NASA's newly unfurled solar sail has started 'tumbling' end-over-end in orbit

NASA's newly unfurled solar sail has started 'tumbling' end-over-end in orbit, surprising observations show | Mysterious 'mustached' burial mounds in Kazakhstan date to the Middle Ages | Massive helium reservoir in Minnesota could solve US shortage Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( September 5, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](   Top Science News [] [NASA's newly unfurled solar sail has started 'tumbling' end-over-end in orbit, surprising observations show]( (NASA) [NASA's newly unfurled solar sail has started 'tumbling' end-over-end in orbit, surprising observations show]( A NASA spacecraft erected a large, foil solar sail in orbit around Earth last week, after a failed attempt days earlier. However, subsequent observations of the spacecraft show it is "tumbling or wobbling" through space, which may have also impacted its trajectory around our planet. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Mysterious 'mustached' burial mounds in Kazakhstan date to the Middle Ages]( (Courtesy of the Margulan Institute of Archaeology) [Mysterious 'mustached' burial mounds in Kazakhstan date to the Middle Ages]( Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered 10 kurgans, or burial mounds, dating to the Middle Ages, and some have "mustaches." [Read More]( [] Planet Earth [] Massive helium reservoir in Minnesota could solve US shortage (Pulsar Helium) [Massive helium reservoir in Minnesota could solve US shortage]( A helium reservoir with the highest concentrations ever seen could hold enough of the gas to address critical shortages in the U.S. affecting tech, medicine and space exploration. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [Boat-ramming orcas may be using yachts as target practice toys, scientists suggest]( (Mike Korostelev/Getty Images) [Boat-ramming orcas may be using yachts as target practice toys, scientists suggest]( Orcas off the coasts of Spain and Portugal may be using boats as targets to practice hunting their favorite food, Atlantic bluefin tuna. [Read More]( [] Technology [] [Specialist 'carbon nanotube' AI chip built by Chinese scientists is 1st of its kind and '1,700 times more efficient' than Google's]( (Getty Images/sankai) [Specialist 'carbon nanotube' AI chip built by Chinese scientists is 1st of its kind and '1,700 times more efficient' than Google's]( Scientists in China have developed a tensor processing unit (TPU) that uses carbon-based transistors instead of silicon – and they say it's extremely energy efficient. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] New research suggests that tarantulas are hairy because... Learn the answer [here](. [Vote]( [It stops ants from eating them alive]( [Vote]( [Female tarantulas find long hair attractive]( [Vote]( [It makes them more aerodynamic]( [Vote]( [It keeps them warm](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036