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[ad_1] SCIENTISTS search for white dwarf stars in hopes of finding exoplanets that contain biosignatures of extraterrestrial life. A research team has created a guide to help the powerful space telescopes of the future with this hunt. Scientists hope new and improved telescopes will help us find biosignatures of extraterrestrial …

[ad_1] Researchers affiliated with the University of Washington and the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence say they have developed an artificial intelligence system, VeriSci, that can automatically verify scientific claims. Apparently, the system can not only identify summaries within studies that support or refute the claims, but can also provide …

[ad_1] A close-up of the head of the Perseverance Rover remote sensing mast. The neck head contains the SuperCam instrument (its lens is in the large circular aperture). In the gray boxes below the masthead are the two Mastcam-Z imagers. On the outer sides of those image readers are the …

[ad_1] -> It is not the fast radio burst. Radio waves are not visible to the eye. This is something else, from the Hubble Space Telescope. See a spectrum of the explosion below. Image via NASA / ESA / Hubble / ScienceAlert. Fast Radio Bursts (FRB) are short, intense bursts …

[ad_1] What if the “big ocean trash patches” were just the tip of the iceberg? While more than ten million tons of plastic waste enters the sea each year, we actually only see 1%, the portion that floats on the ocean surface. What happens to the 99% lost has not …

[ad_1] Technology 07:12 GMT 04.05.2020Get short URL The crushed cores of exploded stars, magnetars, are a rare type of star believed to have a powerful magnetic field for reasons still unknown. A magnetar has been detected that releases radio staccato pulses in a sign of unusual behavior for one of …

[ad_1] Researchers have confirmed that the Great Barrier Reef of Australia has experienced its third coral bleaching event in five years. A bleaching event is when the coral expels a type of algae that provides up to 90 percent of its energy. This expulsion can occur when the coral is …

[ad_1] ReutersMay 04, 2020 09:21:20 IST Two NASA astronauts preparing to travel in SpaceX’s new space taxi will now be on a mission planned to last more than a month, rather than a week, to assist the crew aboard the International Space Station, he said. on Friday the US space …

[ad_1] Sky watchers can expect to see several shooting stars on Tuesday night, as Earth passes through the remaining dust from Halley’s Comet. The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is expected to peak at night on May 5, with up to 40 meteors per hour, and will be visible until the …

[ad_1] While some countries are reducing their blockades, many people around the world are still staying at home and distancing themselves socially to curb the spread of COVID-19. This can be a struggle, with confinement and uncertainty fueling anxiety, stress and loneliness. But some people have spent long periods of …