NASA: Brown dwarf stars discovered near Solar System by citizen scientists, agency announces
Aug 20, 2020 08:01 am UTC| Science
There are millions of celestial phenomena that have yet to be explored or even discovered, and NASA has given budding scientists and astronomers a way to make discoveries of their own. The agency, with the help of citizen...
Aug 19, 2020 10:43 am UTC| Science
Asteroid collisions with Earth are highly unlikely to happen, with a one in what may be over 100,000 chance that it does. However, asteroids passing by the planet are a common occurrence, but some space rocks have been...
Climate change: Scientists warn of possible landslides and tsunamis as temperatures rise
Aug 19, 2020 10:16 am UTC| Science Nature
Climate change is still a big concern in the world today with the rising global temperatures posing greater long-term consequences. Researchers have recently warned that rising sea levels will not just be a result of...
NASA: Agency monitors a splitting dent in Earth's magnetic field
Aug 19, 2020 10:10 am UTC| Science
Not much is understood about the Earths magnetic field other than it produces auroras when the solar flares hit it during solar storms. However, NASA has been keeping an eye on one portion of the planets magnetosphere,...
COVID-19 cure: Coronavirus treatment may potentially be found in lobsters, says scientist
Aug 18, 2020 08:19 am UTC| Science Health
There has yet to be a definitive cure for COVID-19 but scientists are doubling down on efforts on researching and developing possible treatments for the pandemic. As millions of people all over the world are getting...
NASA: Avalanche remnants on Mars spotted by Reconnaissance Orbiter
Aug 18, 2020 08:01 am UTC| Science
NASA is currently preparing for its upcoming missions both to the Moon and to Mars along with its other upcoming launches in between. The agency recently released photos taken by its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, showing...
NASA: Hubble Space Telescope captures two galaxies colliding
Aug 17, 2020 11:57 am UTC| Science
NASA and the European Space Agencys Hubble Space Telescope is currently roaming through space, photographing the phenomena that occur. In one of its latest sightings, the US space agency released a photo taken by the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight