Wednesday, August 13, 2014
First robotic telescope captures clear images of exoplanet stars
What?! The universe appears to be missing some light
New data from the Hubble Space Telescope and computer simulations have revealed that the universe has much less ultraviolet light than previously thought.
(Credit: Ben Oppenheimer and Juna Kollmeie)
Here’s the world’s first robotics company to pledge not to make ‘killer robots’
“Husky,” an autonomous vehicle. (Credit: Clearpath Robotics)
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Planck’s mystery cosmic ‘cold spot’ may be an error
The European Space Agency’s Planck space telescope mapped the cosmic microwave background. (Credit: ESA and the Planck Collaboration)
Proof confirmed of 400-year-old fruit-stacking problem
Now, a mathematician has announced the completion of an epic quest to formally prove the so-called Kepler conjecture. “An enormous burden has been lifted from my shoulders,” says Thomas Hales of the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who led the work. “I suddenly feel ten years younger!” (Credit: Ray Tang/Rex)
Introducing this year’s underground astronauts
Astronauts will be working together, deep underground. (Credit: ESA—A. Romeo)
How to build a supermassive black hole in less than a billion years
