NASA’s passes on NEOCam telescope as asteroid threats grow
Though it may seem like a story ripped from the pages of a science fiction novel, the risk of an asteroid impact is very...
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...
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...
Japan fails to launch its SS-520 mini-rocket into orbit
Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has failed to launch an in-orbit satellite through a mini-rocket that was in development over the last few years....
SpaceX celebrates the successful return of the Falcon 9
SpaceX successfully launched one of its Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, the first endeavor of the Iridium-1 NEXT Mission delivering ten satellites for the...
Take great photos of the Full Wolf Moon 2017
The first full moon of 2017 is upon us with January’s Wolf Moon, visible in night skies since Wednesday and reaching its most visible...
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...
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...
Scientists pinpoint the source of a Fast Radio Burst
Last Wednesday, The Cornell Chronicle reported that a group of scientists had discovered the source of a mysterious radio signal, a phenomenon known as...
NASA releases striking images of Earth’s radical changes
NASA's official Tumblr page recently posted a group of images to showcase our planet's recent surface changes. The pictures compare current snapshots taken from...