scientific discoveries of 2018

The first successful head transplant surgery

You will probably agree that this piece of news sounds like it was told by someone who returned from the future. But the future is actually now. This is what our scientists are trying to prove.

Chinese surgeons, managed by Sergio Canavero, performed the first head transplant from one corpse to another. The surgery took 18 hours and the result was the successful connection of the spinal cord, nerves, and blood vessels. On December 25, 2017, Canavero predicted that in 2018 the first head transplant surgery of a living person will be performed.

Aside from all of these discoveries and achievements, 2017 and 2018 had other scientific events:

Experts at Elon Musk’s company made a breakthrough when they launched Falcon 9 into geostationary orbit again. By doing this, they saved $19 million for one launch. In the future, the amount of saved money will be tremendous.

Finding exoplanets. This is probably one of the biggest pieces of news from NASA. In the TRAPPIST-1 system, they found 7 planets, 3 of which could possibly be inhabited. They are at the right distance from the closest star for life to develop.

Alpha Go artificial intelligence beats humans. Last year, a machine, or special software beat the best Alpha Go player in the world. This game is believed to be more difficult than chess.

At the beginning of February, SpaceX launched Falcon Heavy. According to the project, the rocket will be able to deliver 64 tons of load into orbit, and 16.8 tons to Mars. This rocket sent Elon Musk’s own car to space — his cherry Tesla Roadster. A dummy dressed in a SpaceX space suit is in the car. This is a real breakthrough because this is the heaviest rocket that has ever been used.

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