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Katy Perry Joins Historic All-Female Space Crew on Blue Origin Flight
<img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/120295675.cms" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 5px;" />Katy Perry joined an all-female Blue Origin spaceflight. Space tourism remains expensive. Blue Origin requests a $150,000 deposit. Seats have cost millions. Celebrities sometimes fly free. Virgin Galactic seats cost around $450,000. A SpaceX civilian mission cost $220 million. Space travel is currently for the wealthy. More private companies may lower costs in the future.
Blue Origin's Historic All-Female Spaceflight: A Journey Beyond Earth
<img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/120296335.cms" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 5px;" />Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule soared to space. It carried an all-women crew, including Katy Perry and others. The sub-orbital flight reached over 100 kilometers. The crew experienced weightlessness before a smooth landing in West Texas. This mission marks a milestone for women in space exploration. The capsule soared at three times the speed of sound.
Historic All-Female Spaceflight Marks a New Era in Space Exploration
<img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/120289997.cms" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 5px;" />Gayle King and Katy Perry joined an all-female crew on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, marking the first such flight since 1963. The 10-minute journey, watched by celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Kris Jenner, reached above the Karman line. While celebrated by some, the space tourism venture faced criticism for its exclusivity and perceived lack of meaningful purpose.
Remarkable Fossilized Larva Provides Insight into Early Arthropods
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." <ul><li>A remarkable fossilized larva has been discovered by scientists with its brain and guts still i… [+3478 chars]
Groundbreaking Research Sets New Limits on Neutrino Mass
Physicists have placed a new limit on how big the elusive neutrino can beone of the universe’s smallest known particlesa limit that makes other subatomic particles look as big as black holes by compa… [+2633 chars]
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Unveils New Insights into Distant Cosmic Event
Astronomers using NASAs James Webb Space Telescope just gave a cosmic mystery a serious plot twist. The event in questiona sudden brightening from a star about 12,000 light-years awaywas initially c… [+2164 chars]
Record Low Arctic Sea Ice: A Concerning Trend Evidenced by New Data
Lowest maximum extent reached in March in the 47-year satellite record
The Journey of Building 'Venessa': Lessons from a Two-Stage Rocket Launch Attempt
So I dont usually write blogs mostly because I thought I wasnt the blogging type (whatever that means). Actually, this is my first one. But after what happened during our first two-stage rocket attem… [+12675 chars]
Crows Exhibit Remarkable Geometric Skills, Challenging Human Uniqueness in Mathematics
Crows are able to look at a handful of four-sided shapes and correctly distinguish those that exhibit geometric regularity from those that don't, according to a provocative new study. It's the first… [+3449 chars]
Revolutionizing Neurological Research: The Role of Human Assembloids
Human biology is very much like that of other mammals, and yet so very different in areas where it matters. One of these being human neurology, with aspects like the human brain and the somatosensory… [+1311 chars]
Understanding the Pink Full Moon and Easter's Date in 2025
Saturday night (April 12) brings us the April full moon, which traditionally is known as the "Pink Full Moon." The Native Americans who once occupied the northern and eastern United States kept track… [+6435 chars]
Trump Administration's Proposed Budget Cuts Could Devastate NASA
After weeks of uncertainty, it appears that the Trump administration is preparing to gut NASA, based on a preliminary budget that would see the space agency’s funding nearly halved. Weeks of whisper… [+3432 chars]
Orcas Hunt Pygmy Blue Whale in Gripping Display at Bremer Canyon
Every summer, an area of deep underwater canyons off western Australia’s south coast called Bremer Canyon becomes the preferred feeding ground for marine predators including sharks, pilot whales, bea… [+2387 chars]
Noland Arbaugh Becomes First Recipient of Neuralink Brain Chip Implant
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New Research Casts Doubt on Functionality of the Antikythera Mechanism
In 1901, sponge divers discovered an ancient shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera. Among the recovered materials, a corroded lump of metal caught the eye of archaeologist Valeri… [+3600 chars]
NASA's James Webb Telescope Captures Images of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Following Initial Impact Fears
A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all but … [+2240 chars]
NASA's Perseverance Rover Uncovers Intriguing Rocks on Mars
Perseverance’s challenging three-and-a-half month climb out of Jezero Crater has definitely been worth it, with NASA reportedly discovering a fascinating array of rocks worthy of detailed examination… [+2044 chars]
Jeremiah Ostriker: The Astrophysicist Who Uncovered the Secrets of Dark Matter
The scientist played a key role in establishing that dark matter pervades the universe
Exciting Skywatching Opportunity: Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN) Approaching Earth
Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN) has rapidly become a highlight in the skywatching calendar of 2025. Discovered in late March, this long-period comet is journeying towards the inner solar system and has alread… [+4342 chars]
Exploring ARIMA Models: A Comparative Analysis of Forecasting Electricity Usage with R
[This article was first published on R Works, and kindly contributed to R-bloggers]. (You can report issue about the content on this page here) Want to share your content on R-bloggers? click here i… [+15475 chars]
Astronaut Captures Stunning Time-Lapse of ISS Over Aurora Borealis
There are some stunning views out there, like hotels that let you see the New York City skyline and resorts with gorgeous mountain or ocean views. But there are few places with a view as absurdly coo… [+2282 chars]
Concerns Rise as Alaska's Mt. Spurr Volcano Displays Eruption Signs Amid Increased Seismic Activity
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US Biotech Firm Colossal Biosciences Claims to Resurrect Dire Wolf: A Closer Look
US biotech startup Colossal Biosciences has resurrected the dire wolf or at least thats what the company would like you to believe. Social media is abuzz with viral videos, memes, and images of fluf… [+3643 chars]
Astounding Cosmic Event: Planet Engulfed by Its Host Star Observed by James Webb Telescope
As planetary demises go, this one is pretty grisly: a planet falls closer and closer to its host star, getting hotter and hotter as it spirals inward, until it finally falls past the point of no retu… [+2448 chars]
World's Largest Particle Collider to Welcome New Detector Named After Biblical Figure
The world’s largest particle collider is set to get a brand new toy, named for the oldest guy in the Bible. The toya detector, actuallyis called MATHUSLA. Researchers submitted a conceptual design r… [+2324 chars]
Understanding the Differences Between Bicycle, Motorcycle, and Celestial Bodies
Is a bicycle like a motorcycle? Of course, the answer is it is and it isn’t. Saying something is “like” something else presupposes a lot of hidden assumptions. In the category “things with two wheels… [+1603 chars]
Novel Pain Pathway Model Created in Laboratory to Enhance Analgesic Drug Development
Scientists have re-created a pain pathway in the brain by growing four key clusters of human nerve cells in a dish. This laboratory model could be used to help explain certain pain syndromes, and of… [+3713 chars]
The Launch and Development of eDNAjoint: A Revolutionary Tool in Environmental DNA Analysis
In 2024, the version 0.2 of eDNAjoint was peer-reviewed and approved by rOpenSci, and a few months later, a manuscript about the package was published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Reflecting … [+6448 chars]
Groundbreaking Interactive Map of U2OS Cells Unveils New Insights into Pediatric Bone Tumors
Scientists have attempted to map the human cell since the first microscope was invented more than 400 years ago. But many components of the cell still remain uncharted."We know each of the proteins t… [+5988 chars]
The Search for Planet Nine: Vera Rubin Observatory Poised for Discovery
Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting… [+4617 chars]
Asteroid 2024 YR4: A Close Encounter with Earth and its Potential Impact on the Moon
A newly discovered asteroid is on track for a close brush with Earthand it might even slam into the Moon. Recently, astronomers got a closer look at the giant space rock, revealing its violent origin… [+4619 chars]
New Analysis Suggests Life on Titan is Possible but Highly Unlikely
Saturns moon Titan is often pegged as one of the worlds in our solar system where life could theoretically exist. A new analysis concludes that is indeed possible, albeit incredibly unlikely. Titan … [+3350 chars]
Senate to Confirm Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator Amid Controversy
The U.S. Senate is set to decide on Jared Isaacmans nomination for NASA administrator, weighing the future of the space agency under the growing influence of the private industry. Isaacmanentreprene… [+1371 chars]