Japan now has a military communications satellite in orbit
Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Kirameki-2 satellite aboard the agency’s H-IIA rocket on Tuesday afternoon. The payload will enhance military communications amid...
Scientists spot a strange smile-shaped wave in Venus
Astronomers spotted a strange wave over the surface of Venus yesterday with the help of Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft. The scientific community has its eyes on...
This Lithium-Ion battery has a built in fire extinguisher
A research team from Stanford University released a document detailing their experiments with the flame retardant triphenyl phosphate (or TPP). They plan to include...
Who issued the Gag order on USDA and EPA scientists?
Sharon Drumm, chief of staff of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, sent out an email on Monday telling all employees to halt the release...
Foremost Mathematician and Quantum Physicist, Freeman Dyson, Dies At 96
Freeman John Dyson, a foremost mathematician, and quantum physicist is dead. He died in a hospital near Princeton in New Jersey on Friday. He...
Yellowstone supervolcano could erupt faster than expected
Researchers from Arizona State University recently presented their findings at IAVCEI’s 2017 Scientific Assembly, after spending weeks studying Yellowstone’s Lava Creek Tuff. Minerals extracted...
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...
Google Celebrates Stephen Hawking’s Posthumous 80th Birthday with Captivating Doodle
Foremost astronomer and physicist would have celebrated his 80th birthday on January 8, 2022, if he was alive – but Google celebrated the occasion...
NASA photos confirm the Schiaparelli module crashed on Mars
The European Space Agency (ESA) published an article containing a new set of photographs of the surface of Mars. Markings found on the pictures...
China’s Chang-e’5 will go on a mission to collect Moon rocks
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has revealed plans to undergo a lunar mission next November. The trip intends to bring some samples of...