CIS discovers 63 new quasars from 13 billion years ago
A Carnegie Institution for Science (CIS) team of scientists announced today they had discovered 63 new quasars from 13 billion years ago. The Astrophysical...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch pushed to 2019
NASA announced on Thursday that the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed once again, this time to a launch window...
Dinosaur extinction by meteor might have caused birth of sea volcanoes
If you ever wondered how the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs and three-quarters of life on Earth managed to do so, there is...
Climate Change impact on Antarctic Glacier will raise sea-level by 3...
According to a study report, the rate at which current climate change occurs may trigger great instability in a major Antarctic glacier, which ultimately...
Asteroid 2014 JO25 will safely fly by Earth on April 19
Space agencies and astronomers around the world will set their sights on the night sky on Wednesday, April 19, as Asteroid 2014 JO25 safely...
Canyons the size of Manhatthan found underneath Antarctica
A discovery has been made in the Western region of Antarctica: deep beneath the region, there are mountain ranges and valleys that happen to...
Polymethylpentene wrap keep things cool even in sunny days
A team of researchers led by Xiaobo Yin, a materials scientist at the University of Colorado, have created a plastic film capable of freezing...
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...
Donald Trump to boost the US Space Program
President-elect Donald J. Trump has not taken office yet, but people are already wondering what his presidency will be like. While most worry about...
2017 Solar Eclipse Glasses Buying Guide
Over the weekend, Amazon sent notices to customers who bought solar eclipse glasses and viewers from fraudulent manufacturers who didn’t meet safety standards. The...