World’s largest neutrino detector starts up — with incredible results
In a significant scientific development, the world's largest neutrino detector has published its inaugural results. These groundbreaking findings deliver the most precise measurements of neutrino parameters ever recorded. After just under two months of operation,...
AI pioneer calls for UK to ‘be brave’ in tech race
Saturn’s rings will seem to disappear on Nov. 23: Here’s how to catch the illusion
Saturn's rings will appear to have disappeared if you catch a glimpse of the planet through the eyepiece of a telescope on the night of Nov. 23 — but don't worry, you'll be witnessing an illusion! That's when the iconic debris disk will align edge-on with Earth,...
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on new Falcon 9 rocket from California (video)
SpaceX introduced a new Falcon 9 rocket into its fleet on Sunday (Nov. 23), with he launch of 28 satellites for its Starlink megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. The launch, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California,...
Giant ‘diamond ring’ sparkles 4,500 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation — Space photo of the week
This striking image reveals a glittering cosmic formation dubbed a "diamond ring" — a vast, glowing structure of gas and dust appearing as a circular loop with a bright clump on one side. About 20 light-years across and located in the Cygnus X star-forming region, the...
Odd-looking rock on Mars is totally alien to the Red Planet, Perseverance rover finds
NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered a highly unusual rock lying on the surface of Mars. The lumpy boulder, which has a metal-rich composition, is most likely a meteorite that crash-landed on the Red Planet — and it's the first one that Perseverance has found...
Scientists reveal what triggered Santorini ‘earthquake swarm’
The "swarm" of tens of thousands of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini earlier this year was triggered by molten rock pumping through an underground channel over three months, scientists have discovered. They used physics and artificial intelligence to...
Graduate jobs under threat from AI, PwC boss says
The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) may eventually lead to fewer entry-level graduates being hired, the boss of accountancy giant PwC has told the BBC. However, global chairman Mohamed Kande said AI was not behind recent job cuts at the firm, adding that the...
US and Asia stocks slide as AI jitters persist
A burst of solid business news in the US was supposed to calm markets, which have been in retreat in recent weeks. But strong sales at artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Nvidia and the world's largest retailer Walmart, better-than-expected hiring in September,...
