NASA proves 2016 was the hottest year on record
NASA and NOAA scientists have concluded 2016 was the warmest year on record since 1880. U.S. experts attribute the record-high temperatures to gas emissions...
Female Mathematician Receives Highest NGS Award for Role in Space Exploration
Katherine Johnson, a female mathematician, whose calculations made space exploration possible will posthumously receive the National Geographic Society Hubbard medal for 2020. This is coming...
Things you must know about TRAPPIST-1
TRAPPIST-1 is a planetary system named after the TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope which astronomers used to discover it. It is located 39 light...
Orangutans, Bonobos, and Gorillas in San Diego Zoo Given Experimental COVID-19...
A number of orangutans, bonobos, and gorillas at the San Diego Zoo have been given an experimental COVID-19 vaccine after many of the great...
Take great photos of the Full Wolf Moon 2017
The first full moon of 2017 is upon us with January’s Wolf Moon, visible in night skies since Wednesday and reaching its most visible...
JWST Discovers Carbon-Dioxide in Exoplanet Outside Our Solar System
The James Web Space Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide in an exoplanet outside our solar system. Named the WASP-39b, the exoplanet is 700 light-years...
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch: all you need to know
SpaceX announced during the late afternoon on Saturday that the Falcon Heavy's first official test will occur on Tuesday, February 7th. This test will...
Neither Worm Nor Snake, Caecilians Have Mouths That Can Deliver Venomous...
A study published by researchers in the journal iScience has revealed that caecilians have mouths that can deliver venomous bites. Caecilians are neither worms...
NASA’s Chandra spies a black-hole that’s eating a giant star
A black hole has been devouring a massive star for about ten years, according to researchers at NASA. According to a statement from the...
Mega Earthquake in Aleutian Islands will trigger devastating Tsunami in Hawai
A research report published by scientists from Hawai on May 15, 2016 predicts the chances of a mega earthquake at the Aleutian Islands within...