Tag: objects

The mystery of how strange cosmic objects called ‘JuMBOs’ went rogue

At the end of 2023, astronomers made a startling discovery in the Orion Nebula. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the team found 40 pairs of planetary mass objects — none of which orbit a star. They’re called Jupiter-Mass Binary Objects, or JuMBOs. In short, this discovery directly challenged both star birth and planet […]

This super-smart Roomba steers clear of any objects in its path

Don’t you hate household appliances that make your life easier, except you still have to do an annoying prep step? Like having to clean your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher — what is that? Similarly, what good is investing in a robot vacuum to clean your floors for you if you first have […]

Dogs can match some words with objects, study suggests

Dogs can understand that certain words refer to specific objects, according to a recent study, suggesting that they may understand words in a similar way to humans. It offers the first evidence of brain activity for this comprehension in a non-human animal, researchers said, though the study’s conclusion has faced scrutiny from other experts in […]

Pentagon UFO report says most sightings ‘ordinary objects’ and phenomena

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pentagon report on unidentified flying objects said U.S. government investigations since the end of World War Two have found no evidence of extraterrestrial technology and had concluded that most sightings were misidentified ordinary objects and phenomena. The report released on Friday follows on from a 2022 Pentagon announcement that its then […]