NASA: Get ready for the August 21 total solar eclipse
On Thursday, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured the partial solar eclipse that was visible in the United States that afternoon. Millions of people...
New Zealand fossils reveal details of penguin evolution
Penguins as tall as adult men, and heavier than most people, once inhabited New Zealand and swam on its waters. The discovery of Kumimanu...
Light pollution: being lit might have dark consequences
A new study of satellite images of Earth was published this Tuesday in the Science Advances journal, revealing a troubling issue in its findings....
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...
Lake Mead water level shrinks to record low amid ongoing Western...
The vast and beautiful Colorado River Reservoir is expected to shrink due to on-going drought. This is because the surface level at Lake Mead...
Meet Salto, the robot that jumps like a ninja
Duncan Haldane and a team of roboticists at Ron Fearing’s Biomimetic Milisystems Lab in UC Berkeley published a paper on Tuesday on Salto, the...
Scientists seek to prove Loch Ness Monster’s existence using DNA tests
'Scientists in Great Britain have decided to carry out an experiment that could determine if one of Scotland’s greatest legends is, in fact, a...
The VLT gears up to look for alien planets in Alpha...
Breakthrough Initiatives and the European Southern Observatory announced on Monday an agreement to upgrade the instruments of the organization’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in...
NASA launches InSight lander to mission on the Red Planet
NASA’S InSight Mars Lander has officially left Earth from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and has now taken a course towards the Red Planet,...
All You Need to Know About Pool Chemicals
We know the initial excitement that comes with getting a pool. You are thinking kids frolicking, morning swimming laps, and oh the many parties....