Hubble Space Telescope Photographs Mysterious Star Cluster with Same-Generation Stars “A celestial workhorse and its dedicated team of astronomers are at it again,” reports Space.com, “by delivering a hypnotic new image of a globular cluster and its infinite depth of stars.” But while a new image from the Hubble Space Read more…
[T]he world is now one step closer to seeing operational space-based solar energy as scientists from China’s Xidian University completed testing and inspection on a ground array built to collect space-based solar power. They conducted a successful test of the “world’s first full-link and full-system solar power plant” on June Read more…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has received unanimous approval to expand its system of tunnels beneath downtown Las Vegas. The expansion will add stops at landmarks like the Stratosphere and Fremont Street, letting customers hop aboard a Tesla and travel from one part of the city to the next. The network Read more…
More than 100 million Americans are being warned to stay indoors if possible as high temperatures and humidity settle in over states stretching through parts of the Gulf coast to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas. The National Weather Service Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland, said on Read more…
Nepal is preparing to move its Everest base camp because global warming and human activity are making it unsafe. The camp, used by up to 1,500 people in the spring climbing season, is situated on the rapidly thinning Khumbu glacier. A new site is to be found at a lower Read more…
Having bright colours and greenery in our cities can make people happier and calmer, according to an unusual experiment involving virtual reality headsets. A team of researchers at the University of Lille, in France, used VR to test how volunteers reacted to variations of a minimalist concrete, glass and metal Read more…
The World Health Organization’s top official in Europe on Wednesday called for urgent action by the authorities and civic groups to control fast-rising cases of monkeypox that he said posed a real risk to public health. Europe has emerged as the epicenter of an outbreak of monkeypox, with more than Read more…