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  Jace Dela Cruz , Tech Time, Edited by Amal Udawatta, Jeff Bezos' private space firm Blue Origin  unveiled  its new 'Blue Alchemist' technology that would ensure an abundance of solar power for long-term missions on the Moon. They did this by directly drawing materials from the lunar surface brought on Earth.  The company claims that it can scale indefinitely, removing power restrictions everywhere on the Moon. (Photo : Blue Origin) The new "Blue Alchemist" technology from Jeff Bezos' private space company Blue Origin was recently unveiled. It would provide an abundance of solar power for prolonged missions to the Moon. They did this by directly drawing materials from the lunar surface brought on Earth. Blue Origin's Novel Method Blue Origin  created regolith simulants that have similar chemical and mineral components of a lunar regolith to make sure that their starting material is as realistic as possible.  They claim to have created an efficient, scalab

  By  Liz Kruesi  and  Emily Conover Edited by -Amal Udawatta ,    This is the first-ever image of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*. The picture was taken by the globe-spanning Event Horizon Telescope. EVENT HORIZON TELESCOPE COLLABORATION Astronomers have finally assembled an image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Known as Sagittarius A*, this black hole appears as a dark silhouette against the glowing material that surrounds it. The image reveals the turbulent, twisting region right around the black hole in new detail. This vista could help scientists better understand the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole and others like it.  The new image was unveiled on May 12. Researchers announced it in a series of news conferences around the world. They also reported it in six papers in  Astrophysical Journal Letters .   No single observatory could get such a good look at Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A* for short. It required a planet-spanning network

 From Earth Unreal Edited by - Amal Udawatta, Octopus Mother - Caribbean reef octopus guarding her eggs, found off the coast of West Palm Beach, Florida. Like all other species of octopus, this mother does not eat while she tends to her eggs, and she will die after they hatch. It is a poignant fact that the life of an octopus mother is one of selflessness and devotion, even at the cost of her own survival. After laying hundreds of eggs, she will tirelessly guard them, keeping them clean and aerated, and fending off any potential predators. During this time, she will forego eating, relying solely on the stored energy in her body to fuel her maternal duties. As the eggs develop, the mother octopus will continue to care for them, gently fanning them with her arms to ensure a steady flow of oxygen, and protecting them from any harm. Eventually, the eggs will hatch, and the tiny, vulnerable offspring will swim away into the open ocean, ready to start their own lives. The mother, having giv

  By Patrick Hughes BBC News Climate and Science, Edited by - Amal Udawatta, IMAGE SOURCE, DAN BARTLETT Image caption, The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as seen through a telescope A newly discovered comet will make its closest approach to our planet on Wednesday. Astronomers say the object's journey toward us took around 50,000 years. Photographs captured by astronomers show a distinct green hue around the body of the comet. But those expecting a brilliant streak of emerald in the sky will be disappointed. Its brightness is right at the threshold of what is visible to the naked eye. "You might have seen these reports saying we're going to get this bright green object lighting up the sky," says Dr Robert Massey, deputy executive director of the Royal Astronomical Society. "Sadly, that's not going to be anything like the case." However, away from light pollution and below dark skies, you might be able to see a smudge in the sky - if you know what you're looki

  From BBC News Edited by Amal Udawatta, IMAGE SOURCE, REUTERS Image caption, The excavation site in Nyayanga where hundreds of stone tools dating to roughly 2.9 million years ago were found Archaeologists in Kenya have dug up some of the oldest stone tools ever used by ancient humans, dating back around 2.9 million years. It is evidence that the tools were used by other branches of early humans, not just the ancestors of Homo Sapiens. The tools were used to butcher hippos and pound plant materials like tubers and fruit, the researchers said. Two big fossil teeth found at the site belong to an extinct human cousin, known as Paranthropus. Scientists had previously thought that Oldowan tools, a kind of simple stone implement, were only used by ancestors of Homo Sapiens, a grouping that includes our species and our closest relatives. However, no Homo Sapien fossils were found at the excavation site in Nyayanga on the Homa Peninsula in western Kenya. Instead, there were two teeth - stout m