Donald Trump's presidency puts humanity closer to doomsday

Doomsday clock: We’re 2 minutes to midnight thanks to Trump

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced their Doomsday Clock, which marks the possible countdown to global disaster, 30 seconds closer to its dreaded...
Japan now has a military communications satellite in orbit

Japan now has a military communications satellite in orbit

Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Kirameki-2 satellite aboard the agency’s H-IIA rocket on Tuesday afternoon. The payload will enhance military communications amid...
Ernest Moniz, US Energy Secretary

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...
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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...

How are the world’s space agencies preparing for Mars Mission?

Space agencies around the world like NASA, the ESA, Roscosmos, and Mars One announced their plans to join efforts ahead of future missions to...
Salto is the world's best jumping robot.

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...
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NASA’s Cassini to explore Saturn rings on mission finale

On Wednesday, November 30, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will begin a series of maneuvers to get close to the rings of Saturn. The so-called ‘Ring-Grazing...

SpaceX is testing the fuel tank of the Mars Colony spacecraft

SpaceX has not forgotten about the Mars Colony after the Falcon 9 explosion at Cape Canaveral. The company successfully tested a prototype of the...

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...

Western Antarctica glaciers are swiming on hot water and melting faster...

New studies reveal West Antarctica is melting faster than ever, making it difficult for the glacier to replenish itself. Scientists from the University of California...