was lowered to a depth of 750-1,300 meters in Lake Baikal. Russian scientists launched one of the world’s largest underwater space telescopes on Saturday to observe the universe …

The conversation The search for the value of pi This “pi board” shows part of the progress toward finding all the digits of pi. Stacked Higher and Deeper, CC BY-SA The number …

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the latest batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit on Sunday and successfully returned to Earth, landing on its Of Course I Still Love You drone …

Issued on: 03/13/2021 – 19:48Modified: 03/13/2021 – 19:46 LAKE BAIKAL (Russia) (AFP) Russian scientists launched one of the world’s largest underwater space telescopes on Saturday to observe the universe from the crystal …

The SuperCam instrument on NASA’s Perseverance rover delivered its first results earlier this week. The laser shots determined the nature of the rock targets being examined. Insider takes a look at the …