New Report Explores Myriad Ways Artificial Intelligence Will Shape Our Future
AUSTIN, TX -- There's an unforgettable scene in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey when Hal 9000, the spaceship's computer, decides to take control of the mission. Returning from a space walk, the astronaut repeatedly orders the computer to open the ship's pod bay doors for re-entry. "I'm sorry, Dave," Hal finally responds in skin-crawlingly-creepy monotone after remaining silent despite numerous requests for the doors' opening. "I'm afraid I can't do that." It's the haunting stuff of nightmares, in..>> view originalLive Coverage: Explosion at Falcon 9 launch pad
Live Coverage: Explosion at Falcon 9 launch pad September 1, 2016 Spaceflight Now Live coverage of the explosion at launch complex 40. Updates will appear automatically. Please do not reload.>> view originalOldest fossils on Earth discovered in 3.7 billion-year-old Greenland rock
If confirmed, the fossils are 220 million years older than any previously found, providing tangible evidence of ancient living organisms that offer potential clues about similar life on Mars.The researchers, who published their findings in the journal Nature, believe that the fossils are stromatolites -- mound-like structures produced by photosynthetic bacteria. The microscopic bugs formed colonies on the sea floor, depositing carbonates and combining with sediment to make mounds that were event..>> view original[ September 1, 2016 ] Astronauts complete problem-free spacewalk Mission Reports
Spacewalkers Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins are dwarfed by the International Space Station’s truss backbone during Thursday’s EVA. Credit: NASA TV Space station commander Jeff Williams and flight engineer Kate Rubins completed a smooth 6-hour 48-minute spacewalk Thursday, retracting a spare cooling radiator, installing two high-definition TV cameras and inspecting a massive solar array rotation mechanism that has experience subtle vibrations in recent months. The astronauts also replaced a camer..>> view originalEngineers give new meaning to the phrase 'cool clothes'
In this photo provided by Yi Cui Group/Stanford University, a small portion of a new nano fabric designed by Stanford engineers that seems to make skin feel cooler than current clothing. Engineers have created cooling clothing designed for a warming world. It’s a fabric that allows your body heat to escape far better than other materials do. (Yi Cui Group/Stanford University via AP) syndication.ap.org WASHINGTON (AP) — Engineers have created clothing for a warming wor..>> view originalIce Volcanoes and More: Dwarf Planet Ceres Continues to Surprise
The dwarf planet Ceres is a complex and active world unlike any other place in the solar system, new research suggests. Observations by NASA's Ceres-orbiting Dawn spacecraft indicate that "ice volcanos" have erupted on the dwarf planet in the recent past and that Ceres' crust is an odd ice-rock mixture that has never been observed before, scientists reported in a series of six new studies published online today (Sept. 1) in the journal Science. "When we got to Ceres, we were expectin..>> view original'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Treats Skywatchers in Africa (Photos, Video)
A glorious solar eclipse made its way across the African sky early this morning (Sept. 1). As the moon crossed the sun's face, the two created a "ring of fire" that glowed in the sky for about 3 minutes. Viewers from Gabon to Tanzania to Madagascar could see the annular solar eclipse, with the moon crossing the sun front and center. At least a partial solar eclipse, in which the moon appears to have taken a bite out of the sun, was visible from most of Africa. The rest of the world ..>> view original[ September 2, 2016 ] Asteroid probe apparently unharmed in nearby SpaceX explosion, passes its FRR Atlas 5
Asteroid probe apparently unharmed in nearby SpaceX explosion, passes its FRR September 2, 2016 Justin Ray The encapsulated OSIRIS-REx was lifted into the VIF on Monday. Credit: NASA-KSC/Dimitri Gerondidakis CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA says initial checks show no damage to the Atlas 5 rocket or the agency’s asteroid-bound OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that stood within the Vertical Integration Facility just a mile away from the SpaceX explosion Thursday. The United Launch Alliance vehicle is stacke..>> view original
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