Nice. My 5yo is going to freak TF out about this when I show it to him after school.
George Dvorsky
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Senior staff reporter at Gizmodo specializing in astronomy, space exploration, SETI, archaeology, bioethics, animal intelligence, human enhancement, and risks posed by AI and other advanced tech.
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It’s as if that crab is encased forever in melted butter.
Pretty fascinating that 3 wood chips, and a manual tree ring count have lead to the ultimate burial of Columbus. Would only be topped if it was announce a few days earlier.
Just want to give you a star for this excellent article.
Tardigrade Park
“The team is also cognizant of the fact that microfliers might eventually become a form of litter or pollutant themselves. To that end, they’re working on versions that dissolve in water or naturally degrade over time.”
Glad I finally got to this part, because I was wondering the entire time before that.
They look more like spade bits for a drill. Read more
First, I completely support SETI and any project or mission that furthers our understanding of the Earth, the universe, and aids us in the quest to find evidence of extraterrestrial life.
But what I don’t like about this is how Loeb seems to conflate UAPs and Oumuamua so effortlessly while also throwing in the notion… Read more
So...The Thing. The Thing is real now. Great.
Hey, what’s in the box? None of your beeswax.
Johnson said the problems were not just budgetary in nature, but the result of “organizational weaknesses,” a reliance on unproven technologies, an “unrealistic timetable and acquisition approach,” among other complaints.
I think your caption is incorrect... Read more
If I don’t survive this I just want everyone to know hate you all. Read more
Come on, SpaceX. Land that fucking thing.
I think the main hindrance is the lack of access to fire, I’m really curious as to how difficult it would be to manipulate metal with thermal vents.
Indeed, the construction and use of any energy-producing or -consuming equipment entirely immersed in water (especially high-pressure water) is fraught with problems, especially if you’re talking about electricity. In addition, the environment of deep-sea habitats is much more stable than that of anything on land, so… Read more
Asked (in my head) and answered (by George): Read more
‘the “idea that muscle morphology—and by extension, muscle and organismal function—can be gleaned from the associated attachment site is an old and very tempting one that continues to be heavily debated,”’