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  • Kina Prøver Hypersonisk Fly, som Kan Trænge AMERIKANSKE missilforsvar-Systemer

    Lanceringen af Kinas første hypersonisk våben om bord på en raket, August 3, 2018.Billede: CAAA Kina hævder at have succes testet en hypersonisk fly i stand til at nå hastigheder på over Mach 6, eller 4,563 miles per hour. Cutting-edge køretøj, der har potentiale til at trænge ind på det AMERIKANSKE missilforsvar-systemer og blive ombygget…

  • Planet eller Stjerne? Enten Måde, Denne Rogue Objekt Er Virkelig Underligt

    Kunstner indtryk af det objekt, der kaldes SIMP0136.Billede: Caltech/Chuck Carter; NRAO/AUI/NSF Forskellige medier har diskuteret en mærkelig genstand i rummet, som måske eller måske ikke være en planet. Nye målinger viser, at det, der blev anset for at være en brun dværg—hovedsagelig en “mislykket stjerne”, der er for lille til at generere nuklear fusion, men…

  • Lad Disse Farveblyanter sig at Indeholde Asbest Fra Din Back-to-School Shopping Liste

    Foto: Chris Dlugosz (Flickr CC-BY) Forældre picking up skole forsyninger til deres børn, i denne sæson måske ønsker at gå i den dyrere crayon mærker denne gang. En ny undersøgelse viste, at Playskool s farveblyanter var de eneste store mærker, der indeholdt spor af asbest. Før du går i panik og begynde at narrer farveblyanter…

  • Mysterious ‘Alien’ Radio Signal: Here’s What You Need to Know

    CHIME’s fast radio burst, in greenGraphic: CHIME/FRB Collaboration This hyped-up burst, called FRB 180725A, arrived at the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), a large radio telescope in southern British Columbia, at around 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific time on July 25. It lasted for approximately two milliseconds, and had a frequency as low as…

  • Face Recognition Tool Helps Nice Hackers Grab Facebook, Instagram Data Just Like the Bad Guys 

    Photo: Getty Security researchers released a tool this week that lets you collect social media profiles of a massive amount of people using face recognition. While that might sound like a terrible idea, the tool’s creators say it will help security professionals by giving them the same tools as the bad guys. The tool, Social…

  • Lyme Disease Has Spread to Every Part of the U.S.

    A larval blacklegged or deer tick, Ixodes scapularis, the species that spreads Lyme disease in the U.S.Photo: Gary Alpert (CDC) As worrying as new invasive species of parasitic ticks might be, a recent report released by the lab testing company Quest Diagnostics should remind us of the more pressing dangers these eight-legged bugs can cause.…

  • Uber, Lyft Dealt Blow as NYC Council Votes to Cap Licenses for Rideshare Vehicles

    Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty) In a stunning blow to companies like Uber and Lyft, the New York City Council today approved a one-year halt on issuing new licenses to rideshare drivers. The yearlong halt will give the council time to survey the current state of ridesharing in the city, and potentially enact minimum pay rules…

  • China Tests Hypersonic Aircraft Capable of Penetrating U.S. Missile Defense Systems

    The launch of China’s first hypersonic weapon aboard a rocket on August 3, 2018.Image: CAAA China claims to have successfully tested a hypersonic aircraft capable of reaching speeds in excess of Mach 6, or 4,563 miles per hour. The cutting-edge vehicle has the potential to penetrate U.S. missile defense systems and be refitted to include…

  • Planet or Star? Either Way, This Rogue Object Is Really Weird

    Artist impression of the object called SIMP0136.Image: Caltech/Chuck Carter; NRAO/AUI/NSF Various news outlets have been discussing a strange object in space, which may or may not be a planet. New measurements show that what was thought to be a brown dwarf—essentially a “failed star” that is too small to generate nuclear fusion, but too big…

  • Leave These Crayons Found to Contain Asbestos Off Your Back-to-School Shopping List

    Photo: Chris Dlugosz (Flickr CC-BY) Parents picking up school supplies for their kids this season may want to go for the more expensive crayon brands this time around. A new study found that Playskool’s crayons were the only major brand that contained traces of asbestos. Before you panic and start yanking crayons out of your…