NASA's InSight lander has shown off its photography skills by taking pictures of the Mars horizon's sunrise and sunset with its robotic arm. The lander had taken some practice shots in March. According to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who operate the NASA mission, one version of each of these images comes in 'raw' form. The colour-corrected version looks an eerie blue colour, which is how humans would see the sunrises and sunsets on Mars.
Touchdown! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin nails two smooth landings as its New Shepard rocket booster AND capsule return to Earth after 11th test flight
The firm’s reusable New Shepard rocket lifted off from the West Texas launch site shortly after 9:30 a.m. (EDT) Thursday morning and climbed to an altitude of roughly 346,000 feet before returning back to Earth. It touched back down in a 'nice soft landing,' marking the fifth time this particular New Shepard booster has gone to space and back. The capsule, which separated prior to apogee and briefly allowed the on-board payloads to experience 'some nice, clean microgravity,' deployed its parachutes and landed not long after.
Seven wonders of the Ancient World brought back to life in stunning 3D reconstructions which reveal how the architectural masterpieces would have looked in their heyday
Only one of the original seven survives today, the Great Pyramid of Giza (bottom left), with the others lost over time as a consequence of war, crumbling civilisations and natural disasters. The Colossus of Rhodes (top left) was a staggering feat of engineering and building and the statue towered 100 feet (32 metres) above the harbour in Rhodes. Statue of Zeus at Olympia (top right) was built on top of a wooden frame and throne - ensuring its long-term demise. It would have been destroyed in 426AD in a fire at Constantinople.The Lighthouse of Alexandria (bottom right) set the bar high for all others built and was built a burning fire atop a cylindrical tower, atop an octagonal middle, atop a square base.
Ancient 3,000-year-old tablet suggests Biblical king was real: Archaeologists find name of King Balak who persecuted Jews after they escaped from Egypt on 9th century BC stone
The Mesha Stele was found in the 19th century in the ruins of the biblical town of Dibon in Moab (present day Jordan). Researchers now think that the last line refers to King Balak, a king of Moab mentioned in the biblical story of Balaam (Numbers 22-24). The ancient tablet, called the Mesha Steele, describes various conflicts and conquests that happened during the 9th century. Although parts of the inscription are badly cracked and eroded, line 31, previously thought to refer to 'House of David', may actually be describing King Balak.
Stunning simulation reveals what it looks like to be up close and personal with a supernova
The simulated supernova was developed by Kimberly Arcand, a science communicator with NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory, using real observations of the supernova Cassiopeia A to create her the technicolour visualisation
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- SpaceX finally admits its Crew Dragon capsule was DESTROYED during fiery test failure last month, when it exploded as engineers started up the abort thrusters
- Why alien life no longer seems like science fiction: Expert claims recent discoveries including organic compounds on Mars suggest finding ET is 'inevitable and possibly imminent'
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- Pet owners warned that kissing and cuddling their cats and dogs could spread antibiotic resistant bugs
- Amazon says it's still a decade away from full automation at its shipping warehouses as it attempts to ease concerns over robotic takeover
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- Why alien life no longer seems like science fiction: Expert claims recent discoveries including organic compounds on Mars suggest finding ET is 'inevitable and possibly imminent'
- Seven wonders of the Ancient World brought back to life in stunning 3D reconstructions which reveal how the architectural masterpieces would have looked in their heyday
- Ancient 3,000-year-old tablet suggests Biblical king was real: Archaeologists find name of King Balak who persecuted Jews after they escaped from Egypt on 9th century BC stone
- McDonald's rolls out drive-thru menus that use AI to guess your order at 700 restaurants across the U.S.
- Will Pornhub save Tumblr? Adult content purveyor is 'extremely interested' in acquiring the beleaguered blogging site as Verizon looks to sell it
- SpaceX finally admits its Crew Dragon capsule was DESTROYED during fiery test failure last month, when it exploded as engineers started up the abort thrusters
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- Traces of human influence on the world's climate spans back a CENTURY as NASA finds we impacted global droughts in 1900
- Stunning simulation reveals what it looks like to be up close and personal with a supernova
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Scientists have already begun preparations for an asteroid flyby a decade away. Asteroid Apophis, named for the serpentine Egyptian god of chaos (also known as Apep), will whizz past Earth on April 13, 2029 at a distance of just 19,000 miles (31,000 kilometers) from the surface. That’s as close as some of the satellites currently orbiting our planet, NASA notes. While researchers have all but ruled out the possibility of the 1,115-foot (340-meter) object slamming into Earth, the close shave will present a unique opportunity to study an asteroid in detail; most others that come this close are much smaller.
Mysterious 1,500-year-old skeleton of a Mayan queen is discovered in an underground Guatemalan pyramid alongside a sacrificed HUMAN CHILD - and archaeologists say her King may be entombed nearby
Archaeologists from Tulane University found burial chambers inside one of the three pyramids discovered in the ancient Mayan city of Holma. Finger bones and a skeleton of an elderly woman (left) was found with precious goods that indicated she was a Mayan queen and signal the nearby burial of a king. Other human remains (top right) showed significant ritualistic activity including a sacrificial child's jaw and a decorated drinking pot showing the face of a sun god (bottom right).
Fossil jawbone discovered in China reveals ancient human ancestor lived in oxygen-starved Himalayas nearly 11,000 feet above sea level
The bone fragment (bottom right) was first unearthed in a cave in China in 1980 and scientists have found it to be the first evidence of Denisovans outside their small Siberian cave (left, the known history of ancient human migration). It is believed to be the oldest hominin fossil ever found in the high altitude Himalayan region. Denisovans are believed to have interbred with primitive Homo sapiens and their genes live on in modern-day Sherpas and may be why they are so adept at living at high altitudes. Half a mandible - the jaw bone - proves the extinct race populated the Tibetan Plateau around 160,000 years ago. This predates the invasion of humans to the region by more than 100,000 years. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig say it was in such good condition that it could be accurately visualised using 3D rendering techniques (top right).
Almost HALF of World Heritage sites could lose iconic glaciers by 2100 as global warming threatens the beauty of the Canadian Rockies, the Pyrénées and New Zealand's Te Wahipounamu
In their study, the researchers combined computer modelling with a global inventory of glaciers to assess glaciers presently found on World Heritage sites and predict how they will likely change over the 21st Century. Glaciers are currently present in 46 of the 247 Natural World Heritage sites, such as Nepal's Khumbu Glacier (top left), Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park (top right), Greenland's Jakobshavn Glacier (bottom left) and the Canadian Rockies (bottom right).
Terrifying timelapse shows the moment a Mexican Red Knee tarantula crawls out of its own skin
A time lapse video of a tarantula encapsulates the several hours-long process of how the giant spider laboriously sheds its own skin. The six-hour-long process is condensed into just 17 seconds and succinctly shows the Red Knee tarantula writhing on its back until it emerges from its former exoskeleton.
Stunning footage captures the moment a meteor lights up the sky above Costa Rica before it smashes through roof and homeowner finds the warm space rock on the floor
Experts have claimed that a rock (inset) which tore through a roof in Costa Rica was a meteorite , according to local news reports. Further study is needed to confirm their findings, they say, but they claim the rock came from space and dates back 4,560 million years. Incredible footage (main) captures the moment a meteorite lights up the night sky above Costa Rica before breaking up in Earth's atmosphere.
Da Vinci mystery to be solved after 212 years: DNA from lock of the Renaissance genius' hair may prove that human remains are his
The lock of hair, which had previously been locked away in a private US collection, is going on public display for the first time in Leonardo's (pictured left) birth town of Vinci, in Tuscany. DNA comparison between the hair and da Vinci's supposed skeleton (interred in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert, top right) will finally confirm if the latter remains, unearthed after being lost for almost 60 years, are his. (Bottom-right: Leonardo's modern-day descendants.)
Human footprint found in Chile is the 'oldest' ever found in the Americas and dates back 15,600 years ago
Scientists in Argentina have finally concluded that a footprint (left image in its original site; right image after removal) found 10-years-ago in Chile belongs to a human adult and is the oldest known in the Americas. The print's age was determined used radiocarbon dating of organic plant matter. Footprint tests were done with three different testers to compare to the fossil sample they found from the excavation site. The ancient print-maker was likely a 'light' adult human male with a straight downward step, the researchers concluded.
Astronomers spot 'extraordinary' black hole ejecting plasma and 'wobbling' like a spinning top in a never-before-seen phenomenon
A black hole almost 8,000 light years away from Earth has caught the eye of astronomers, due to its peculiar, wobbly nature. Called V404 Cygni, the black hole was spotted ejecting high-speed clouds of plasma in a manner that's never been seen before by scientists. And while black holes have been known to spit out matter, researchers observed V404's jets shooting out plasma in rapid succession.
Is your fitness tracker LYING to you? Some gadgets are so unreliable they don't know how far you are running - with the worst offender misjudging a marathon by 11 MILES
The research from the consumer watchdog Which? comes as the UK prepares for the London Marathon this weekend and found the Garmin's Vivosmart 4 (top right) was named the least reliable and clocked the marathon distance of 26.2 miles only when runners would have in fact run 37 miles. Meanwhile, the Garmin Vivoactive 3 (centre) was 100 per cent accurate at tracking running distance. Samsung's Gear S2 (bottom left) was also found to miscalculate the distance according to the research, saying the wearer had reached marathon distance only after they had run 36.2 miles. The Misfit Ray, Xiaomi Amazfit Bip, Fitbit Zip and Polar A370 were all also named as devices which carried runners past the 30-mile mark in testing. Huawei's Watch 2 Sport (top left) left runners short of a full marathon, the research claimed, telling the wearer they had reached the milestone after only 18.9 miles. The Apple Watch Series 3 (bottom right) also said the target had been hit at 22.8 miles.
The world’s most unexpectedly dangerous and endangered animals: Stunning images reveal the piercing eyes of the albino alligator, the Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko and the luminous belly of the Purple Harlequin toad
The photograph book showcases 72 reptiles and amphibians from the natural world in 152 pages. The Dutch photographer and author of the book Matthijs Kuijpers wanted to focus solely on the creatures and chose to shoot all animals with 'no backgrounds and no distractions', to remove stereotypes of their habitat. The book is a collection of the best images from the author's research and travels in the last 30 years since leaving school to work in Madagascar. It includes the Satanic leaf-tailed gecko (top left), a two headed cornsnake (top middle), an albino alligator (top right), a purple harlequin toad (bottom left), a Vietnamese mossy frog (bottom middle) and an azure dart frog (bottom right).
AI gets painting down to a fine art as algorithm learns to mimic the unique styles and brushstrokes of master artists including Van Gogh, Vermeer and Turner
Dubbed 'PaintBot', the painting artificial intelligence is the creation of a team of researchers from the University of Maryland, the ByteDance AI Lab and Adobe Research. PaintBot can not only reproduce the work of different artists, but also can create new works based on photographs in the chosen painter's characteristic style.
Mummified mother and child found in Egypt among dozens preserved remains date back to the Graeco–Roman period which began with the rule of Alexander the Great in 332 BC
Twenty-eight mummies were found by the Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission, which has discovered around 300 tombs in total in the surrounding Egypt's Aswan West Bank area. Among the mummies were two that were 'superimposed' and thought to be that of a mother and child (main). The tomb contained various artefacts, including a statuette of a bird (inset), various vases, and a stretcher that was probably used to bring mummies into the tomb.
Samsung develops 'throwable' vase that doubles as a fire extinguisher to put out small blazes in seconds
While Samsung may recently be more famous for creating fires (exploding phones, anyone?) one of the company's newer inventions is looking to put them out. At first glance, the Firevase, as the company has aptly dubbed the device, looks just like any other -- a translucent red tube of PVC with a hollow center compartment to house flowers or other plants. What separates the vase from other decorative containers according to Samsung, is its ability to save lives.
'Muscular' man died 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece when a spear was stabbed through his chest - leaving a perfectly circular hole in his skeleton
Remains of the man (main) were found alongside 56 others during excavations of an ancient city on Thasos. He was tall for his era at five foot seven inches tall and is believed to have been muscular. The authors of the study, published in the upcoming issue of Access Archaeology, found the 0.6 by 0.4-inch hole (inset) was likely caused by a seven-sided styrax thrust into the man with a force exceeding 2,200 newtons, approximately is equivalent to about 500 lbs of weight. He died almost instantly from cardiac arrest it is believed.
'Utterly bizarre' chimera crab that lived 95 million years ago had mouth of a shrimp, bulging eyes, and a lobster shell
Even studied researchers couldn't help but remark at the physical characteristics of a new type of crustacean that they say 'breaks all the rules.' It's dubbed the Callichimaera perplexa (perplexing beautiful chimera) after the mythological Greek monster that breathes fire and has a body of a snake, a head of a lion, and tail of a goat.
German scientists create see-through ORGANS in step toward 3D-printed parts that could be transplanted in the human body
Researchers in Germany have created transparent human organs using a new technology that could pave the way to print three-dimensional body parts such as kidneys for transplants. Scientists led by Ali Erturk at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich have developed a technique that uses a solvent to make organs such as the brain and kidneys transparent. The organ is then scanned by lasers in a microscope that allows researchers to capture the entire structure, including the blood vessels and every single cell in its specific location.
See the far side of the moon like never before: China releases stunning new images captured by its Yutu 2 rover as the mission hunkers down for another long lunar night
China 's Chang’e 4 lander and Yutu 2 rover have captured new images on their successful mission to explore the far side of the moon as the duo looks to extend their study to a fifth lunar day. On the moon, the cycle of day and night is nearly 30 Earth-days in total, with each lasting about two weeks long. The new images captured from the rover, Yutu 2 and released this month, offer up more of the mission's journey after a first round of pictures was released after their arrival on the 115-mile wide Von Kármán Crater in January.
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