Snow on Pluto: What's it made of?
NASA’s New Horizon team has discovered Pluto may be a snowy destination for any future visitors.Images from the New Horizon space probe show what appears to be snowcapped mountains on the surface of the dwarf planet. The white peaks dot a small portion of the diverse landscape that makes up Pluto.One of Pluto’s most identifiable surface features is a swath of dark-colored landmass known as Cthulhu, named after an H.P. Lovecraft creature. Against that dark area, a little bigger than the state of..>> view original99-million-year-old lizards in amber: A dazzling diversity display
Some 99 million years ago, 12 unsuspecting lizards stepped or fell into sticky tree resin and couldn't tear themselves loose in the forests of what is now Myanmar. Over time that resin fossilized into amber, preserving the little lizards for scientists to study later.Now, researchers are looking to these prehistoric golden chunks to better understand how lizards have evolved. There was a diverse population of lizards living in the region at the time, the scientists report in a new paper publish..>> view originalPossible new octopus species found near Hawaii, scientists say
Scientists say they have discovered what might be a new species of octopus while searching the Pacific Ocean floor near the Hawaiian Islands.On Feb. 27, a team found a small octopus at a depth of about 2.5 miles in the ocean near Necker Island, said Michael Vecchione of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The octopus did not have fins and all of its suckers were in one row on each arm, Vecchione said. The octopus "did not seem very muscular" and was light colored, he said."This..>> view originalAI Twitterbot gives accurate impressions of Donald Trump
It would appear that Donald Trump is edging closer and closer to bagging the Republican presidential nomination for the 2016 elections. And with that said, it’s no surprise that the Twitterbot called DeepDrumpf has just been launched, using artificial intelligence to generate tweets that mimic those that “The Donald” would normally post. And you better believe that they’re pretty accurate, considering Trump’s penchant for outlandish, unorthodox statements. Want a sample of the DeepDrumpf bot’..>> view originalThis new robot skin can glow, stretch – and walk
Most electronics can't handle pressure, and even wearable tech does not respond well when stretched to 500 percent of its original size. A new, cell phone-sized artificial skin developed at Cornell University, however, not only stretches under pressure, but also glows all the brighter."It’s actually much, much, much more stretchable than human skin or octopus skin," says Chris Larson, a doctoral candidate and researcher in Cornell's Organic Robotics Lab. "In terms of texture, it’s actually more..>> view originalAlbino whale "Gallon of Milk" spotted for 2nd time in Mexico
Mexico's National Protected Natural Areas Commission, or Conanp, has reported the sighting of an albino whale in waters of the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve that was last spotted by Mexican authorities more than five years ago when it was still a calf.During the annual whale census taken by Conanp in that northwestern area of the country, the presence in the pod of the female gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) dubbed 'Gallon of Milk' was observed, the commission reported on its Web site.Accordi..>> view originalThe Relationship Between Rocket Science and Human Resource Management
SPACE X VIA FLICKR The picture froze, reviving moments later to a few frames showing a bright ball of light hurdling towards the platform. And then, the screen cut to color bars. Did the rocket land? Yesterday Elon Musk's Space X fired the Falcon 9 rocket on a mission to send the SES-9 telecommunications satellite into space. Catapulting the payload into orbit was the mission's main purpose but aerospace enthusiasts around the world tuned in to see if the reusable rocket could complete its exp..>> view originalAstronaut Scott Kelly fought off aliens in space with Microsoft's HoloLens
Think augmented and virtual reality headsets are just for games? NASA astronaut Scott Kelly thinks otherwise after spending some quality time with Microsoft's HoloLens aboard the International Space Station during his recent 340-day mission. At a press conference yesterday, the astronaut said: "It worked great. I was really surprised. We messed around with it for, like, two hours, and immediately, I sensed, this is a capability we could use right now." Unlike virtual reality headsets, such as t..>> view original
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