Unmanned cargo delivery drone tested on Everest

A unmanned cargo delivery drone was tested on Everest to aid climbers. The drone delivered three oxygen tanks and 1.5 kilograms of other supplies from the base camp to an altitude of approximately 6,000 meters in just 12 minutes. On the return trip, it transported used mountaineering equipment. The drone has a maximum carrying capacity of 15 kilograms. It will facilitate high-altitude mountaineering, rescue operations, and environmental protection efforts.

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June 9, 2024

Boeing Successfully Docks its First Ship to the ISS

Boeing has successfully docked its first ship to the International Space Station (ISS). However, it was not without problems: two new helium leaks occurred in orbit and 5 out of 28 engines failed, although four of them were restarted. The astronauts will stay on the station for eight days and then return to Earth on the same ship.

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June 9, 2024

Government dating app

The government of Japan has launched a state dating application that allows users to see their partner's exact earnings, place of work, property ownership, and car ownership. Additionally, married individuals and those already in a registered marriage will not be able to access the app as the system will conduct mandatory marriage checks.

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June 9, 2024

Robot for pets

Chinese inventors have created a robot that entertains pets while their owners are away. Equipped with a laser pointer and a dangling toy, this device can keep pets engaged and active even in their owner's absence. Additionally, the robot can stream videos to a smartphone, and for longer periods of absence, it has a compartment for scheduled automatic pet feeding. The price of this innovative gadget is $299.

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June 8, 2024

Killer Solar Panels Revealed in the US

US-based company Airiva has showcased a modular vertical wind turbine capable of generating up to 2.2 MWh of electricity per year. Its design, resembling a fence, makes it a perfect fit for any location.

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June 8, 2024

Successful Return of Starship Prototype Reported by SpaceX

SpaceX has announced the first successful return to Earth of the Starship prototype. Elon Musk stated that the spacecraft made a soft landing in the Indian Ocean despite partial damages and loss of video communication with the ground. The prototype of the Super Heavy rocket's first stage also safely landed in the Gulf of Mexico. Recovery of the stage for reuse in this flight was not planned, but it is expected to be brought back to the launch site in the future.

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June 8, 2024

China's Highest Waterfall Turns Out to Be a Pipe

China's highest waterfall, Yuntai Waterfall, has been revealed to be a pipe, thanks to a tourist who accidentally discovered it and captured it on camera. Yuntai Waterfall is considered as the main tourist attraction in the north-central province of Henan, China. But no one had suspected such a deception there. Authorities claim that this helps the actual waterfall when it runs dry.

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June 8, 2024

Metal successfully printed on 3D printer for the first time on the ISS

For the first time, metal has been successfully printed on a 3D printer aboard the ISS. European scientists, in collaboration with Airbus, achieved this significant milestone. Soon, astronauts will be able to independently print station parts.

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June 8, 2024

AI learns to understand dogs

AI has learned to understand dogs. The neural network can distinguish between aggressive barking and plaintive and playful barking. It can also determine the breed and gender of a dog. Soon, AI will even be able to understand the meaning behind a dog's barking. The relationship with pets will change forever.

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June 8, 2024

Astronomers Discover a Sugary World in Space

Astronomers have found a sugar world in space. We are talking about the asteroid Arrokoth - the farthest space object visited by a human probe. Scientists have discovered that under the influence of radiation, familiar sugars - glucose and ribose - have formed there. And this sugary paradise is only 6.5 billion kilometers away.

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June 7, 2024

Australian Scientists Create Night Vision Film

Scientists from Australia have developed a night vision film. It can be applied to any glasses, enabling vision in the dark. With this film, it is easy to distinguish objects and even safely drive a car. The technology is based on lithium niobate crystals that capture both visible and infrared light.

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June 7, 2024

Solar Panels to Power Valencia's Cemeteries

Under the Requiem in Power project, more than 6,600 solar panels will be installed in Valencia's cemeteries. These panels will generate over 440,000 kilowatts per year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 140 tons and providing energy to municipal buildings and thousands of households. About 800 solar panels have already been placed in three cemeteries. The authorities in Valencia hope to confirm their status as the green capital of Europe. According to the plans, the city is expected to receive 27% of its energy from renewable sources in the coming years.

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June 7, 2024

Classical music on guard

In Finland, the police are deterring teenagers from beaches by playing classical music. At the end of the school year, young people like to hang out at the beaches and leave behind garbage, make noise, and so on. The police have found a solution to the problem: in the evenings, they loudly play classical music in such places. And the method works.

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June 7, 2024

Botanists Discover New DNA Length Record Holder Among Living Organisms

Botanists have discovered a new record holder for the longest DNA among living organisms. It is the fern Tmesipteris oblanceolata, found in New Caledonia and neighboring archipelagos. The genome of this plant consists of 160.45 billion base pairs, which is 7% more than the previous record holder, the Japanese horseshoe crab, and more than 50 times larger than that of humans.

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June 6, 2024

The Geneva Auto Show: An End of an Era

There will no longer be an auto show in Geneva. This was one of the oldest and most prestigious car exhibitions, held since 1905. The main reasons cited were the decline in interest from car brands and tough competition from other shows. At its peak of popularity, hundreds of companies would come to Geneva, but this year only nine attended: Renault, Dacia, and a few Chinese brands.

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June 6, 2024

Adelaide's O-Bahn Busway: A Unique Transportation System

Adelaide, a city in Australia, boasts a unique busway system called O-Bahn, which resembles a railway rather than traditional roads. This system was constructed to ensure that buses wouldn't get stuck in traffic and could efficiently bypass congested areas of the route. With a length of 12 km and a maximum speed of 100 km/h, the O-Bahn busway allows buses to seamlessly transition from regular roads without slowing down. Equipped with guiding wheels, the buses also prevent their tires from scraping against curbs.

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June 6, 2024

Real Bodies Museum in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, there is a museum where real human bodies donated to science are displayed. The main idea of the museum is to demonstrate how the human body works, how it functions, and what happens to it in the end. By the way, anyone can bequeath their body to this museum.

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June 6, 2024

The billionaire canceled a tourist flight around the moon

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has canceled the first tourist flight around the Moon on SpaceX Starship. He says it has become unclear when the rocket will be able to go into space. Maezawa purchased all the seats back in 2018, expecting a launch in 2023, but it is now known that it will not happen until 2024. Reminder, all test flights of Starship have ended in rocket destruction so far. The fourth attempt to launch it is planned for today - June 5th. We are awaiting news.

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June 5, 2024

French Vodka Infused with Meteorite: A Unique Cosmic Flavor

A vodka infused with a meteorite has been released in France. Over the course of a year, the drink is kept in terracotta barrels with pieces of the celestial body suspended in the middle, resulting in the partial dissolution of the space rock and imparting the unparalleled taste of chondrite.

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June 5, 2024

MrBeast becomes the most popular YouTube channel worldwide

MrBeast has become the most popular YouTube channel in the world, surpassing the Indian music label T-Series. Jimmy Donaldson's channel has already gained over 267 million subscribers. No blogger or label has been able to reach such a high number until today.

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June 5, 2024