128 New Moons Discovered Around Saturn
Jupiter has dropped out of the race with Saturn for the title of the Solar System’s most moon-rich celestial body. Recent observations have revealed 128 new satellites around Saturn, bringing…
Canada’s General Fusion’s ‘Steampunk’ Thermonuclear Reactor Receives First Plasma
Burnaby, British Columbia-based General Fusion has announced that it has achieved first plasma at its Lawson Machine 26 (LM26) experimental fusion reactor. The reactor’s start-up marks the start of a…
Astronomers Closer to Discovering the Very First Stars in the Universe
There was a time when there were no stars. Shortly after the Big Bang, in an endless sea of hydrogen and helium, the first stars began to appear due to…
The ancient Voyagers were given a year of life – one instrument on each was turned off
The missions of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes have been extended by about another year by turning off one scientific instrument on each spacecraft. This will preserve power…
Scientists Create Nuclear Battery From Radioactive Waste
Researchers at Ohio State University have proposed a promising method for disposing of radioactive waste that could solve two problems at once: the safe handling of hazardous materials and the…
The Universe has found many dim round objects, spotted by the latest radio telescopes
The latest highly sensitive radio telescopes make it possible to detect what is hidden from observation in other ranges – in visible and infrared light. Some of the amazing objects…
Scientists have discovered the secret to producing the perfect glass – antimicrobial and streak-free
Ideally, window or car glass, as well as the coating of gadget screens, should repel water and not collect harmful microflora. Today, “harmful” chemicals and expensive processes are used to…
Scientists Set Tightest Limits on Dark Matter’s Lifetime
Looking for dark matter is like looking for a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat there. But dark matter seems to exist in the…
Scientists have come up with a simple attachment for a car exhaust pipe to generate free electricity
75% of the energy in an internal combustion engine literally goes up the drain or is dissipated as heat. It would be tempting to harness that energy for useful work,…
Site for first thermonuclear power plant selected in US
Startup Helion Energy has announced that it has selected a site for the construction of the first thermonuclear power plant in the United States. The documents for the site have…