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Archive for September 6th, 2023

Tiny satellites use AI to sniff for methane leaks on the ground (photos)

September 6th, 2023 by

This startup wants to take methane leak detection from space to the next level with the help of AI.

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Weirdly wobbly jets may be evidence of elusive supermassive black hole pairings

September 6th, 2023 by

The ‘wobble’ of jets blasting out from active galaxies, or blazars, is ‘smoking gun’ evidence for supermassive black hole binary systems that elude astronomers, a new study reports.

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Perseverance Mars rover spots ‘shark fin’ and ‘crab claw’ rocks on Red Planet (photo)

September 6th, 2023 by

NASA’s Perseverance Rover has imaged two peculiar rocks on Mars — one is shaped like a shark fin and the other like a crab claw. These artifacts join a long list of pareidolia-triggering rocks on the Red Planet.

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‘Star Trek: Picard’s Academy’ comic shows how a young Jean-Luc got schooled

September 6th, 2023 by

“Star Trek: Picard’s Academy #1” releases from IDW Publishing on Sept. 13, 2023, offering Trek fans a new look at the early days of Starfleet’s legendary Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

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4.6 billion-year-old meteorite could reveal how Earth formed different layers

September 6th, 2023 by

One of the oldest meteorites ever discovered, the 4.6 billion-year-old Erg Chech 002 discovered in the Sahara desert in 2020, could reveal vital information about the formation of the solar system.

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