Scientists will live atop a volcano simulating life on Mars
Six scientists have entered the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) dome atop the Mauna Loa volcano, kicking off Mission V of the...
Putin boosts new space race hinting at Mars missions in 2019
President Vladimir Putin has announced Russia’s plans on both manned and unmanned missions to Mars, the Moon, and deeper outer space. Most of these...
SpaceX to launch a rocket carrying ten satellites into orbit
On Wednesday morning, SpaceX provided a new update on the state of its September accident, saying the company would resume launch of its rockets...
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...
Hubble Telescope warps to edge of galaxy with latest image
Just yesterday, as part of their Frontier Fields Program, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) released a new image captured by the Hubble...
Scientists from Tennessee transform CO2 into ethanol by accident
A team of specialists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee recently discovered a method to turn carbon dioxide into ethanol. The...
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...
Humanity is closer to creating semi-synthetic life forms
A group of researchers from China, France, and the United States has managed to successfully insert genetic code into E. coli microbes, which essentially...
Scientists make a huge discovery under the Mauritius Islands
Geologists have found traces of a rare mineral in rocks on the surface of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Zircon pieces as old...
Pterosaur egg fossil haul sheds light on ancient bird past
Researchers in China have unearthed the biggest fossil collection of Pterosaur eggs and bones ever, according to their findings published this Thursday in the...













