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Mike Pompeo's Arctic speech focuses on trade, not climate change

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported in March 2019 that "since satellite-based measurements began in the late 1970s, Arctic sea ice exte...

Hubble got the ideal spiral galaxy in the constellation of the Lion

The image contains 200,000 galaxies that stretch back through 13.3 billion years of time to just 500 million years after the Big Bang . So, the contemporary ...

Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend

The origins of the Eta Aquarids can be traced back to debris and dust left behind by one of the most famous comets in recent times. These meteors earned their...

Kenney calls assessment bill a threat to unity ahead of Trudeau meeting

Ottawa has issued a proposed list of projects that will be subjected to a controversial new environmental-impact assessment process, including major interprovin...

Chandrayaan 2 will be launched in July, says ISRO

The landing on the lunar surface is expected to be by 6 September and ISRO plans to include a lander , an orbiter and a rover to land. The landing site on th...

Parts of Iowa city flood as barrier fails; buildings, cars evacuated

The Mississippi River at the Quad Cities in Iowa and IL reached a new record high Thursday. Meanwhile, cities downstream remain largely dry, but are prepari...

The black hole spitting out jet beams like a weird spinning top

We seem to see jets anywhere in the universe where there are inflows of matter onto a central object such as a black hole. "While jets are usually seen moving...

SpaceX delays launch to freshly repaired space station

Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of build and flight reliability at SpaceX, said at a NASA briefing about the upcoming launch of a cargo Dragon spacecraft to th...

Opposition pressures United Kingdom government to act on climate change

The protesters brought London to a standstill during 10 days of demonstrations, which included vandalising buildings and gluing themselves to public transport. ...

Swedish teen accuses United Kingdom of 'irresponsible behavior' over climate

Thunberg, who rose to global prominence by staging a school strike to protest about the climate, has praised the " Extinction Rebellion " sits-ins in London. "L...

Anti-poaching rangers share incredible selfies casually hanging out with gorillas

Two gorillas at the Virunga National Park in Congo looked extraordinarily human-like as they posed for selfies with anti-poaching rangers. "You might have ...

Wildfires worsening air quality in Eugene and Springfield

Each year the "State of the Air" provides a report card on the two most widespread outdoor air pollutants, ozone pollution, also known as smog, and particle p...

Whole Foods to debut 'Royal Addition Cheese' upon royal baby's birth

Her own home birth had to be witnessed by a government minister over fears a potential heir to the throne could be swapped out for an imposter. His sister and b...

Pink moon to illuminate Friday night’s sky

However, the moon itself isn't pink. It got that name from wild ground phlox , a pink flower that appears in April, according to the Farmer's Almanac . Whi...

Lyrids Meteor shower to dazzle up the night sky

The meteor shower technically peaks overnight and before dawn Tuesday, but can be seen for a few more nights. Although the Lyrids have been known to provide...

The first Marsquake has been detected

A marsquake is like an quake, except it happens on the Red Planet. The field of Martian seismology could shed light on how rocky planets formed. The team ho...

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks April 22 and 23

Still, some skywatchers might try their luck despite the brightly shining moon. Dr Marzouk said astronomical instruments are not required to observe the mete...

SpaceX Dragon test firing results in cloud of smoke, called 'anomaly'

It hopes to fly astronauts to the space station as soon as this year as part of NASA's "commercial crew program ". SpaceX has been preparing the Crew Dragon ca...

Musk Makes Bold Promise On Robotaxis

The electric-car maker is due to release first-quarter earnings after US stock markets close on April 24. Investors also weren't convinced as shares in the co...

Protesters' die-in at Natural History Museum

As the city sweltered in 25C heat, people united in protest - from pitching tents at Marble Arch to donning red robes and masks on the tube to organising a mass...

Tesla dumps Nvidia, will use its own self-driving chips

Electric vehicle pioneer Tesla revealed a full hand on self-driving technology at its "Autonomy Investor Day" which it held Tuesday morning (Australian time) fr...

An Extended Stay Onboard The Space Station — This Week @ NASA

NASA and its International Space Station partners have made new crew assignments and set a new schedule for station expeditions that includes an expected reco...

Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight: How to see shooting stars

Dr Marzouk said astronomical instruments are not required to observe the meteor shower and people in Qatar and other countries across the Northern Hemisphere ...

SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers anomaly at Cape Canaveral

SpaceX statement released a statement on the anomaly, per CBS space correspondent Bill Harwood. During testing Saturday, the SpaceX Crew Dragon, created to fe...

Astronaut to Eclipse Record for Longest US Spaceflight by a Woman

That approaches but does not quite break Scott Kelly's 340 day US record. She will now be part of three expeditions, starting with Expedition 59, which is alrea...

Why Friday's 'Pink Moon' might actually be a different color

According to The Old Farmer's Almanac , the Pink Moon is named after moss pink flowers, which bloom at around the same time as the Pink Moon's appearance ea...

This is the first ever photo of a black hole

This will let us go from making still images of black holes to making movies", Doeleman said. Scientists on Wednesday revealed the first image ever made o...

First ever picture of a black hole

Captured by a global network of ground-based telescopes, the image showed a dark abyss at the center of a glowing ring of super-heated gas. The picture is tak...

The 'Pink Full Moon' rises this Friday

However, it has been reported that the moon will not turn pink tonight as in previous years - but may take on a slightly reddish hue. The moon's color and in fa...

Center Core of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket Lost at Sea

SpaceX didn't provide any information on the status of the booster core, including whether it will be retrieved at all. Musk tweeted Tuesday that a special r...

Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft reaches moon, but landing unsuccessful

The unmanned robotic lander suffered periodic engine and communication failures during the 21 minutes of the landing sequence, the support team said. In an emai...

The Israeli moon lander crashed - but it shared this selfie first

The process is expected to take between 2-3 years. Israeli state-owned defense contractor Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI). also took part in its develo...

SpaceX Does it Again with Second Retrieval of Falcon Heavy Rocket

The company even constructed a boat with a massive net attached, affectionately called Mr. Steven , to try to recover the fairings. But the fairing recovery ...

Falcon Heavy launch delayed again, now targeted for Thursday evening

Nine minutes after lift-off the main central rocket returned and landed perfectly onto its floating barge (named "Of Course I Still Love You"). In Falcon Heav...

New species of ancient human discovered in Philippines

The discovery of the "Hobbit" fossil, representing the hominin species Homo floresiensis , on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2004, proved some of these exp...