‘I don’t have a voice in my head’: Life with no inner monologue
Paris, France - Mel May only realised she was different while reading a news article one day. "Wait, what? Some...
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Japan puts world’s most accurate clock on sale for $3.3 million
The "Aether clock OC 020" is so precise that it would take 10 billion years for it to deviate by...
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Japan’s Moon craft SLIM revives after lunar night
TOKYO, JAPAN – Japan's Moon lander has produced another surprise by waking up after the two-week lunar night, the country's space...
- The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down last month at a wonky angle that left its solar panels facing the wrong way.
- As the sun's angle shifted, it came back to life for two days and carried out scientific observations, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said.
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US lunar landing a ‘historic achievement’, says Biden
Washington, US - President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed the landing of a US spacecraft on the Moon as a historic...
- Odysseus, which is the size of a large golf cart, is likely lying sideways on the Moon's surface as ground controllers work to download data.
- Biden called the landing "a thrilling step forward in a new era of space exploration" enabled by cooperation between the private and public sectors.
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American spaceship lands on moon, images expected soon
The first American spaceship on the Moon since Apollo is "alive and well" following a drama-packed touchdown, the firm that...
- The Houston-based company's stock price soared by 40 percent in early trading before paring back to 24 percent.
- Intuitive Machines said Odysseus, which is the size of a large golf cart, is upright.
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Musk says patient moves cursor with brain implant
The Neuralink startup, cofounded by Musk in 2016, aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. The...
- Last month, Musk's neurotechnology company installed a brain implant in its first human patient and on Monday Musk reported the experiment had been a success
- Neuralink's technology works through a device about the size of five stacked coins that is placed inside the human brain through invasive surgery
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What to know about the NASA-funded commercial Moon fleet
Washington, United States - The year 2024 promises to be a busy one for American Moon landings, all under a new...
- Fourteen companies have been pre-selected to be in the running for contracts, with eight firm missions so far planned
- Many of the companies involved are considered fledging, rather than legacy aerospace giants, reflecting the initiative's experimental nature
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US private firm targets moon landing
Intuitive Machines, the Houston company, hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon.
- The hexagonal-shaped Nova-C lander named "Odysseus" had been set to blast off on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
- But NASA said the launch was postponed due to "off-nominal methane temperatures prior to stepping into methane load," according to a post on social media platform X
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World’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
Clark, Philippines - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in...
- Starting this week in the Philippines, the US agency's DC-8 is flying for up to eight hours at a time, sometimes just 50 feet from the ground, to swoop up air particles for study.
- Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the ability to identify its sources and behavior can lead to more accurate warning systems for the public.
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Japanese lander disabled again but could restart after two weeks
Tokyo, Japan - After a brief awakening, Japan's Moon lander is out of action again but will resume its mission if...
- The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down last month at a wonky angle that left its solar panels facing the wrong way.
- As the sun's angle shifted, it came back to life for two days this week and carried out scientific observations of a crater with its high-spec camera.
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KACST, ACWA Power sign pact
The aim is to develop technologies for clean energy.
- The center will conduct studies, scientific research, and work to attain technical development in clean energy and water sector.
- It will also work in developing solar energy technologies, energy storage technologies to support future energy networks.
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‘Game changer’: Gene therapy offers hope for children born deaf
Paris, France - A gene therapy that has allowed several children born deaf to hear for the first time is being...
- Several medical teams around the world are trialling the procedure, which focuses on a rare genetic mutation that affects only a small number of the 26 million people
- On Tuesday, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia revealed that 11-year-old Aissam Dam, who was born deaf, was now "literally hearing sound for the first time in his life."
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SpaceX poised for third launch test of Starship megarocket
Two previous attempts have ended in spectacular explosions, though that's not necessarily a bad thing: the company has adopted a...
- Blastoff from the company's launch site in southeast Texas can occur beginning at 7:00 am local time (1200 GMT), after the Federal Aviation Administration
- When the two stages of Starship are combined, the rocket stands 397 feet (121 meters) tall -- beating the Statue of Liberty by a comfortable 90 feet
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European Parliament approves ‘pioneering’ rules to govern AI
Senior European Union officials say the rules, first proposed in 2021, will protect citizens from the risks of a technology...
- The AI Act focuses on higher-risk uses of the technology by the private and public sector, with tougher obligations for providers
- EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hailed the vote ushering in a "pioneering framework for innovative AI, with clear guardrails"
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SpaceX Crew-7 returns after six-month mission on Space Station
Washington, United States - Four astronauts splashed down off Florida in the Gulf of Mexico on their return to Earth early...
- Led by US astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, who was making her first spaceflight, NASA's Crew-7 arrived at the research platform last Aug aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon.
- The capsule was retrieved from the sea less than half an hour after splashdown, with the crew waving to the recovery team as they opened the hatch