Obama pays $500M to climate change fund, still owes $2B
The U.S. government paid $500 million to the United Nations Green Climate Fund on Tuesday. The contribution made through the State Department could be the last of...
New software helps robot to cut through clutter obstacle
Clutter that is the biggest hurdle faced by any robot during its functioning has finally been resolved. A new software designed by the engineers...
Hubble spots light-eating exoplanet WASP-12b
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed the exoplanet WASP-12b on Thursday to calculate how much light it reflects back into space. The Hot Jupiter is...
Ancient DNA samples push back modern human origins
Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden led by Carina Schlebusch authored an article published this Thursday in the journal Science, which reveals that modern...
NASA’s passes on NEOCam telescope as asteroid threats grow
Though it may seem like a story ripped from the pages of a science fiction novel, the risk of an asteroid impact is very...
Denmark breaks a world record with the V164 wind turbine
It seems that Denmark has got itself a new record, and the reason is that their wind turbine located in Østerild, Denmark, the “V164”...
Prepare for the Great American Eclipse: Map and suggestions
Exactly one year from today on Monday, on August 21, 2017, 12 states of the United States will be able to experience the first...
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...
NASA’s Peggy Whitson arrives at ISS, becomes oldest female astronaut
On Saturday, the Soyuz capsule carrying the astronauts Oleg Novitskiy, Thomas Pesquet, and Peggy Whitson arrived and docked at the International Space Station. With...
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...