Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world
Image: nasa Ryan Whitwam for ExtremeTech 2020-08-26 13:35:38 UTC Scientists considered Pluto to be a planet when it was discovered, but it later became the first dwarf planet. It’s not...
White House announces $1B investment for AI and quantum computing hubs – TechCrunch
Building out its previous commitment, the White House is announcing a $1 billion investment into two of tech’s most promising frontiers, AI and quantum computing. Last year, the Trump administration...
A supernova may have caused Earth’s mass extinction 359 million years ago
There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom! There are different forms of supernova explosions, and this event was the result of a supermassive red giant star collapsing in on...
A fat bear cam bear is already so big that he has trouble walking
The struggle is real. The wild bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska — who are livestreamed on the explore.org webcams — have grown impressively fat this summer,...
Netflix’s ‘Emily’s Wonder Lab’ is smart, interactive science TV for kids – TechCrunch
Netflix’s children’s programming library continues to grow, and its latest is one of its best original offerings yet – Emily’s Wonder Lab, a TV series hosted by engineer, space expert...
Zoom’s no good for funerals
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The potent factor supercharging massive blazes
Potent fires have been erupting in California since mid-August. That's when a lightning siege of over 13,000 strikes, from passing storm systems, started igniting the land. The siege sparked some...
Chinese commercial launch startup iSpace raises $172 million – TechCrunch
The private launch industry isn’t showing any signs of slowing down, and a new $172 million Series B round of funding for China commercial launch startup iSpace indicates it could...
This AI just found 50 new planets in a huge NASA dataset
An algorithm has confirmed the existence of 50 new planets in a world-first for machine learning in astronomy. Scientists from Warwick University made the discovery by analyzing data collected by space...
Kymeta raises $85.2 million led by Bill Gates to speed growth of its satellite-cellular antenna tech – TechCrunch
Global communications startup Kymeta has raised a new $85.2 million funding round, led by Bill Gates . The Redmond-based company has developed a new type of smart, powered flat panel...