Former space station manager Mike Suffredini says he’s working on a plan to send up a commercial space module that could be...
Former NASA space station manager makes plans for commercial outpost
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Relativistic reverberation in the accretion flow of a tidal disruption event
Our current understanding of the curved space-time around supermassive black holes is based on actively accreting black holes, which make up only ten per cent or less of the overall population. X-ray observations of that small fraction reveal strong gravitational redshifts that indicate that many of these black holes are rapidly rotating; however, selection biases suggest that these results are not necessarily reflective of...
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson getting $200k to make Facebook Live videos
If you can’t wait until Sundays this fall to see Russell Wilson, now you can catch the Seattle Seahawks quarterback on Facebook Live.
Wilson...
Structural biology: When sperm meets egg
Sperm–egg binding is mediated by two cell-surface proteins. Structural analysis of these proteins separately and in complex provides insight into the recognition process and the subsequent sperm–egg fusion.
Nature doi: 10.1038/nature18448
Study: Tech-savvy millennials are more likely to unplug on vacation
Millennials are often called the digital generation,...
For men, the importance of safe sex depends on how hot their partner is
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When it comes to men making decisions on condom use for casual sex, there may not be more to it than meets the eye.
In a survey of 51 heterosexual men between the ages of 19 and 61 published in BMJ Open, researchers found that men’s intentions to use a condom during casual sex varied...
A better air filter: UW spinout raises $1.25M for new approach to electrostatic air filtration
A Seattle-based startup is developing a new air filter that it says will cost less than the alternatives, use less energy, filter out more harmful particulates and require less maintenance. The...
At last, a new zombie movie that looks original and compelling
Trailer for The Girl with All the Gifts
Zipcar brings one-way car-sharing service to Seattle, including drop-off at new airport lot
There are now even more ways to get around Seattle.
Zipcar today announced that its car-sharing service in the Emerald City now includes one-way trips, offering drivers the ability to rent a vehicle...
A hot Jupiter orbiting a 2-million-year-old solar-mass T Tauri star
Hot Jupiters are giant Jupiter-like exoplanets that orbit their host stars 100 times more closely than Jupiter orbits the Sun. These planets presumably form in the outer part of the primordial disk from which both the central star and surrounding planets are born, then migrate inwards and yet avoid falling into their host star. It is, however, unclear whether this occurs early in the...