Author: Daniel Tom

What’s our position in the universe? Some astronomers believe that the relative emptiness in our location in space may be why we haven’t found other intelligent life yet. It may even go beyond that. One theory states that our universe is actually trapped inside a giant black hole, which itself is part of a much…

In June 2014, five friends in Arizona planned to send a GoPro, a camcorder, and a phone up in a weather balloon to record some footage of space. Bryan Chan, Ved Chirayath, Ashish Goel, Paul Tarantino, and Tyler Reid, all college students, built their gadget, calculated its trajectory, registered with the FAA to avoid interfering…

Scientists from the University of Queensland have used photons (single particles of light) to simulate quantum particles traveling through time. The research is cutting edge and the results could be dramatic! The research is cutting edge and the results could be dramatic! Their research, entitled “Experimental simulation of closed time-like curves”, is published in the…

What will eventually happen to our own Milky Way is seen in a recent telescopic photograph.     A recent picture from a telescope shows two galaxies that are entangled and will ultimately merge into one galaxy millions of years from now, foreshadowing the Milky Way’s eventual, similar demise. The interacting spiral galaxies were discovered…

The Dog With A Curved, Warped Face Always Longs For A Loving Home The dog had an incomplete childhood ? Woody was bitten by another dog when he was five weeks old and Woody “had to self-medicate without veterinary care”. SNARR came and rescued Woody because the owner had chained the dog outside and abandoned…

Another key milestone has been achieved in the UK production of Boxer Armoured Vehicles for the British Army. WFEL has now completed the first fabricated and painted Drive Module hull complete with spall liner materials and driver’s bay insulation.       Drive Modules are common to all Boxer vehicle variants and ultimately contain the…

Breakthrough Starshot, an international scientific effort, has revealed their plans to launch a probe to Alpha Centauri, our nearest star system, and it can reach its destination in just 20 years. Breakthrough Starshot has plans to design and test a new form of spaceship propulsion system that uses a light sail and a laser beam…

When you read the words “rescue” and “dog” in the same sentence, it is usually the case of a humancoming to the rescue of an animal – but not always. It is not without reason that dogs are known as man’s best friend. Over the centuries, there have been several heartwarming incidents of dogs saving…

The mysterious object seemed to be embedded in the sand underwater. It was large, about 1.2 meters wide, mostly of metal, with radial pieces and too heavy for sea currents to have moved. The circular metal object was removed from the waters by an excavator in September, and was much larger than originally thought. And…

When it comes to searching for newly born planets that are tens, if not hundreds, if not thousands of light years away, we don’t often get too lucky. Planets are formed in thick clouds of dust and gas known as protoplanetary disks that swirl around a star. As such, it’s very difficult to observe young…