New amplifier enables transmission of 10x more data per second than fiber-optic systems - Interesting Engineering

The cost-effective, compact, and energy-efficient amplifier boasts a bandwidth of 300 nanometers, enabling it to transmit ten times more data per second.

Musk Splits With Trump Over ‘Troubling’ Cuts to NASA - The Daily Beast

The administration announced Friday its plans to cut the civilian space agency’s budget in half.

Newly discovered comet is making a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ appearance. Here’s how to see it - OregonLive.com

The green-tinted comet is visible now, as it makes its rare pass by Earth.

SpaceX gears up for second launch this week from Vandenberg SFB - KSBY News

For the second time this week, SpaceX is set to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, gearing up for liftoff Saturday morning.

Thousands of Stone Tools Made by Early Humans Around 20,000 Years Ago Found in Cave - Good News Network

The team made the daily climb with all their excavation and photography equipment, weighing up to 50 pounds per person.

In the 1970s, over 100 ancient rhinos were found entombed in Yellowstone ash – we finally know what happened - BBC Wildlife Magazine

It has taken researchers more than 50 years to solve the mystery of why so many rhinos died in the same spot.

For the first time, astronomers watch a black hole ‘wake up’ in real-time - Yahoo

A black hole is a terrifying concept, but the mysterious nexus of physics and space-time isn’t always gobbling up matter. While famous for devouring anything...

Will Seattle weather let us see the pink moon? - The Seattle Times

If clouds clear out as expected, Seattle stargazers could catch a glimpse of the April's full moon, known as the pink moon.

Were dinosaurs headed for extinction even before massive asteroid strike? Scientists offer new clues - CNN

An analysis of North America’s fossil record for the 18 million years before dinosaurs disappeared suggests the prehistoric creatures’ extinction wasn’t inevitable.

7,000-Year-Old Mummies Discovered Without Modern Human DNA - AOL.com

This ancient people lived in the Sahara when it was a much more welcoming environment.

SpaceX delays launch of Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center - Spaceflight Now

Meet Lokiceratops, A Giant Dinosaur With Blade-Like Horns - Science Friday

The newly discovered dino is challenging paleontologists' understanding of how horned dinosaurs evolved and existed together.

Astronomers Think They've Found the Universe's Missing Infrared Light - Universe Today

One of the things about astronomy that captivates me is that for every question we answer, we open up a whole bunch of other questions. Dark matter and dark energy are one such phenomenon that rather continues to confound us. There’s also the mystery of missi…

Why I stopped riding, and how I’ll start again - BikePortland

A personal reflection on the eve of my first (of two) major knee surgeries.

Scientists may have finally discovered why Mercury is so weird - Live Science

"What surprised us, at the end, was how effective this type of impact could be in explaining Mercury's unusual structure without needing to consider multiple collisions or extremely rare conditions."

Cadex unveils 147g Amp 3D saddle with Gyroid padding - Bikerumor

Cadex gets into the 3D printed saddle game with their new Amp 3D with a Gyroid structure.