NASA’s Moon Orbiter Finds Fresh Evidence Of Frost On Lunar Surface
The latest evidence of surface frost was found by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been orbiting the moon since 2009.
Donald Trump’s Fake Twitter Followers: How Do Other Most-Followed Personalities Stack Up?
According to a website that claims to check how many followers of any Twitter account are real, almost half of President Donald Trump’s followers aren't real.
When Did The First Animals Evolve? New Study Debunks 1.2-Billion Year Contention
The answer has been debated for a long time, and using different techniques, has wavered between 500 million years ago to almost 1.5 billion years ago.
Do Black Holes Really Have Event Horizons? Einstein’s General Theory Of Relativity Passes Another Test
Astronomers decided to put Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity to test with an experiment to verify one of the basic principles of black holes.
NASA’s Cassini Finds Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus May Have Tipped Over, Probably Due To Asteroid Collision
According to data collected by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, the icy moon Enceladus may have changed its spin axis after colliding with a smaller asteroid-like body.
Aliens On Mars? NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Data That Extends Window For Life On Red Planet
We can’t say yes or no with certainty, but new findings made by NASA’s Curiosity rover extend the time frame in which life as we know it could have existed on the red planet.
Climate Change Damaging Corals In Hawaii Tourist Destination
Rising ocean temperatures are endangering the corals at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, a popular tourist destination and a protected area.
Great Barrier Reef Bleaching For Second Consecutive Year, 2016 Impact Worse Than Thought Earlier
Along with rising ocean temperatures, the corals were also impacted by a tropical cyclone, predator crown-of-thorns fish, disease and poor water quality.
Climate Change Cost For Cities Double That For Rest Of The World, Because Of ‘Heat Island’ Effect
The cost associated with climate change is expected to be over double the amount spent by the rest of the world, a study published Monday said.
ISS Will Study Neutron Stars After SpaceX June 1 Cargo Mission For NASA
The upcoming SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station, scheduled for a June 1 launch, will carry a new instrument from NASA.
ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope, World’s Biggest Yet, Starts Construction In Chile
European Southern Observatory’s Extremely Large Telescope is being built close to the Paranal Observatory in northern Chile.
Climate Change Impact: Warmer Nights Will Lead To Loss Of Sleep
A study published Friday also found the negative impact of warmer nights to be more severe among those earning under $50,000 a year, as well as those over 65 years of age.
High Risk Of Nuclear Disaster Caused By Fire At US Reactor Sites, Scientists Say
Scientists analyzed the safety measures put in place by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and found them wanting in case a fire breaks out at reactor sites.
Kuiper Belt Object, Target Of New Horizons Flyby, Will Be Seen From Earth By Scientists
On three days in June and July, scientists will train their telescopes and cameras on a small object over 4 billion miles away, as it passes in front of different stars.
Jupiter’s Chaotic Cyclones, Massive Magnetism Revealed In First Juno Results
The spacecraft made its first close pass of Jupiter Aug. 27, 2016, and findings based on the analysis of data collected were made public Thursday.
Fossil Of Bus-Sized Marine Reptile Species From The Age Of Dinosaurs Discovered In Russia
Named Luskhan itilensis, the pliosaur species is new to science and its fossil was found on the banks of the Volga River.
Hyperactive Star-Producing Galaxy Discovered, Could Explain Massive Galaxies In Early Universe
The galaxies formed less than one billion years after the Big Bang and could explain the existence of massive galaxies in the early universe.
NASA’s Psyche Mission To Metal Asteroid Will Launch In 2022
Called Psyche, the mission to study a unique asteroid of the same name in the main asteroid belt was originally scheduled for a 2023 launch.
Cassini Observes Summer Solstice On Saturn’s Northern Hemisphere
It happens once in about 15 Earth years but was observed by the Cassini spacecraft, which has been in the gas giant’s vicinity since 2004.
Trump’s US-Mexico Border Wall A Disaster For Wildlife Biodiversity, Among Other Things
The U.S.-Mexico border wall President Donald Trump wants to build “will create a considerable biodiversity conservation challenge,” a report said.
CERN LHC Update: Large Hadron Collider Starts 2017 Operations In Earnest
Operations at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider moved up a notch Tuesday, allowing experiments to take data for the first time this year.
‘Naked Singularity’ Can Exist In 4D In A ‘Saddle’-Shaped Universe, Undermining General Relativity
Called “naked singularities,” their existence has been predicted in a “saddle”-shaped universe. If proven, the new theory would undermine general relativity.
Dark Matter Properties Limited By Fermilab’s PICO Experiment Using Bubbles
The PICO experiment at Fermilab uses a bubble chamber in a bid to detect weakly interacting massive particles, a hypothesized type of dark matter.
Whales Became Giants Recently, In Evolutionary Terms, Shaped By Changing Food Supply
Until as recently as 4.5 million years ago, the marine mammals were no longer than about 33 feet, a third the size of the biggest whales today.
First Horned Dinosaur Remains Found In North America In Chance Discovery From Mississippi
The chance discovery of a rare tooth from Mississippi is the first evidence that horned dinosaurs roamed the entire continent.
Weak Supernova Explosions Formed Most Of The Antimatter In The Milky Way, Scientists Say
A new theory says it was formed as a result of a series of weak supernova explosions over the course of millions of years.
Spotify Hacked? Thousands Of Accounts’ Login Credentials Released By The Leak Boat
The release of some Spotify user accounts was done by the Leak Boat, a hacking group that has previously leaked accounts from various websites, as well as private videos and photographs of celebrities.
Earth Used To Be A Synestia, A Donut-Shaped New Type Of Planetary Object That Scientists Are Proposing
Called synestia, it would be a huge and spinning mass shaped like a donut and made up of rock so hot, it would exist almost entirely as vapor.
Pre-Humans Split From Apes In The Mediterranean, Not Africa, 7.2 Million Years Ago
The oldest known pre-human remains were found in Chad, and could be dated back to six to seven million years ago. But not anymore.
NASA Astronauts On ISS To Make Emergency Spacewalk Tuesday To Replace Faulty Component
Expedition 51 commander Peggy Whitson and flight engineer Jack Fischer will conduct the walk Tuesday, their second in less than two weeks.