NASA’s asteroid-smashing space debris spotted by Hubble telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped the results of smashing a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphous
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AI can forecast the weather in seconds without needing supercomputers
While earlier weather-forecasting AIs have replaced some tasks done by traditional models, new research uses machine learning to replace the entire pr
NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change
In a monthly reporting call on global climate, researchers from the US government’s climate and weather agency avoided mentioning rising levels of gre
Pluto may have captured its moon Charon with a brief kiss
Simulations suggest Pluto and its largest moon may have gently stuck together for a few hours before Charon settled into a stable orbit around the dwa
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is hurtling towards the tiny asteroid Dinkinesh
The Lucy spacecraft will visit its first of 10 asteroids on 1 November – a small rock called Dinkinesh that will be used to test the scientific instru
Energy-storing concrete could form foundations for solar-powered homes
A mixture of cement and fine charcoal can become a supercapacitor that could someday charge homes or electric vehicles
We finally know what the face of a Denisovan looked like
A skull from China has been identified as Denisovan using molecular evidence – so ancient humans once known solely from their DNA finally have a face
Babies made using three people’s DNA are free of hereditary disease
Eight children have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people, which appears to have prevented them from developing serious genetic
Plant-based dog foods provide almost all the nutrients pets need
An analysis of a range of dry dog foods finds that none are nutritionally complete, but vegan and vegetarian foods compare well with meat-based ones
Crafty cockatoos learn to use public drinking fountains
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are waiting in line at public drinking fountains in Sydney to have their daily drinks of water in the latest example of cult