Science

PARIS: It takes a lot to make an astronaut say, "Wow." And this sight did it. About a quarter of...

2 strong solar storms blast into Earth in recent days

NEW YORK: THERE’S a battle going on over our heads: Earth's ionosphere is fighting to repel an onslaught of raw...

Potent blast of magnetic plasma shot out of the sun

HONG KONG: The Earth is being battered by a huge solar storm, which could disrupt the power grid and GPS...

Rosetta mission continue until September 2016, ESA announce

NEW YORK: The European Space Agency (ESA) announced Tuesday that its historic comet-chasing mission Rosetta had been extended until the...

Three huge bubbles of gas eject from sun are expect to meet up in space

CANADA: Skywatchers might be treated to a dazzling display of auroras in parts of Canada overnight Monday, as three huge...

“Leap second” will be added on June 30 at midnight

HONG KONG: Short on time? Don't worry. This month you'll get an extra second.A "leap second" will be added on...

NASA spacecraft finds Mars heavy metal rock star planet

WASHINGTON: If planets had personalities, Mars would be a rock star, according to preliminary results from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft. Mars...

Saturn has 53 moons; NASA’s Cassini spacecraft caught three of them together

CANADA: The moon can appear almost haunting when just a sliver clings above us here on Earth. But if we...

Flatworm invasive species turned up in the mainland of US

FRANCE: The New Guinea flatworm, which eats snails and earthworms, has already made its way to France, Puerto Rico, Tahiti...

Astronomers discovered 854 “ultra dark galaxies”

MEXICO: After analysing data obtained with the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have discovered 854 “ultra dark galaxies” filled with mysterious dark...

Climate change may wipe out the last 50 years’ gains in global health

PARIS: Climate change may wipe out the last 50 years’ gains in global health by ramping up heatwaves, flood, drought,...

Mysterious pyramid-shaped mountain on the surface of Ceres

LONDON: Scientists are investigating a mysterious, pyramid-shaped mountain on the surface of Ceres. The triangular peak was spotted by NASA's...

Humans are cause of the 6th mass extinction in the history of the Earth, biologists

HONGKONG: Humans are causing the sixth mass extinction in the history of the Earth, say biologists from Stanford University, the...

Teeny tentacles robots able to grasp small, delicate objects without damage them

EUROPE: Some researchers develop soft robots, while others specialize on building tiny ones. This robotic tentacle by a team of...

NASA has forged collaboration with the National Nuclear Security Administration, report

WASHINGTON: If a large interplanetary rock veers onto a collision course with the Earth, how would we defend ourselves? Well,...

Tiny frog species found in Virachey National Park

CANADA: A tiny species of frog that may be found only in Virachey National Park in Cambodia’s remote northeast was...

NASA astronaut captures photograph of rare red aurora from space

CANADA: While Australians were looking to the skies for our own aurora event last night, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captured...

Aurora Australis light put on spectacular display across the southern states

MEXICO: The Aurora Australis southern lights have put on a spectacular display across the southern states over the past few...

Animals & plants at risk of extinction in 2015, study

CANADA: The number of animals and plants at risk of extinction rose in 2015 despite government pledges to improve protection,...

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