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Iranian scientist claims to have invented time machine

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Iran could be home to the world's first time machine, if claims from an Iranian scientist are to be believed (color us skeptical). According to The Telegraph, a scientist based in Tehran, Iran has registered with the Center for Strategic Inventions a device called "The Aryayek Time Traveling Machine," which can reportedly allow individuals to peer into the future - up to 8 years into the future, that is. Read The Full Story

NASA’s orbiter possibly spots lost 1970′s Soviet lander

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

In 1971, the Soviets landed a spacecraft on Mars, which ultimately met an unfortunate fate and died in a somewhat unknown location. Now, over four decades later, it is believed parts of that spacecraft were photographed by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter years ago, only to have been overlooked for half a decade and eventually spotted by enthusiasts on an Internet forum. Read The Full Story

Paleontologists reconstruct 6.8-million-year-old half-human, half-ape

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

A species known as Australopithecus sediba were half-human, half-ape creatures that roamed South Africa around two million years ago, and paleontologists have been studying them for quite some time. However, scientists at the Senckenberg Research Institute used high-tech methods to reconstruct 27 model heads based on bone fragments, teeth, and skulls collected from around the world. The earliest model dates back 6.8 million years ago. Read The Full Story

Ancient pottery reveals Ice Age humans had a taste for fish

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

A group of scientists from the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Japan have been conducting an investigation on the residue left behind in ancient 15,000-year-old pottery. The pottery is used by early humans in the late glacial period. According to the scientists, this is the oldest pottery studied so far. Read The Full Story

Blue Supergiant star shakes stellar birth theories

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Astronomers have tracked the formation of a blue supergiant star that, though emerging more than 55m years ago, could teach scientists today about a new mode of star formation unseen in our own galaxy. The new blue supergiant, located in galaxy IC 3418 in the constellation Virgo, was spotted using the Subaru Telescope at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and was observed forming from the huge stream of cool gas stripped from the fast-moving galaxy clusters. Read The Full Story

Oldest dinosaur embryos ever discovered in China

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

China has proven home to the world's oldest found fossilized dinosaur embryos, with palaeontologists having uncovered several of them representing different stages of development. Such a discovery has provided scientists with a chance to look at the development of these prehistoric creatures in detail. The discovery is said to be from the Early Jurassic period, which is between 197 million and 190 million years ago. Read The Full Story

Researchers use brainwave device to replace passwords with passthoughts

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Many techies have dreamed of the day when they can control things by simply thinking about them, and that reality is yet a step closer thanks to researchers at the University of California Berkeley's School of Information and a $99 brainwave device. Using NeuroSky's Mindset wearable EEG headset and custom software, users have successfully replaced passwords with passthoughts. Read The Full Story

Herschel Space Observatory discovers a star offering a glimpse at our sun’s future

, Apr 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Herschel space telescope operated by the European Space Agency has captured an image of a dying star. The interesting part about the image is that the astronomers believe it offers a glimpse at what our sun will look like billions of years from now when it dies. The star is called Kappa Coronae Borealis. Read The Full Story

Fusion drive promises to propel astronauts to Mars in only a month

, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

One of the biggest challenges in exploring our solar system is the vast distances that astronauts have to traverse. Researchers at the University of Washington are currently working on a fusion-powered spacecraft that in theory will be able to take astronauts to Mars and back in only 30 days. The researchers believe that their fusion-powered spacecraft could shave years from a round-trip to Mars. Read The Full Story

Curiosity rover experiment finds Mars has lost a lot of its ancient atmosphere

, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

A recent experiment conducted aboard the NASA Curiosity rover has confirmed that Mars lost most of its ancient atmosphere. The experiment shows that billions of years ago, Mars was a significantly warmer and wetter world. Having a warmer and wetter climate would've made Mars more habitable earlier in its life. Read The Full Story

Liquid Robotics unveils Wave Glider SV3 ocean robot

, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Liquid Robotics has introduced its Wave Glider SV3, which is touted as the first unmmaned ocean hybrid wave unmanned ocean robot that is solar-propelled. Because the ocean robot is unmanned, it can be sent out to areas that would be too tricky to send individuals, whether due to position or weather or some other factor. Because of the way the robot is powered, it can be used without stop for thousands of miles. Read The Full Story

Boeing completes launch vehicle adapter preliminary design review

, Apr 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

NASA partner Boeing has announced that it has completed its launch vehicle adapter preliminary design review. The launch vehicle adapter is the component of Boeing's rocket design that would attach a crew capsule to the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The completion of the preliminary design review is one of six performance milestones Boeing has to complete for this particular device. Read The Full Story
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