Astronomers have confirmed the detection of an explosive burst from a nearby star using the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton space observatory and the LOFAR telescope. This powerful burst ejects material into space, capable of stripping the atmosphere from any planet in its trajectory. Source: ESA Top News
The International Energy Agency, the world’s chief forecaster of future energy use, continues to project that global demand for fossil fuels will peak before the end of this decade, if countries push forward on their climate goals. However, it foresees greater overall use of fossil fuels than it did last year, as the world sees
Boron arsenide has been identified as a superior heat conductor compared to diamond, attributed to enhanced crystal purity and synthesis techniques. This breakthrough may revolutionize next-generation electronics by integrating exceptional thermal conductivity with robust semiconductor characteristics. Source: All Top News — ScienceDaily
LinkedIn is launching its new AI-powered people search this week, after what seems like a very long wait for what should have been a natural offering for generative AI.It comes a full three years after the launch of ChatGPT and six months after LinkedIn launched its AI job search offering. For technical leaders, this timeline
Experts caution that the climate plans submitted to the U.N. are insufficient for protecting global forests and their significant carbon reserves. They argue that these plans overly rely on unrealistic tree-planting initiatives. Source: Yale E360
A newly discovered super-Earth, located 20 light-years away, presents a promising opportunity for scientists to search for extraterrestrial life. This exoplanet orbits within its star’s habitable zone, with the discovery facilitated by advanced spectrographs from Penn State and extensive global telescope observations. Source: All Top News — ScienceDaily
ESA Strategy 2040: How Will Europe Conquer Space? Space is no longer just the realm of science fiction or an exclusive playground for the USA, China, and Russia. Today, the *space sector* is a significant part of the global economic, technological, and security future – and Europe wants to be at the forefront of these
Video: 00:12:53 Meet John McFall – Paralympian, medical doctor and member of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve. As part of ESA’s groundbreaking FLY initiative, John is helping prove that physical disability is no barrier to space. In this episode, he shares the results of a feasibility study showing no technical showstoppers for flying to the International Space
New research indicates that individuals find political arguments presented by AI to be persuasive. This development has the potential to either bridge political divides or exacerbate polarization. Source: Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Skywatching Skywatching Home What’s Up Meteor Showers Eclipses Daily Moon Guide More Tips & Guides Skywatching FAQ Night Sky Network A supermoon, and meteor showers from the Draconids and Orionids A supermoon takes over the sky, the Draconid meteor shower peeks through, and the Orionid meteor shower shines bright. Skywatching Highlights Oct. 6: The October
Two former Harvard students are launching a startup that produces smart glasses equipped with an always-on microphone. This follows their previous work on a facial-recognition app for Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, which raised ethical concerns due to privacy issues. Source: Artificial Intelligence (AI) | TechCrunch
Join Paxi on a journey through time to discover how humans began exploring space, why European countries formed the European Space Agency (ESA), what ESA does today, and how children can participate in this adventure. Source: ESA Top News
The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to low-probability, high-consequence events like terror attacks or nuclear accidents with a dread risk response. This intense fear of the perceived sources of dread leads to extreme avoidance behavior, which often means that people expose themselves to higher
New simulations suggest magnetic fields hold the key to forming black holes that defy known mass limits. When powerful magnetic forces act on a collapsing, spinning star, they eject vast amounts of material, creating smaller yet faster-spinning black holes. This process could explain the puzzling GW231123 collision and the existence of “forbidden” black holes. Source:
Scientists at EPFL have unraveled the mystery behind why biological nanopores, tiny molecular holes used in both nature and biotechnology, sometimes behave unpredictably. By experimenting with engineered versions of the bacterial pore aerolysin, they discovered that two key effects, rectification and gating, stem from the pore’s internal electrical charges and their interaction with passing ions.
