This is the first in a new weekly roundup of links to some of the science stories that have caught my eye recently.
- With the JWST getting close to starting its scientific work, here’s an article that digs into what we can expect from it. Read more…
- Many people think our galaxy must be special because we’re in it, but it turns out that it’s probably fairly average. Read more…
- Recharging electric vehicles is relatively slow when compared to traditional internal combustion engines, but a Chinese company wants to change that using a novel approach. Read more…
- Could our thoughts on how planets like Earth form be wrong? Researchers have found evidence that the long-held idea that all planets form through pebble accretion may be flawed. Read more…
- Physicists using commonsense principles are gaining greater insight into how our universe behaved at the beginning of time, and the ideas may help pin down the origins of Inflation shortly after the big bang. Read more…
- China claims to have built the largest electric-powered quadruped bionic robot in the world. Similar to Boston Dynamics’ Wildcat. But many say it resembles a yak! Read more….
- UCL researchers have observed a ring of planetary debris orbiting close to a white dwarf star, suggesting that a planet may exist in the star’s habitable zone. Read more…
That’s it for this week. See you next Sunday!
