Buzz Aldrin reveals he had his own moon landing strategy in mind during iconic moon landing mission
Feb 25, 2020 06:25 am UTC| Science
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are known for being the first two people to ever set foot on the moon following the historic Apollo 11 mission. An old interview back in 2016 reveals that Aldrin had his own ideas as to how...
Feb 24, 2020 10:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Youve heard of dark matter. Youve probably heard theres a fair bit of it out there in space, and that astronomers dont know for sure what it is. But, strange as dark matter is, theres an even more mysterious thing out...
Asteroids: Study reveals that asteroid collisions can be beneficial for the environment
Feb 24, 2020 06:19 am UTC| Science
Asteroid collisions are mainly seen as a cause of concern and understandably so. However, a new study suggests that these space rocks can actually help the environment. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba studied...
Asteroid: MIT scientists develop a device that simulates strikes
Feb 24, 2020 06:19 am UTC| Science
Asteroid strikes, despite having a very slim chance of actually happening, is still a scenario that everyone in the world should be prepared for. A group of researchers from MIT developed a device that could simulate what...
Isaac Newton and William Whiston's theory on what caused Noah's flood is due to a comet
Feb 24, 2020 06:19 am UTC| Science
Very rarely do religion and science go hand in hand but to one of the greatest scientists of all time, there is an aspect where it does. Isaac Newton with his colleague William Whiston theorized that the cause of the great...
Scientists discover magnetic anomaly under the ice in Antarctica
Feb 22, 2020 16:59 pm UTC| Science
There is still a lot to see when it comes to studying what lies in the polar region of Antarctica. A group of researchers discovered a magnetic anomaly hidden miles under the ice. In the Amazon Prime series Forbidden...
Mars: Scientist claims that 100,000 people will live on the Red Planet by the end of the century
Feb 22, 2020 16:59 pm UTC| Science
Space agencies all over the world have been looking into the possibility of life on Mars or exploring Mars. A scientist has recently claimed that by the end of the century, there would be people living on the Red...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects