Pluto has evenly spaced dark spots
New color images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show two very different faces of the mysterious dwarf planet, one with a series of intriguing spots...
Category Archives: Science & Space
NASA to reduce bug splatter on planes with ‘lotus-leaf’ coating
They might seem like a tiny obstacle for a 500-ton plane, but insects crushed by a flying aircraft...
SpaceX Dragon Helping FAA Free Up More Airspace
The FAA is beta-testing a new air traffic tool with the help of data from SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft,...
New Japanese island offers ‘natural lab’ for scientists studying evolution
A new island off Japan's coast offers scientists a “natural laboratory” to observe how animal and plant life begin to inhabit virgin land. Researchers say...
Gigabyte gourmet: AI robot learns to cook just by watching YouTube
A team of American and Australian researchers claim they have created algorithms that enable robots to learn operational...
Air Force’s top-secret X-37B spacecraft lands after nearly two years in orbit
The Air Force’s top-secret space plane landed in California on Friday morning after nearly two years orbiting Earth...
Mystery ‘space plane’ to touch down after record time in orbit
The Boeing X-37B, a highly classified robotic spacecraft built for the US Air Force, is to make its third landing after spending more than 670...
The Pentagon’s plan to put robot Marines in space?
Roosevelt Lafontant had a dream. A Marine Corps officer assigned to the National Reconnaissance Office at the Pentagon,...
Amazon applies for approval of delivery drones
Internet retailer Amazon is serious about wanting to ship packages using unmanned aerial vehicles, and now the company...
Earth’s weakening magnetic field: Dramatic dips spotted across the Western Hemisphere
Earth’s magnetic field is a protective shield for our planet from cosmic radiation, but it’s also somewhat of...
Government data: US in decade-long cooling period
New government data suggests that the average temperature in the United States has cooled by approximately 0.7 degrees Fahrenheit during the last decade. The statistics...
Russian Physicist Ready to Rebuild Tesla’s Wardenclyffe Tower
“Tesla was right and we are ready to prove it!” So say the two Russian physicists who have...
Astronomers discover sister to Earth’s sun
As part of a search into the origins of our galaxy, astronomers at the University of Texas have...
Bad news for GPS: Sun releases three powerful flares in one day
Cameras used by scientists at NASA have captured images of “significant” solar flares emitting from the sun this week. On Wednesday, NASA reported, a third...
New Chip to Bring Holograms to Smartphones
In the future, virtual reality won't require strapping a bulky contraption to your head. Instead, imagine stepping into...
Bizarre “Hybrid” Star Found
It has been almost 40 years since Professor Kip Thorne and Dr Anna Zytkow first suggested it was...
CNN retracts story that giant asteroid will destroy Earth on March 35, 2041
This is CNN… issuing a correction over a viral, user-posted report that a giant asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, and would wipe...
‘Inspired by Terminator’: Scientists create self-assembling bionic particles
The world took one significant step closer to inventing a real-life cybernetic organism as US scientists, inspired by...
Pentagon plans multi-billion dollar project to combat space junk
Later this month the US Pentagon plans to award a massive contract to one of the two most...
Google developing contact lens with camera, sensors
Tech giant Google has patented a smart contact lens to buttress its Google Glass product. The lenses will...
NASA suspends cooperation with Russia over Ukraine crisis
The United States has suspended contact between NASA and its Russian counterpart over the ongoing situation in Ukraine. Only ongoing International Space Station cooperation will...
Pentagon’s secret X-37B plane breaks space longevity record
One of the US Air Force’s most mysterious projects – an unmanned space-faring plane – has broken its...
‘Living materials’ could revolutionize solar panels and biosensors
Researchers are working to create “living materials” that are a combination of bacterial cells and nonliving materials that...
4.4 bn year old zircon reveals life on Earth appeared earlier than believed
Ancient zircon crystals, discovered in Australia in 2001, have now been proved to be our planet’s oldest known substance. The 4.4 billion-year-old gem offers clues...