A new measure of AI performance could give us an idea of when to expect truly general AI agents. (Image credit: MASTER via Getty Images) Researchers have developed an innovative method for assessing the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) systems…
(Main) Image of the extended Groth strip as seen by JWST (inset). (Image credit: Frank Summers (STScI), Greg Bacon (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hastak (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)) Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope…
Germ theory was not immediately accepted throughout history, but once it was accepted, it paved the way for the creation of vaccines that could prevent disease by stopping germs in their tracks. (Image credit: Jackyenjoyphotography via Getty Images) Germ theory…
(Image credit: Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images) The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is raising questions about the limits of the field. Topics that were once considered science fiction – such as the concept of superintelligent AI – are now…
United Launch Alliance successfully launched the first 27 Amazon satellites into orbit on Monday, after previous missions were canceled nearly three weeks ago due to adverse weather conditions in Florida. Kuiper-1 launched at 7:01 p.m. ET from Pad 41 at…
A visualization of the recovered satellites. (Image courtesy of CSU) On March 15 at 8:15 p.m. Beijing time (March 14 at 8:42 p.m. EST; 5:42 p.m. PT), China launched two satellites on a Long March-2C rocket carrying a Yuanzheng-1S module.…
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday evening, carrying nearly two dozen Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from the east coast of Florida. The launch took place at 10:09 p.m. ET from Pad 40 at the famed Cape Canaveral…
(Image credit: Getty Images) Jump to: While humidity in our homes may not be an issue during the summer months, dehumidifiers can be helpful any time of year. These devices reduce the humidity levels in our spaces, which can provide…
People wait at Sants train station in Barcelona, Spain, during a power outage. (Photo: Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu via Getty Images) On Monday morning, April 28, a rare international power outage affected all of Spain and Portugal, as well as parts…
Representatives from SPHEREx, NASA’s spectrophotometer designed to study the history of the universe, the epoch of reionization and ice exploration, recently visited the New York Stock Exchange to ring the closing bell. Several members of the SPHEREx team, including flight…