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...
All you need to know about January’s Super Blue Blood Moon
On January 31st, 2018, sky-watchers, moon aficionados and enthusiasts will be in for a rare spectacle that has been given the name of “Super...
Scientists worry Trump’s policies will stall progress
The Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is taking place this weekend, and thousands of scientists will rally...
Orangutan discovery overshadowed by impending extinction
A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and Liverpool John Moores University in the U.K. announced the discovery of a new great...
NASA astronauts training at the HI-SEAS simulated Mars habitat
It's no secret that sending humans to Mars is currently the primary goal of NASA and every aerospace company. That’s why NASA is preparing...
ESA’s Schiaparelli EDM lands on Mars to test new key landing...
Today October 19, 2016, the Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module (EDM) of the ExoMars project landed on Mars. The goal of the ExoMars...
NASA’s Peggy Whitson arrives at ISS, becomes oldest female astronaut
On Saturday, the Soyuz capsule carrying the astronauts Oleg Novitskiy, Thomas Pesquet, and Peggy Whitson arrived and docked at the International Space Station. With...
Global warming unconventionally causing geological havoc
Recent discoveries have compelled scientists to believe that shifting glaciers may well result in earthquakes. There has been quite a buzz going on in...
Scientists unveil Cheddar Man’s face and details of British heritage
Through DNA testing, scientists have found that Cheddar Man, Britain’s oldest skeleton, discovered back in 1903 Gough’s Cave near the village of Cheddar in...
NOAA’s GOES-16 Lighting Mapper sends back first images
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has released the first images from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument on the agency’s Geostationary Environmental...