‘It stopped working’: NASA states SpaceX and Boeing’s current spaceship-parachute tests...
NASA is speeding toward a future in which private companies like SpaceX and Boeing ferry its astronauts to and from orbit. But first, it has the earthly issue of parachutes to solve. Over the past decade or so, the space agency has partnered with two companies — SpaceX and Boeing — as part of a…
Extremely Profitable Medical Journal States Open Gain Access To Publishing Has...
The New England Journal of Medicine just published an editorial saying open access publishing isn't necessary, because they already make most of their content free. What are they so worried about? Yours truly breaks down a few of their bogus arguments.
This Is How Dark Energy’s Main Rival Stopped working
The deepest views of the distant Universe show galaxies being pushed away by dark energy. Whether there was something, like dust, blocking that light was a seriously-considered alternative for many years.NASA, ESA, R. Windhorst and H. Yan 20 years ago, our understanding of the Universe underwent a revolution. For generations, we had known the Universe…
NASA astronaut gets 2nd chance at ISS stint after stopped working...
NASA astronaut Nick Hague prepares ahead of his October 2018 launch to the ISS. He will get to try again in 2019. NASA/Victor Zelentsov NASA astronaut Nick Hague thought he was going to the International Space Station for the first time in October, but a rocket failure put a temporary halt to his dream of…
We shopped generic Viagra online from Hims and stopped working– here’s...
For only $5, the ad promises, we could get one month's worth of erectile-dysfunction medication. The ad is for Hims, a men's-health startup know for selling generic Viagra and medications for hair loss. In early November, Hims expanded into women's health with Hers, a brand offering everything from skincare products to birth control. And it's…
The 25 most important United States start-ups that failed this year
Having millions of dollars in backing from venture capitalists doesn't guarantee the longevity of a startup. Even well-established private companies are at constant risk of failure, as evidenced by some of the startups that went out of business this year. PitchBook compiled data on the 25 most valuable startups that failed in 2018; three of…
Astronaut and Cosmonaut Endure ‘Ballistic’ Fall to Earth After Failed Soyuz...
NASA and Roscosmous attempted to send two new crew members to the ISS aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft early this morning (Oct. 11). The attempt went very wrong. But NASA TV reports that astronaut Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin are "in good condition" after a booster problem resulted in their Soyuz spacecraft making an unexpected,…
Fulfill the Science Fair star who practically stopped working mathematics class
Robbie Barrat, one of the teens featured in the documentary Science Fair, explains his project at ISEF. "Hopefully people are going to see this movie and get more involved in science fair," he says. Univision One day, you're a tech-obsessed high school senior rummaging through old computers at a West Virginia recycling center. The next…
The Physics Of Why Timekeeping First Failed In The Americas
Oil painting by Hugh Chevins, 1955, showing Huygens and Coster with their first pendulum clock. Christiaan Huygens (1629-1693), a Dutch physicist, designed the first clock controlled by the motion of a pendulum. Huygens based his clock on the observations made by the scientist Galileo (1564-1642), but improved the design and brought the pendulum clock to…
