Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon

Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon

Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday.

Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday.

Science and Tech 21 Jan, 2024

Ancient human DNA hints at why multiple sclerosis affects so many northern Europeans today

Ancient human DNA hints at why multiple sclerosis affects so many northern Europeans...

Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries:

Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries:

Science and Tech 11 Jan, 2024

China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year

China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year

Another US moon lander from a Houston company is due to launch next month.

Another US moon lander from a Houston company is due to launch next month.

Science and Tech 10 Jan, 2024

First US lunar lander in more than 50 years launched but develops problem on way to moon

First US lunar lander in more than 50 years launched but develops problem on way to...

The first US lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed to space Monday, launching a race for private companies to deliver experiments and other items to the moon.

The first US lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed to space Monday, launching a race for private companies to deliver experiments and other items to the moon.

Science and Tech 08 Jan, 2024

Two companies will attempt the first US moon landings since the Apollo missions a half-century ago

Two companies will attempt the first US moon landings since the Apollo missions a...

China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap.

China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap.

Science and Tech 07 Jan, 2024

Google to pay $700M in antitrust settlement reached with states before recent Play Store trial loss

Google to pay $700M in antitrust settlement reached with states before recent Play...

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in a another case that could result in even bigger changes.

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in a another case that could result in even bigger changes.

Science and Tech 19 Dec, 2023

Geminid Meteor Shower to illuminate Nepali skies tonight

Geminid Meteor Shower to illuminate Nepali skies tonight

The Geminid Meteor Shower, which is expected to be the most spectacular of the year, will be visible tonight above Nepal and anywhere else in the world.

The Geminid Meteor Shower, which is expected to be the most spectacular of the year, will be visible tonight above Nepal and anywhere else in the world.

Science and Tech 14 Dec, 2023

OpenAI says ousted CEO Sam Altman to return to company behind ChatGPT

OpenAI says ousted CEO Sam Altman to return to company behind ChatGPT

The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, the latest in a saga that has shocked the artificial intelligence industry.

The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, the latest in a saga that has shocked the artificial intelligence industry.

Science and Tech 22 Nov, 2023

Microsoft hires OpenAI founders to lead AI research team after ChatGPT maker's shakeup

Microsoft hires OpenAI founders to lead AI research team after ChatGPT maker's...

Microsoft announced Monday that it has hired Sam Altman and another co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI after they unexpectedly departed the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world.

Microsoft announced Monday that it has hired Sam Altman and another co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI after they unexpectedly departed the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world.

Science and Tech 20 Nov, 2023

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, the face of the AI boom, for lack of candor with company

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, the face of the AI boom, for lack of...

ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board of directors.

ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board of directors.

Science and Tech 18 Nov, 2023

The world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain

The world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain

Both sickle cell disease and thalassemia are caused by mistakes in the genes that carry hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen.

Both sickle cell disease and thalassemia are caused by mistakes in the genes that carry hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen.

Science and Tech 16 Nov, 2023

Trio wins Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on quantum dots, used in electronics and medical imaging

Trio wins Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on quantum dots, used in electronics and...

Three scientists based in the U.S. won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles just a few atoms in diameter that can release very bright colored light and whose applications in every day life include electronics and medical imaging.

Three scientists based in the U.S. won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles just a few atoms in diameter that can release very bright colored light and whose applications in every day life include electronics and medical imaging.

Science and Tech 04 Oct, 2023

Trio wins Nobel Prize in physics for split-second glimpse of superfast spinning world of electrons

Trio wins Nobel Prize in physics for split-second glimpse of superfast spinning world...

L’Huillier, of Lund University in Sweden, is the fifth woman to receive a Nobel in physics.

L’Huillier, of Lund University in Sweden, is the fifth woman to receive a Nobel in physics.

Science and Tech 03 Oct, 2023

India launches a spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon's south pole

India launches a spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon's...

The satellite is scheduled to take 125 days to reach the L1 point.

The satellite is scheduled to take 125 days to reach the L1 point.

Science and Tech 03 Sep, 2023

AI project imagines adult faces of children who disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship

AI project imagines adult faces of children who disappeared during Argentina's...

If a baby was taken from their parents four decades ago during Argentina's military dictatorship, what would that person look like today?

If a baby was taken from their parents four decades ago during Argentina's military dictatorship, what would that person look like today?

Science and Tech 03 Sep, 2023

India lands a spacecraft near the moon's south pole, a first for the world as it joins elite club

India lands a spacecraft near the moon's south pole, a first for the world as it...

India on Wednesday made history as it became the first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole

India on Wednesday made history as it became the first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole

Science and Tech 23 Aug, 2023

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon, ending its bid to reach the lunar south pole

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon, ending its bid to reach the lunar...

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, the country's Roscosmos space agency said Sunday.

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, the country's Roscosmos space agency said Sunday.

Science and Tech 20 Aug, 2023

Russia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years

Russia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in...

The Luna-25 launched flawlessly from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East, according to video feed from Roscosmos.

The Luna-25 launched flawlessly from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East, according to video feed from Roscosmos.

Science and Tech 11 Aug, 2023

Scientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up Earth

Scientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up...

Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat.

Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat.

Science and Tech 09 Aug, 2023

Chatbots sometimes make things up. Is AI's hallucination problem fixable?

Chatbots sometimes make things up. Is AI's hallucination problem fixable?

Described as hallucination, confabulation or just plain making things up, it's now a problem for every business, organization and high school student trying to get a generative AI system to compose documents and get work done. Some are using it on tasks with the potential for high-stakes consequences, from psychotherapy to researching and writing legal briefs.

Described as hallucination, confabulation or just plain making things up, it's now a problem for every business, organization and high school student trying to get a generative AI system to compose documents and get work done. Some are using it on tasks with the potential for high-stakes consequences, from psychotherapy to researching and writing legal briefs.

Science and Tech 01 Aug, 2023