Image: Seth Kurkowski / Space Explored With the week wrapping up, here’s what NASA is presenting to the public at EAA Oshkosh 2024. Full of research and development, NASA’s Bob Pearce, Associate Administrator for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, gave us some background into ongoing and upcoming projects. The world’s largest fly-in convention, EAA Oshkosh … Read more
Image: SpaceX SpaceX has been cleared by the FAA to resume flight operations for its Falcon 9 rocket, even though the company’s investigation hasn’t yet been fully closed. SpaceX released a statement detailing what caused the failure of its second stage earlier this month and a short term fix ahead of Saturday’s early morning Starlink … Read more
Nasa announced that two of its astronauts, test pilots Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, will have an extended stay at the International Space Station. The astronauts were originally scheduled to return in mid-June, following a week-long visit to the orbiting laboratory. However, the Boeing Starliner capsule encountered thruster failures and helium leaks, causing Nasa and … Read more
For the first time, the fully mechanical heart made by BiVACOR, which uses the same technology as high-speed rail lines, has been implanted inside a human being. The feat marks a major step in keeping people alive as they wait for heart transplants. The total artificial heart (TAH) was implanted as part of an early … Read more
The official definition of a “planet” could be set to change again soon. Last time that happened, Pluto was kicked out of the club, but the new proposed definition is designed to be more inclusive. Exactly what a planet is has been remarkably murky for centuries – what we now call planets, moons and even … Read more
Ocean Energy has deployed its 826-tonne wave energy converter buoy OE-35 at the US Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site off the coast of the island of Oahu ahead of it being hooked up to Hawaii’s electricity grid. Measuring 125 x 59 ft (38 x 18 m) with a draft of 31 ft (9 m), the … Read more
Elon Musk renewed his challenge to Mark Zuckerberg for a physical fight nearly a year after their initial plans for a cage match had failed. However, Zuckerberg appears unconvinced by Musk’s latest provocation. Musk rekindled his ongoing feud with Zuckerberg during a visit to Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The 53-year-old business magnate was in Washington … Read more
On Thursday, Sam Altman’s OpenAI introduced a test version of its highly anticipated AI search engine, directly challenging Google’s dominance in the online search market. Dubbed “SearchGPT,” the tool will offer “fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources” by referencing content from websites and news publishers, including OpenAI content partners such as News … Read more
In a significant development, newly released audio has unveiled that the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey by an Illinois officer, who is now facing murder charges, was initially reported as a self-inflicted injury. Earlier this week, disturbing footage surfaced showing the harrowing moment when Sonya Massey was shot three times. The footage reveals Massey apologizing … Read more
Elon Musk’s transgender daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, publicly refuted the Tesla CEO’s claim that she was “killed by the woke-mind virus.” Earlier this week, Wilson made headlines by posting on Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads instead of Musk’s X platform, saying, “I look pretty good for a dead bitch.” On Thursday, she reiterated her stance to her … Read more
