ESO’s latest Earth-like exoplanet discovery launches debate
Last week, astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced the discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet near Earth. Named Proxima Centauri b, it orbits...
Donald Trump to boost the US Space Program
President-elect Donald J. Trump has not taken office yet, but people are already wondering what his presidency will be like. While most worry about...
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...
Moon Express raises enough funds to try to mine the Moon
Moon Express, a private company that wants to mine the Moon, has just raised $20 million and achieved its funding goal to launch its...
NASA says 2 moons in the Milky Way probably have Alien...
NASA scientists leading the Cassini mission to Saturn’s moons have found evidence of hydrothermal vents lying beneath the surface of Enceladus, and it has all...
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...
New Energy guidelines: Politicians can’t pressure scientists
A new set of scientific integrity guidelines, announced today, wants to give researchers more leeway in their communications with the media as a way...
April was 400th consecutive warmer-than-average month on record
Planet Earth has just had its 400th consecutive hotter than average month due to global warming. December 1984, with President Ronald Reagan in office,...
Denmark breaks a world record with the V164 wind turbine
It seems that Denmark has got itself a new record, and the reason is that their wind turbine located in Østerild, Denmark, the “V164”...
Lost Ancient City Found Underwater is Not Man-Made
When sea divers in Greece's Zakynthos island found smooth floors and circular column bases under the sea, they thought that they have discovered an...