Asteroid ‘Dinky’, visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, has given birth to its own moon

three grey space rocks in the blackness of space. the largest is alone on the left; the smaller two are on the right, touching one another

Scientists may have learned the history of the tiny contact-binary month orbiting asteroid 152830 Dinkineshwhich was the first space station for NASA Lucy spacecraft. That moon may have separated from its larger parent asteroid when Dinkinesh was sent spinning through space after absorbing and re-emitting sunlight. After launching in 2021, the Lucy mission is on … Read more

Nintendo LEGO: All Super Mario, Animal Crossing and Legend of Zelda sets

30385 Super surprise package with mushrooms 18 2020 30389 Fuzzy and Mushroom Platform Pack 39 in 2021 30509 Yellow Yoshi Fruit 46 in 2022 40414 Monty Mole & Super Mushroom Expansion Set 163 2020 77907 Toad’s Special Hideaway Expansion Set 120 2020 71360 Adventures with Mario beginner course 231 2020 71361 Character packs 23 2020 … Read more

ORNL discovers the properties of promethium by researching rare radioactive elements

Nearly 80 years after scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered an extremely rare radioactive element called promethium, a team from the lab has published a landmark study on the subject that ORNL said could “remake chemistry textbooks.” The research, published in the journal Nature on May 22, marks the first time scientists have discovered … Read more

The Euclid Space Telescope found 1.5 trillion orphan stars roaming the Perseus cluster (images)

A Euclid image of the Perseus cluster of galaxies bathed in a gentle, soft blue light emanating from orphan stars. These orphan stars are dispersed throughout the cluster, extending up to 2 million light-years from its centre.

Using the Euclid Space Telescope, scientists have discovered an incredible 1.5 trillion orphan stars floating through a massive cluster of thousands of galaxies, one of the largest structures in the universe. These orphan stars, torn from their own galaxies, fill the space between the galaxies of the Perseus cluster with eerie blue light. This so-called … Read more

From eating rocks to putting glue on pizza and smoking while pregnant, here’s what Google’s new AI tool is (incorrectly) telling users to do

In response to the query 'cheese doesn't stick to pizza', Google suggests adding 'non-toxic glue' to the sauce to make it stickier'

Google’s latest attempt to make people’s lives easier with artificial intelligence (AI) seems to have gone awry. The tech giant’s new tool, ‘AI Insights’, gives users AI-powered summaries of search results on Chrome, Firefox and the Google Apps browser. But since it started coming out this month, people have noticed that it is returning inaccurate … Read more

The Victorian society’s list of endangered buildings also includes an amusement park

image title, The buildings on the Victorian Society’s annual list are those it considers most in need of saving. 1 hour ago An amusement park, a Gothic seaside mansion, one of the world’s first tennis pavilions and a former boarding school have been named as some of the most endangered Victorian buildings in the country. … Read more

‘World-changing’ solar cells could mean the death of batteries

Sign up for our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up for our free IndyTech newsletter EIn just six seconds, in a factory on the northern edge of Stockholm, a top-secret printer churns out sheets worth thousands of euros each. Each one contains 108 miniature solar cells that will soon find … Read more

Food delivery apps have racked up $20 billion in losses in a fierce battle for diners

Leading online food delivery groups in Europe and the US have racked up more than $20 billion in combined operating losses since going public, after a fierce battle for market share. Shares in Deliveroo, Just Eat Takeaway, Delivery Hero and DoorDash — the four largest independent, publicly listed food delivery companies in the U.S. and … Read more

Why do stars mysteriously disappear from the night sky?

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Artist’s impression of binary system VTFS 243. Credit: ESOL. Calçada CC BY 4.0 Astrophysicists from the University of Copenhagen are helping to explain the mysterious phenomenon where stars suddenly disappear from the night sky. Their study of an unusual binary star system resulted in compelling evidence that massive stars can completely collapse into black holes … Read more