[ad_1] Air taxis may soon fill the skies of Orlando, Florida as a German aviation company is seeking tax incentives from the city to build a 56,000-square-foot transportation hub with a take-off and landing area. Lilium Aviation plans to bring its five-passenger flying vehicles to the Lake Nona community, which …
Read More »SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lights up the Florida night sky as it launches the GPS satellite into orbit
[ad_1] Take off! SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lights up the Florida night sky as it launches into orbit carrying an upgraded GPS satellite for the US Space Force SpaceX Falcon 9 marked its 20th launch this year with a mission Thursday night The rocket took off at 6:24 PM ET, …
Read More »Microbes found in the fog of the arid desert Earth could guide scientists to discover life on Mars
[ad_1] The search for life on other planets has fascinated humanity for decades. But the reality may be a little less like Hollywood blockbusters, scientists have revealed. They say that if there was life on the red planet, it will likely present itself as fossilized bacteria and have proposed a …
Read More »The small armored amphibian was the first with a sling tongue like a frog
[ad_1] A tiny amphibian that swam across lakes 99 million years ago was the first creature with a sling-like tongue that it could use to rip prey out of the air, according to a study. Scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History have discovered the fossil of a creature …
Read More »Stunning photos capture the moment the ISS passes in front of both the moon and the sun
[ad_1] Stunning photos capture the fleeting moment as the ISS passes in front of the sun and moon during its 17,000 mph orbit Photographer Andrew McCarthy from California posted the photos on his Instagram account They were caught a few days apart as the ISS passed in front of the …
Read More »How humans store memories is ‘the cornerstone of our intelligence’
[ad_1] Memory is a “ cornerstone of human intelligence ” – our ability to remember events and store them all in one part of the brain is what elevates us above other animals, the study says. Researchers at the University of Leicester directly recorded brain activity in humans Find evidence …
Read More »66-million-year-old duck-billed dinosaur unearthed in Morocco crossed oceans to get there
[ad_1] The remains of a duck-billed dinosaur that lived 66 million years ago have been found in Morocco and must have crossed at least 250 miles of ocean to get there, scientists say. Paleontologists from the University of Bath and others have found the fossil remains of the unusual dinosaur, …
Read More »‘Godzilla wasp’ SWIMS underwater to catch its prey
[ad_1] ‘Godzilla wasp’ discovered in Japan can swim underwater and inserts its parasitic larvae into unsuspecting prey It is the first example of a species of wasp that deliberately dives under water The wasp does this to attack the caterpillars from below to catch them off guard Researchers found the …
Read More »The planet between Saturn and Uranus was ‘kicked out of the solar system’
[ad_1] The planet between Saturn and Uranus was “ ejected from the Solar System ” in its infancy, displacing the ice giants in new orbits around the sun US researchers have run 6,000 models of the evolution of the solar system They identified the pattern that best explained the orbital …
Read More »Astronomers claim to have found the Moon’s “ long lost twin ”
[ad_1] According to a new study, the Moon’s long-missing twin has been spotted behind Mars. The 3,280-foot-wide asteroid named (101429) 1998 VF31 was first identified 22 years ago and new analysis reveals it is “strikingly similar” to the moon. Scientists from the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) in Northern Ireland …
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