Science
NASA probe nearing interstellar space
Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 is a little less than 17.7 billion kilometres from Earth, or more than 118 times the distance from Earth to…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe swinging by Venus on way to sun
This illustration from NASA shows the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft approaching the sun. Launched in August 2018, the spacecraft will get a gravity assist on…
Scrawny dwarf planet, named Goblin, found well beyond Pluto
A round frozen world just 186 miles (300 kilometres) across, the Goblin was spotted by astronomers in 2015 around Halloween, thus its spooky name. (Photo:…
NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover seen, but still not heard
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory released the photo Tuesday. (Photo: AP) NASA’s Mars rover, Opportunity, has been seen, but still not heard. A spacecraft around Mars…
NASA set to launch space laser to track Earth’s melting ice
(Representational image/ Photo: Pixabay) NASA is set to launch the most advanced laser instrument of its kind into space next month, to measure the changes…
NASA mission to find how giant Mars mountains formed
(Representational image/ Photo: Pixabay) NASA said its Insight mission to Mars will measure the red planet’s temperature for the first time to decode how the…
Life on Jupiter: NASA says water spotted at Jupiter’s great red spot
(Photo credit: NASA) NASA scientists peering deep inside Jupiter’s Great Red Spot — a storm that has been raging on the planet for over 350…
NASA spacecraft hurtles toward the sun
The Parker probe will make 24 close approaches to our star during the seven-year, $1.5 billion journey. (Photo: AP) Embarking on a mission that scientists…
Watch: Massive sinkhole mysteriously emerges overnight in Russian village
The Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations is monitoring the incident and investigating what may have caused the hole to appear. (Youtube/Новости телеканала Царьград) A huge…
Amazing dragon from Lingwu fossils rewrite history of long-necked dinosaurs
The scientists excavated bones from at least eight to 10 Lingwulong individuals. (Photo: National Geographic) Fossils unearthed on a hillside in northwestern China are forcing…
