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A chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission will crash into the Moon in March, experts say.The rocket was deployed in 2015 to put into orbit a NASA satellite called the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR).Since then, the second stage of the rocket, or booster, has been floating in what mathematicians call a chaotic orbit, astronomer Bill Gray told AFP Wednesday.It was Gray who calculated the space junk's new collision course with the Moon.The…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Barrier islands protect the coastline from storms, storm surge, waves and flooding. They can act as a buffer between the ocean and beachfront property. As sea level rises, barrier islands retreat, or move closer toward the shore, which diminishes the buffer and protection. New information published today shows the retreat of coastal barrier islands will accelerate by 50 percent within a…

Make predictions with pure statisticsPhoto by Nika Benedictova on UnsplashThis article is in some sense a sequel to my previous article on Bayesian statistics. Long story short, the company I work for needed a model that not only predicts a target variable as a number but also estimates its probability density, i.e. estimates that the predicted variable will likely be in a certain range from the prediction. As a result, the model based on the naive Bayes approach has been created that not only suited the initial task but…

Scientists have developed a computer model capable of predicting crime that is about to occur up to a week before it takes place. Data scientists and social scientists at the University of Chicago have developed an algorithm that relies on public data to predict future violent and property crimes with 90 percent accuracy. Using a separate model, the researchers were also able to determine that there is a heavy bias in police response to these crimes, based on the socioeconomic status of neighbourhoods where the crime was…

The researchers discovered three genes, MCM5, FGGY, and DDX60L, that are strongly linked to the risk of developing eggs with an abnormal number of chromosomes when the genes mutated.In order to shed light on the genetic cause of female infertility, Rutgers researchers have combined genomic sequencing with machine learning techniquesAccording to Rutgers University research, specialized analysis of a woman’s genome may be used to predict her likelihood of experiencing one of the most common forms of miscarriages.This…

Crime prediction techniques have often been under scrutiny because they lack objectivity by virtue of ingrained biases Artificial intelligence is gradually catching up with advanced policing, pricking the interests of Governments. Who wouldn’t want to have policing tools in their armor for the rate of crime is only seeing an uptick with every passing day? Crime prediction techniques have often been under scrutiny because they lack objectivity by virtue of ingrained biases. Given the facets and subjectivity…

After the success The Batman had during its theatrical release earlier this year, fans are curious to know what happens to this caped crusader after the events of the film. Reddit user u/Thanos_6point0 asked BatFans on r/DC_Cinematic on future character arcs Robert Pattinson will go through in future film installments. Fans wrapped their heads together as they came up with possible ideas that could work for the film’s potential sequel. One Reddit user suggested that it’s probably going down a similar path to the…

If you've been laying in bed at night, fretting that the planets of the Solar System are going to go ricocheting off throughout the galaxy, you can set your mind at ease.We have at least 100,000 years before that happens, according to new calculations.  In a new study, mathematicians Angel Zhivkov and Ivaylo Tounchev of the University of Sofia in Bulgaria lay out an analytical proof of the stability of the Solar System over the next 100 millennia, including all eight planets and Pluto.Their calculations, yet to be…

Despite having only been around for fewer than three years, the COVID-causing virus SARS-CoV-2 is perhaps the most studied and genetically sequenced pathogen in history. Disease surveillance teams around the world have uploaded millions of viral sequences to public databases that allow researchers to track how the virus spreads. A new computational model mined this unprecedented amount of data—more than 6.4 million SARS-CoV-2 sequences—to find patterns among the mutations that help a new viral strain spread throughout…

Researchers can now assess a person’s risk of developing late-life dementia using data from a common type of bone density scan. The long-term study revealed calcification within the abdominal aorta can double one’s risk of developing dementia over the age of 80.The new study analyzed data from a long-term research project called The Perth Longitudinal Study of Aging Women. The project initially was focused on understanding how calcium supplements can prevent osteoporotic fractures, but it included well over 10 years of…