Ancient spider fossils reveal details of arachnid evolution
An ancient fossil from the Cretaceous period has been found, and it belongs to an eight-legged arachnid with a tail similar to a scorpion’s...
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...
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...
NASA’s ASAP warns about SpaceX’s unusual fueling procedures
Today, NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) warned about SpaceX’s special fueling procedures. Unlike other aerospace companies, SpaceX plans to fuel its Crew Dragon...
NASA Astronauts Splashdown on the Ocean Following a Successful Return from...
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have landed back on Earth after a successful trip to the International Space Station (ISS) in space....
U.S. officials warn of North Atlantic right whales’ extinction
Scientists in the United States warned last week about the impending extinction of the North Atlantic right whale. The animal population is decreasing at...
Himalayan study bears abominable results for Yeti enthusiasts
A group of researchers studying diverse samples supposedly belonging to the mythical Yeti have discovered through DNA analysis that all of these shreds of...
ESO’s latest Earth-like exoplanet discovery launches debate
Last week, astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced the discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet near Earth. Named Proxima Centauri b, it orbits...
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...
The Lunar Quattro, Audi’s 3D-printed rover for the Moon
Germany – Audi (NASDAQ: AUDVF) announced the company's plans to send an unmanned rover to the moon by late 2017, the Lunar Quattro. The...