A Girl Scout was injured in a remote California canyon. Here’s how satellites got help to her in minutes
“Without satellite-enabled communication and precise location identification, this rescue could have stretched from hours into days.”
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A newly discovered comet is already visible with binoculars.
Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro makes food taste sweeter and saltier, and that may quiet cravings
Some people taking Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro notice that food suddenly tastes sweeter or saltier, and this subtle shift in flavor perception appears tied to reduced appetite and stronger feelings of fullness. In a study of more than 400 patients,…
Northrop Grumman’s ‘Cygnus XL’ cargo spacecraft suffers thruster issue on way to the International Space Station
Northrop Grumman’s new “Cygnus XL” cargo ship won’t arrive at the ISS on Wednesday morning (Sept. 17) as planned after suffering a thruster issue in orbit.
Semaglutide may silence the food noise in your head
People taking semaglutide report far fewer obsessive thoughts about food, with cravings dropping sharply and mental health improving. This new research hints the drug may offer freedom from the constant distraction of food noise.
‘We’re really on a different trajectory’: How NASA’s Artemis moon missions aim to prepare us for Mars
NASA is working on finding landing sites for future moon astronauts. Part of the work includes thinking about how to prepare for eventual Mars missions with astronauts.
Doomed ‘cannibal’ star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day
Astronomers have solved the mystery of a star that has baffled scientists for over a century, finding it is a cannibal white dwarf about to blow in an explosion that will be visible with the naked eye.
‘Secret island’ on sun sparks surprise solar storm and stunning auroras across the US (photos)
A hidden magnetic island inside a coronal hole unleashed a surprise G3 storm, sparking dazzling displays across the US.
Forget supercomputers — scientists say a laptop could map the universe in minutes
A new emulator is tackling the near-impossible task of mapping the universe’s large-scale structure without sacrificing intricate details.
Deinfluencing shapes how we think about shopping and our economy
Valued at more than US$250 billion, the influencer industry is the center of the digital economy.