NASA: Agency shares new photos of Earth at night
Apr 27, 2020 08:37 am UTC| Science
This week marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and people all over the world showed their support for environmental protection. In keeping with the special holiday, NASA has shared new photos of Earth at night. The...
The North Pole may no longer be icy in the summer by 2050, warn scientists
Apr 23, 2020 05:29 am UTC| Science
As the world scrambles to combat the coronavirus pandemic since its outbreak in 2019, the challenge of trying to alleviate climate change remains. Scientists warn of a very dangerous possibility that the North Pole may be...
New study reveals Planet Nine may not have existed at all
Apr 23, 2020 05:29 am UTC| Science
There are nine planets in the Solar System, including the smallest of which that is Pluto, but scientists believed in the possibility of the Solar System actually having a 10th planet, more known as Planet Nine. However, a...
Apollo 11: Astronaut Michael Collins admits the possibility of having to return to Earth alone
Apr 23, 2020 05:18 am UTC| Science
It was in 1969 that the United States won the Space Race against the Soviet Union when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface of the moon. Michael Collins, who was piloting the command module...
A new kind of physics? Stephen Wolfram has a radical plan to build the universe from dots and lines
Apr 22, 2020 12:53 pm UTC| Science
Stephen Wolfram is a cult figure in programming and mathematics. He is the brains behind Wolfram Alpha, a website that tries to answer questions by using algorithms to sift through a massive database of information. He is...
The Nazareth Inscription revealed to be unrelated to Christ, according to scientists
Apr 22, 2020 08:56 am UTC| Science
For a long time, it was believed that the Nazareth Inscription or Decree, was related to Jesus Christ. But, a new finding by scientists suggests that this supposedly religious artifact is not related to the Messiah at...
Asteroids: Rock as tall as the Leaning Tower of Pisa passed by Earth
Apr 22, 2020 08:56 am UTC| Science
This week and the upcoming week has people looking to the skies for celestial phenomenons that are set to occur within this time. Aside from meteor showers and launches, NASA spotted an asteroid that is as large as 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
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects