Obama pays $500M to climate change fund, still owes $2B
The U.S. government paid $500 million to the United Nations Green Climate Fund on Tuesday. The contribution made through the State Department could be the last of...
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...
Who issued the Gag order on USDA and EPA scientists?
Sharon Drumm, chief of staff of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, sent out an email on Monday telling all employees to halt the release...
Hidden void discovered in Khufu’s Great Pyramid of Giza
An international team of scientists has discovered an unknown, large void on the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, also known as Khufu’s Pyramid....
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...
SpaceX news: Only mother nature could delay Falcon 9 launch
SpaceX is going to launch its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, carrying 10 Iridium communication satellites. The spacecraft will lift off at 1:22 p.m...
Things you must know about TRAPPIST-1
TRAPPIST-1 is a planetary system named after the TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope which astronomers used to discover it. It is located 39 light...
Comet 45P will decorate the night sky on New Year’s Eve
2016 will have its own personal farewell, as a comet that travels around the solar system will be visible shortly after the sunset of...
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....
Opportunity Mars Rover set for last missions to find water
NASA’s Opportunity Mars Rover is ready for the last two years of its mission after it spent the month of October studying the rich...