South Africa’s MeerKAT Telescope Snaps Its First Image, Revealing Distant Galaxies And Black Holes
The image, captured using just 16 of MeerKAT’s full contingent of 64 dishes, revealed 1,300 galaxies in a tiny corner of the universe where just 70 had been seen before.
Hubble Spies MCG+07-33-027: A Lonely Starburst Galaxy Far, Far Away
The image of the galaxy, released Friday, shows MCG+07-33-027 — a “starburst” galaxy located roughly 300 million light-years from Earth.
Luzon: The Philippine Island With World’s Greatest Concentration Of Unique Land Mammals
A staggering 93 percent of the Philippine island’s land mammals are found nowhere else — a trait that makes it a biological treasure trove.
Turkey Coup: Erdogan Cracks Down On Military And Judiciary As Supporters Gather On The Streets
Less than a day after a coup attempt was foiled, the Turkish government — backed by thousands of supporters who have gathered in cities across Turkey — has launched a massive crackdown.
Mars 2020 Mission: NASA’s Life-Hunting Rover Passes ‘Major Development Milestone,’ Design And Construction To Begin Soon
The Mars 2020 rover, which NASA aims to land on the red planet in February 2021, is now ready to enter the final design and construction phase.
Turkey Coup Attempt: Who is Fethullah Gülen, The Cleric Being Accused Of Orchestrating The Turmoil?
The 75-year-old reclusive cleric, living in self-imposed exile in the U.S., has been accused by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of plotting a coup to unseat him.
Turkey Coup: President Erdogan Denounces Failed Attempt, Says Those Responsible Will ‘Pay a Heavy Price’
The Turkish president is reportedly purging the armed forces and the judiciary after a quashed coup killed hundreds of "plotters," police officers and civilians in clashes across the country.
A Young Star’s Snow Line Has Been Detected For The First Time Ever
The discovery of the snow line — a region that is usually too close to the parent star to be detected — could provide vital clues to the earliest stages of planet formation.
WWF To Buy $100,000 Great Barrier Reef Shark Fishing License To Stop Others From Using It
The conservation group said that the license, which it plans to retire, would save at least 10,000 sharks and protect the Great Barrier Reef from further damage.
Mapping The Brain: Allen Institute Launches Observatory To Study Perception And Cognition
The first batch of data released by the Allen Institute's new Brain Observatory come from the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind.
CIA Waterboarding: Director John Brennan Says Will Resign If Asked To Authorize Interrogation Technique By Next President
Although he did not mention Donald Trump by name, John Brennan’s comments are being seen as a response to the presumptive GOP nominee’s remarks.
DNA Origami Used To Create A Miniaturized Version Of Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’
Researchers say that the monochrome painting — a dime’s width across — is a proof-of-concept that the extremely precise technique can be used to build nanoscale chip-based devices.
Orion Nebula Seen In Unprecedented Detail In New ESO Image
The image, which is the deepest and most comprehensive photograph of the nebula ever captured, is providing fresh insights into the history of star formation in the region.
A Big Bang Or A Big Bounce? Scientists Attempt To Answer How The Universe Began
In a study published Wednesday, scientists have attempted to resolve a long-standing cosmological quandary using a new mathematical model.
California Cap-And-Trade Program: State’s Air Resources Board Seeks To Extend Key Climate Change Initiative
In an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by companies and manufacturers, the state’s Air Resources Board sought to extend the four-year cap-and-trade program.
Brexit: For British Researchers In EU, ‘The Problems Start Right Now’
According to a confidential survey of the U.K.’s Russell Group universities cited by the Guardian, several U.K. academics are already being asked to leave EU-funded projects.
Climate Change Is Moving Clouds Toward The Poles And Pushing Them Higher, Study Finds
A new study has revealed that the inexorable rise in the planet’s temperature is leading to a marked change in the distribution of clouds all over the Earth.
New Dwarf Planet 2015 RR245 Discovered In The Far Reaches Of The Solar System
The dwarf planet, provisionally named 2015 RR245, completes one orbit around the sun in over 700 years.
Superbug Gene That Makes E. Coli Resistant To Last-Resort Antibiotics Discovered For The Second Time In US
The MCR-1 gene, which makes E. coli resistant to the last-resort antibiotic colistin, has been found in a sample collected in New York over a year ago.
Water On Mars: ‘Recurring Slope Lineae’ Puzzle Continues To Confound Scientists
It’s been almost a year since these dark streaks were detected on the surface of the red planet. However, the mechanism behind their formation is still far from clear.
Boeing-Iran Deal: US House Lawmakers Approve Measures To Block Sale Of Jets To Tehran
Two amendments to a financial services spending bill, approved by the House Thursday, target Boeing’s planned sale of over 100 aircraft to Iran Air.
Microsoft (MSFT) Reports Huge Breakthrough In DNA Data Storage
Researchers from Microsoft and the University of Washington successfully stored 200MB of data on strands of synthetic DNA, surpassing the previous record of 22MB.
Saturn’s Moon Titan Has Ingredients For Life, Albeit Of An Alien Kind, Scientists Say
A new study states that since Saturn’s moon most likely has significant quantities of Hydrogen Cyanide — a possible “prebiotic chemical key” — it could very well have life on it.
Global Sovereign Credit Rating Downgrades Set To Hit Record High, Fitch Says
According to Fitch’s latest report, credit ratings of 15 countries were downgraded in the first of half of 2016 compared with the record full-year high of 20 in 2011.
Obama Slows Drawdown Of US Troops In Afghanistan Citing ‘Precarious’ Security Situation
About 8,400 American troops will now remain in the strife-torn country until the end of Obama’s term — much higher than the initial target of 5,500.
Samsung Electronics Expects Strong Galaxy S7 Sales To Drive Q2 Profits To A Two-Year High
The world’s biggest smartphone maker now expects its second-quarter profit to rise to a two-year high of $7 billion, a rise of 17 percent year-on-year.
Mars’ Third Moon Died So That Two More Could Be Born, Scientists Say
A new study posits that the red planet was once orbited by a third, much larger moon that fell back on Mars a few million years after its formation.
Scottish Actress Louise Linton’s Memoir About Gap Year In Zambia Draws Scorn, Ridicule
In her memoir, which she self-published in April, the Scottish actress describes her experience as the “central character” when “armed rebels” invaded the village she was living in.
MasterCard Inc. (MA) Faces $24B Class Action Lawsuit In UK Over Excessive Transaction Fees
The class action lawsuit, to be filed in the United Kingdom, relates to the unlawfully high cross-border transaction fees set by MasterCard.
Israel’s West Bank, East Jerusalem Settlement Expansion Plans Roundly Condemned
Approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, the expansion plans call for the construction of nearly 600 new settler homes in an Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem.
