Mars mission: Scientists say acids may have erased traces of alien life on Red Planet
Sep 17, 2020 10:49 am UTC| Science
NASA is gearing up for its upcoming Mars mission, with the Perseverance Rover already getting a headstart in its journey to the Red Planet to search for life. However, researchers believe that the search for alien life on...
Climate change: Rising global temperatures will bring in a new Arctic, says scientists
Sep 16, 2020 06:02 am UTC| Science Nature
Of all the parts in the world, the Arctic region is taking the biggest hit from the problem that is climate change. The problem has already gone to an extent where scientists are seeing a new Arctic region possibly form...
Aliens: Search for life outside Earth may shift to Venus, says scientist
Sep 16, 2020 06:01 am UTC| Science
While the current space exploration missions involve searching for alien life on Mars, a study found that the search for life outside Earth may also lie with another neighboring planet. Instead of searching for life in the...
Asteroids: ESA launches major planetary defense project
Sep 16, 2020 05:58 am UTC| Science
Although there is a very small chance of an asteroid collision, the chances are still there, which is why space agencies are now taking steps in developing measures that could protect the planet from major collisions. The...
Climate change: Greenland ice sheet loses 70 square miles
Sep 15, 2020 07:46 am UTC| Science Nature
The warming global temperatures from climate change have dangerous consequences that will affect the world in the long run in the form of rising sea levels among others. As the climate change problem remains, a satellite...
Aliens: Alien bio-signatures may have been spotted on Venus
Sep 15, 2020 07:46 am UTC| Science
Although space agencies are turning their attention to Mars as of late in preparation for the upcoming missions to the Red Planet, astronomers have also been keeping an eye on what could be discovered on another...
Sep 14, 2020 07:32 am UTC| Science
NASA and ESAs Hubble Space Telescope is currently roaming around space and taking photos of phenomena that occur in the universe. Recently the US space agency released a series of photos taken by the Hubble of star...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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