Stephen Wolfram is a cult figure in programming and mathematics. Last week, he launched a new venture: the Wolfram Physics Project, an ambitious attempt to develop a new physics of our universe.
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Two Nasa astronauts have said they expect it will be tough returning to such a drastically changed world next week, after more than half a year at the International Space Station.
People with blood type A may be more susceptible to Covid-19 compared to other blood types, scientists have claimed.
SpaceX aborted a planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday after an abort command occurred at the point where the engines were to ignite.
An exhausted-looking Elon Musk said on Monday he’s unsure his rocket company SpaceX will accomplish its foundational mission – getting to Mars – before he dies.
An exoplanet more than double the size of Earth could potentially be habitable, astronomers have found.
The UK said it will spend £1.2-billion – about R23.3-billion – on developing the most powerful weather and climate supercomputer in the world.
Experts at the Seti Institute, an organisation dedicated to tracking extraterrestrial intelligence, are developing state-of-the-art techniques to detect signatures from space that indicate the possibility of extraterrestrial existence.
Two defunct satellites, racing across the sky at around 53 000km/h, narrowly missed smashing into each other on Thursday. They may have come within 47m of each other at their closest approach.
Elon Musk’s rocket company has one last, major hurdle to clear before it attempts an historic first flight of astronauts for Nasa: proving it can safely abort a mission if something goes wrong after takeoff.