Science
The latest Science coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
More in Science, page 38
-
First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown
The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole.
-
Private US spacecraft is on its side on the moon with some antennas covered up, the company says
A private U.S. lunar lander tipped over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon's south pole, hampering communications, company officials said Friday.
-
Private lander makes first US moon landing in more than 50 years
A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact.
-
Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer’s. Researchers have new clues about which come first
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alzheimer's quietly ravages the brain long before symptoms appear and now scientists have new clues about the dominolike sequence of those changes — a potential window to one day intervene.
-
A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available to more people
Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. She knew the illness could kill her. Both of her parents had taken their lives.
-
Astronomers find what may be the universe’s brightest object with a black hole devouring a sun a day
Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day.
-
More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests.
-
Artificial intelligence, real emotion. People are seeking a romantic connection with the perfect bot
A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated.
-
An Oregon resident was diagnosed with the plague. Here are a few things to know about the illness
Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got the disease from a sick pet cat.
-
AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday outlawed robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence, a decision that sends a clear message that exploiting the technology to scam people and mislead voters won't be tolerated.
