Day July 23, 2018

The Andromeda galaxy ate our sister galaxy

ROBERT GENDLER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images The Andromeda galaxy is our closest galactic neighbor, and it apparently has been hiding a dark past. Scientists from the University of Michigan discovered that this sinister figure cannibalized our sibling approximately two…

Russia may send a robot ‘crew’ to space in 2019

Vyacheslav Prokofyev via Getty Images Leveraging robotics to undertake dangerous missions has obvious benefits for mankind, and space travel is no exception. In 2011, NASA sent its dexterous assistant ‘Robonaut 2‘ on a trip to the International Space Station (ISS)…

Qualcomm’s 5G antennas are primed for next year’s phones

Qualcomm One of the biggest challenges in tapping millimeter waves (mmWaves) for 5G is overcoming signal interference. Because they’re easily disrupted by something as simple as someone walking in between a transmitter and receiver, mmWaves require technological finesse to be…