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NASA’s Solar Probe Did the Impossible, Here’s How
Thanks to the Parker Solar Probe we’re up close and personal with our host star. And just one step closer to understanding space weather and so much more about how the Sun impacts life right here on Earth. So the thought of traditionally &ldqu...
Kelly · 14 April 2022 · 78
Bad news for room-temperature superconductors
Two teams of researchers in India and China have been unable to reproduce measurements on a new material that is said to be superconducting at room temperature. Ever since a group of South Korean scientists claimed to have discovered a room-temperat...
Kelly · 02 August 2023 · 73
Scientists Can Now Prove That Climate Change Is Causing Natural Disasters
Longer fire seasons. Stronger hurricanes. More intense heatwaves and floods. Across the world, climate events are getting more extreme. And while there’s little doubt that global warming is to blame, proving that fault for specific weather even...
Alex · 25 November 2020 · 73
China’s Chang'e 5 Will Collect the First Moon Rocks in Nearly 40 Years
China is no stranger to lunar missions. Over the years, the country has sent a number of increasingly challenging missions to our natural satellite. The most famous of which, was the historic landing of the Chang’e 4 spacecraft on the moon&rsqu...
Alex · 21 November 2020 · 71
Earth’s “Evil” Twin May Hold Signs of Life
After earning a bad reputation as Earth’s “evil twin”, Venus is finally getting some good press. Recently, a team of international astronomers announced the discovery of a rare gas called phosphine in the planet’s atmosphere,...
Alex · 29 September 2020 · 69
Breaking Boundaries: Scientists Unveil Room Temperature Superconductor Discovery
A team from South Korea claims to have found a material that is superconducting even at room temperature and normal ambient pressure. That would be a sensation. A group of South Korean scientists say they have discovered a superconducting material t...
Kelly · 26 July 2023 · 66
Black HoleWhy We’re Seeing More Gravitational Wave Events Than Ever Before
Remember when the discovery of gravitational waves was first officially announced back in 2016 and we were all like, “wow that’s wild, I wonder if we’ll see more?” Well since then, we have spotted a handful more, but rece...
Jacob Enderson · 23 November 2020 · 60
What Exactly Is Fracking, And Is It Really That Bad?
In a world that’s demanding more and more energy every year, solutions for cheap and accessible fuel are more important than ever. There’s an estimated 214.6 TRILLION cubic meters of untapped natural gas underneath our feet around the wor...
Alex · 02 January 2021 · 57
This Is Why Birds Are So Affected by Oil Spills
We've been using our planet's rivers, lakes and oceans to ship crude oil from place to place since the beginning of oil. And while that is an effective way to move thousands of gallons of petroleum around the world. There is of course the risk of oil...
Den W. · 20 October 2020 · 56
Could Mars’ Extinct Volcanoes Reawaken?
Between 3 and 4 billion years ago, Mars bubbled and burst with volcanic activity. The planet’s stationary crust and lower surface gravity meant volcanoes could build themselves up to staggering heights, like...
Alex · 09 August 2021 · 55
SpaceX And NASA Prepare For the Historic Launch of Crew-1
We saw Demo-2 head to space with astronauts and return safely. But that was just a test. Now SpaceX is ready for the real deal: Crew-1. And like many of SpaceX’s endeavors, it’s making a lot of firsts. Crew-1 will be SpaceX’s first...
Alex · 12 November 2020 · 48
Scientists Just Proved the Existence of ‘Liquid Glass’
Scientists just can’t seem to get enough glass. Despite the material being about as common as can be, some are still poking and prodding it, trying to unravel its mysteries. Now one group of scientists experimenting with this material has stumb...
Alex · 28 February 2021 · 44
What We Need to End the Coronavirus Pandemic
COVID-19. The disease has turned our world upside down, forcing us to take dramatic measures to help stem the spread of the virus. Now, after countless months navigating lockdowns, mask-wearing and social distancing, the question everyone wants...
Alex · 11 November 2020 · 44
How Graphene Could Help Us Build Bigger and Better Quantum Computers
Quantum computers could be a massive technological leap forward, solving problems in seconds that would take “ordinary” supercomputers millennia to crunch. But one major problem holding them back is how sensitive they are to interference....
Alex · 30 October 2020 · 35
Dark Matter Stabilizes a 60-Star Dwarf Galaxy?
A tiny collection of a few dozen stars may have been orbiting the Milky Way for billions of years. This would probably only be possible thanks to dark matter. An international research group has discovered an extremely faint small dwarf galaxy consis...
Kelly · 04 April · 23
What Really Killed the Dinosaurs?
One of the hottest controversies in science is all about what happened sixty-six million years ago when dinosaurs were snuffed out of existence. It’s been told that an asteroid more than 10-kilometers across slammed into the Yucatán Pen...
May I · 23 September 2020 · 69