The Easter Island statues have stood guard over Rapa Nui or Easter Island, for nearly 1,000 years. The ancient monoliths have long baffled archaeologists who…
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New Year 2020: Is 2020 the start of a new decade? The answer will surprise you
The New Year 2020 kicks off in less than three weeks when the clocks strike midnight on December 31 into January 1. Wild celebrations all…
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There is believed to be an astonishing 170 million pieces of junk floating in Earth’s upper atmosphere, but only 34,000 are being tracked. Some 7,000…
Read More Space news: Europe to send ‘suicide bot’ into space to prevent humans becoming trappedNASA live stream: Watch SpaceX Dragon dock with International Space Station robot arm
US-based space agency NASA revealed details about the mission with the tweet: “The @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrives early this morning at @Space_Station, carrying over 5,700…
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Plate tectonics have played a vital role in the geological evolution of Earth. This geological activity is now thought likely to have played an important…
Read More Asteroid shock: Meteorite impacts triggered life on EarthMoon landing: Michael Collins’ secret behind Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 selection revealed
On July 20, 1969, NASA completed the seemingly impossible Apollo 11 mission to put the first two men – Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin – on the…
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch today tweeted the incredible footage of the aurora borealis. The scientist captioned the 52 second clip: ”All in a @Space_Station night.…
Read More Northern Lights pics: Jaw-dropping images of aurora borealis taken by spacewoman ChristinaISS news: Rebooted CIMON-2 floating robot returns to International Space Station
Outer space is unfriendly to humans. Astronauts can only exist in a contained environment with its own air supply, so that means working in very…
Read More ISS news: Rebooted CIMON-2 floating robot returns to International Space StationNASA fits ‘robot hotel’ to International Space Station
ISS may be home to six astronauts, but many may be surprised how the orbiting space laboratory also houses a huge range of robots. The…
Read More NASA fits ‘robot hotel’ to International Space StationFireball photo: Stunning image released of 24,480MPH ‘minimoon’ asteroid explosion
A stunning photo of the fireball spotted incinerating above Australia’s sky has been released. And scientist know believe the unexpected visitor over the skies was…
Read More Fireball photo: Stunning image released of 24,480MPH ‘minimoon’ asteroid explosionArchaeology bombshell: Archaeologists dig up a Celtic iron mill predating Jesus Christ
The archaeological discovery sheds light onto the early spread of complex metallurgy throughout Europe. Archaeologists who found the furnaces in southwest Poland believe they are…
Read More Archaeology bombshell: Archaeologists dig up a Celtic iron mill predating Jesus ChristNASA Moon mission: Space agency reveals stunning robotic lunar lander concept
As NASA pushes forward with its mission to the Moon, Mars and beyond, the development of cutting-edge tech is critical to success. In its latest…
Read More NASA Moon mission: Space agency reveals stunning robotic lunar lander conceptBlack hole shock: Trio of supermassive monsters collide to create mega black hole
Of the almost countless galaxies already recorded, NGC 6240 has appear almost unique due to its strange shape and unusual infrared brightness. This was believed…
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Asteroid impacts are known to have catastrophic consequences such as the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction which wiped-out the dinosaurs 66 millions years ago. As well as the…
Read More Asteroid shock: Space rock collisions ‘can provide the seeds of life’Solar storm: The Sun is blasting energy at Earth that can ‘destroy’ ground infrastructure
Life next to the Sun is poses an ever-increasing threat to the technologies on which we are becoming increasingly reliant. Scientists have consequently meet to…
Read More Solar storm: The Sun is blasting energy at Earth that can ‘destroy’ ground infrastructureMeteor swarm visible TONIGHT: Spectacular comet dust outburst can be seen
Meteor experts forecasting hundreds of meteors will race the skies early tomorrow morning (November 22 GMT) in the incredibly rare event called the Unicorn meteor…
Read More Meteor swarm visible TONIGHT: Spectacular comet dust outburst can be seenFrench secret weapon? How exoskeleton will give soldiers ‘super strength’ in battle
An exoskeleton is a wearable mobile machine powered by a system of electric motors, pneumatics, levers, hydraulics, or a combination of technologies that allow for limb movement with increased strength and endurance. Hercules was first developed…
Read More French secret weapon? How exoskeleton will give soldiers ‘super strength’ in battleScience news: Strange new particle ‘alters future of universe moment by moment’
Scientists know the universe is expanding and that it has been doing so since the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago. But there are several…
Read More Science news: Strange new particle ‘alters future of universe moment by moment’Space company to launch ‘shooting-star satellite’ to create artificial meteor showers
Rocket Lab’s Electron will launch seven satellites on this flight, including the Japanese shooting-star satellite ALE-2. The cubic craft was built by Tokyo-based company Astro…
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Dramatic new NASA images illustrate how Alaska’s Taku Glacier is retreating for the first time in more than 70 years. Scientists had predicted the alpine…
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NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) watched a black hole and its immense gravitational pull practically absorb a star which got to close to the…
Read More Black hole shock: NASA watches black hole DESTROY star which got too closeScientists create ‘artificial leaf’ using CO2 to make fuel – ‘Potential game changer’
The new tech was inspired by the method plants use photosynthesis to turn carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose. The synthetic leaf mimics this process,…
Read More Scientists create ‘artificial leaf’ using CO2 to make fuel – ‘Potential game changer’NASA news: A dozen bottles of red wine sent to space station ‘in the name of science’
The red wine from Bordeaux will age for a year in space before being brought back down to Earth. Researchers want to whether weightlessness and…
Read More NASA news: A dozen bottles of red wine sent to space station ‘in the name of science’Was Charles Darwin wrong? Deep-sea vent evolution theory ’can help life on other planets’
Biologists have long believed the first cells evolved in warm, shallow pools of water. But scientists simulating self-assembling cells in an environment similar to underwater…
Read More Was Charles Darwin wrong? Deep-sea vent evolution theory ’can help life on other planets’NASA news: Researchers propose 2030 interstellar space probe mission – ‘It’s time’
Scientists define the beginning of interstellar space as the “heliopause” – where the Sun’s constant flow of material and magnetic field cease to affect its…
Read More NASA news: Researchers propose 2030 interstellar space probe mission – ‘It’s time’NASA reveals how to carve James Webb Space Telescope pumpkin for Halloween
NASA’s templates include carving instructions and a difficulty rating to match Halloween fans’ jack-o’-lantern expertise. The Level 1 James Webb Space Telescope template features a pattern…
Read More NASA reveals how to carve James Webb Space Telescope pumpkin for HalloweenNASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope releases ‘celestial jack-o’-lantern’ Halloween photo
A massive O-type star, approximately 15 to 20 times heavier than the Sun, is responsible for sculpting this celestial pumpkin. A recent study of the…
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US-based space agency NASA has released its latest Hubble picture depicting a pair galaxies resembling glowing eyes glaring menacingly at Earth. NASA described in a…
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US-based space agency NASA has unveiled a unique composite of the ISS against the Sun’s fiery backdrop. The International Space Station is usually only visible…
Read More NASA news: Space agency unveils stunning photo of ISS transiting SunNASA news: Alien-hunting James Webb telescope nears completion – ‘It’s visually stunning’
The NASA test James Webb Space Telescope has passed a test critical to readying the orbiting observatory for its 2021 launch. NASA engineers fully deployed…
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