BERLIN – The Exploration Company has raised $160 million to support the company’s development of a cargo spacecraft to support future commercial space stations. The company announced its Series B round on November 18, led by European venture capital funds Balderton Capital and Plural, along with participation from several other new and existing investors. Participants … Read more
No one has yet managed to travel through time – at least as far as we know – but the question of whether such a feat would be theoretically possible continues to fascinate scientists. Like movies like The terminator, Donnie Darko, Back to the future and many others show that traveling around in time poses … Read more
Scientists have confirmed that the cannabis ingredient cannabinol (CBN) can increase sleep in rats, highlighting a new avenue for future sleep treatments in humans. Researchers from the University of Sydney found that a breakdown product of the compound lengthens the periods of both non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in rats, … Read more
There is perhaps no animal on this planet as agile as the common domestic cat. And last but not least, their bag of acrobatic tricks includes one for which they are known: the ability to land safely on their velvet paws if subjected to a fall. This is not metaphorical, although cats are certainly uniquely … Read more
The asteroid probe Hera has reached a crucial milestone on its journey to study the site of the first asteroid deflection test. The European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft fired its three orbital control thrusters for 13 minutes on Nov. 6, following an extended burn of 100 minutes on Oct. 23, the agency announced in a … Read more
It has been known for about a decade that the Galaxy 2MASX J21240027+340911 has an active core. At its core, a supermassive black hole was feeding on interstellar material, gas or dust, that came too close. Recently, astronomers discovered a repeating signal from this object, hinting at more complexity: it’s not one but two supermassive … Read more
A key realization of Einstein’s theory of general relativity is the fact that massive objects distort space-time in a manner similar to a lens, magnifying and shifting light from background objects. This was a crucial test for the theory of relativity just four years after it was proposed, and has been seen in countless examples. … Read more