Ross 128 b is the latest promising alternative to Earth
A group of scientists from five different countries has announced on Wednesday the discovery of a new exoplanet just 11 light years away from...
KIC 8462852, the star that can expand the known universe
A new study posted today on arXiv describes the results of a new photometric analysis of the star KIC 8462852. Carnegie Institute astronomer Joshua...
NOAA: GOES-16 Satellite starts sending HD photos of Earth
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the first images of Earth taken by the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the agency’s Geostationary...
Study says smart people tend to like mean jokes
Ulrike Willinger and a team of researchers from the Medical University of Vienna conducted a study to find out whether there is a relation...
2018 might have 20 or more big earthquakes, scientists say
American scientists have found a correlation between the Earth’s rotation speed and the ratio of big earthquakes that occur every year. Our planet has...
What is a super moon, and why is it special in...
Next Monday, astronomy enthusiasts around the world will be able to witness November's full moon, which like its October predecessor, will occur at a...
NASA’s Curiosity news: Mars sustained life for millions of years
Data collected from the Curiosity rover suggest Mars was capable of sustaining life in the past for periods that could span tens or hundreds of...
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...
Google’s DeepMind to make radiotherapy planning more efficient
Google's DeepMind recently announced a research partnership with the Radiotherapy Department at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). Both organizations plan to...
Doomsday clock: We’re 2 minutes to midnight thanks to Trump
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced their Doomsday Clock, which marks the possible countdown to global disaster, 30 seconds closer to its dreaded...













