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Ancient civilization home to 30,000 people ‘hidden in Amazon rainforest’ found with 33ft-wide roads using laser-scanner

Ancient Civilization Home to 30,000 People ‘Hidden in amazon Rainforest’ Found with 33ft-Wide Roads Using Laser-Scanner Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery using advanced laser technology to unveil a previously unknown settlement deep within the amazon rainforest. This groundbreaking revelation sheds light on a civilization dating back 2,500 years in the Upano Valley site, situated along a stretch of the…

Watch this rocket ‘eat’ its own body for fuel

Ouroboros-3 uses its own plastic fuselage as propellant. University of GlasgowThe Ouroboros-3 prototype is an autophage rocket engine designed for a fiery demise. The post Watch this rocket ‘eat’ its own body for fuel appeared first on Popular Science.

‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says

Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading…

NASA is headed for the moon next week, and it’s bringing lots of weird stuff

The Astrobotic Peregrin lander is scheduled to make its soft lunar landing in late February. AstroboticUnited Launch Alliance’s unmanned spacecraft takes off on January 8, 2024, carrying new tools, tiny robots, and… Gene Roddenberry’s ashes. The post NASA is headed for the moon next week, and it’s bringing lots of weird stuff appeared first on Popular Science.

Inside Gateway – the first-of-its-kind lunar space station to house astronauts and explore Mars like never before

Exploring the Inside Gateway: Humanity’s First Lunar Space Station In the journey towards achieving humans’ next giant leap in space exploration, nasa‘s lunar Gateway holds a pivotal role. Positioned as a ‘shortcut to Mars,’ this first-of-its-kind lunar space station is set to house astronauts and propel the exploration of the red planet like never before. Gateway’s Role in Expeditions to…