Astronomers think they've just spotted an 'invisible' black hole for the first time
Feb 08, 2022 03:41 am UTC| Science
Astronomers famously snapped the first ever direct image of a black hole in 2019, thanks to material glowing in its presence. But many black holes are actually near impossible to detect. Now another team using the Hubble...
Asteroid sharing Earth’s orbit discovered – could it help future space missions?
Feb 04, 2022 02:24 am UTC| Science
Research has shown that the Earth trails an asteroid barely a kilometre across in its orbit about the Sun only the second such body to have ever been spotted. It goes round the Sun on average two months ahead of the...
A rogue rocket is on course to crash into the Moon. It won't be the first
Feb 02, 2022 09:43 am UTC| Science
In a few weeks time, a rocket launched in 2015 is expected to crash into the Moon. The fast-moving piece of space junk is the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket which hoisted the Deep Space Climate Observatory...
Virtual labs can help students learn, but they can’t replace hands-on experience
Feb 02, 2022 08:45 am UTC| Science
An ill newborns life is hanging by a thread, and only the right diagnosis will afford her the treatment that may save her life. A cancer patients therapy can be tailored to the specific type of tumour they have, if only...
S. Korean institute develops chimney smoke fine dust filtration system
Jan 28, 2022 23:41 pm UTC| Economy Science Nature
The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials had developed a system that filters fine dust in the white smoke emitted from thermoelectric power plants and waste incinerating facilities through simultaneous cooling and...
Hyundai Steel develops high crack resistance steel plates for EVs
Jan 28, 2022 23:40 pm UTC| Science Economy
Hyundai Steel Co. had developed a premium 1.5GPa martensitic (MS) steel plate for eco-friendly vehicles, which has a higher crack resistance than any other in the same product category. South Koreas No. 2 steelmaker...
Japanese lunar exploration firm Ispace plans first moon landing by private firm
Jan 26, 2022 23:56 pm UTC| Science Economy
Ispace Inc. will execute the worlds first moon landing by a private company through its unmanned lunar lander, which will be launched by the end of this year from the US. It will carry lunar probes developed separately...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects