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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on Duruthu Poya Day

A penumbral eclipse is a little hard to observe as it is usually darker. Maximum eclipse, or when the Moon is nearest to the centre of Earth's shadow, will pe...

Greta Thunberg Responds to Meat Loaf's 'Brainwashed' Comments on Climate Change

It's not about what some people call me. "It's not about left or right", she wrote. Then, Greta responded by tweeting that attention should be focused on ...

SpaceX kicks off the new year with 60 more Starlink satellites

The Falcon 9 rocket shot into a cold, clear night sky and was recycled by SpaceX for the fourth flight. On the other side, researchers and scientists fear...

Teen Firefighter Charged With Setting Some Australian Wildfires

The catastrophic bushfires have been fuelled by a crippling drought that has turned forests to tinder and exacerbated by climate change , which scientists say ...

First British Astronaut To Go To Space Says Aliens Definitely Exist

She also stated that she did not have proof of the fact of their existence. Sharman also hypothesized that aliens could be living on Earth: "Will they be li...

Hubble Telescope of NASA Spotted a Godzilla Galaxy

But despite its terrifying nickname, the galaxy is considered a " gentle giant " of sorts. The galaxy is 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way and contains 10 ti...

Impossible Foods unveils meatless pork at CES - and it's tasty

The company also claims the product should work for various recipes that calls for ground pork, whether you want to fry up some sausage patties for breakfast ...

Virgo Network catches another neutron star collision

We don't know yet if GW190425 resulted in a small black hole or a big neutron star, but it - and the object produced by GW170817, which is also still unknown...

They've Found A Potentially Habitable Planet 'Close' To Earth

Dubbed TOI 700 d by NASA, the exoplanet orbits its sun at distances where conditions could allow liquid water to exist on the surface. "TESS was designed and ...

Year’s first lunar eclipse on January 10

In 2020, the Wolf Moon happens to coincide with an eclipse-the first of six expected this year and the second of the current eclipse season, following the Dec...

Scientists think they spotted active volcanoes on Venus

It turned out that olivine , abundant in basalt rock that makes up for 90 per cent of the Venus' surface, reacted very rapidly and got oxidized within weeks....

Aliens exist, may already be on Earth: British astronaut

The astronaut told The Observer Magazine that aliens exist and there are "no two ways about it". Then, in a tantalizing theory that should probably make you...

How to get rid of your Christmas tree in Syracuse

Now that the holidays have passed, there are several options for Londoners who want to dispose of their Christmas trees. Only trees clear of all decoratio...

Gene Simmons leaves internet divided after putting ice in cereal

The KISS rocker shared an image on the social media site of his bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats and Oreo O's, with milk and a number of large ice cubes. He respon...

Coaching job profile: Pluses and minuses of the Mississippi State opening

Just days after the Mississippi State Bulldogs lost to the Louisville Cardinals in the Music City Bowl, the program has chose to move on from its head coach...

Starbucks customer dies chasing down thief who grabbed his laptop

Another witness told ABC7 that he pursued the SUV on his motorcycle as the thieves accelerated down Antioch Street and rammed their unwelcome passenger into a p...

India's crashed Vikram moon lander spotted on lunar surface

Many people had downloaded the image released by Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) team, a statement by the space agency said. Mr Subram...

New Zealand's Glaciers Turned Yellow

Near Franz Josef glacier . Crabtree said MetService would be watching the satellite imagery throughout the day to monitor any changes. "At the moment it's de...

What time is the meteor shower tonight?

Unlike the recent "ring of fire" solar eclipse , the Quadrantids are best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere during the night and early morning hours. They ofte...

Thousands evacuated as Australia wildfires spread

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian had called on residents in areas threatened by fires to leave as quickly as they can as the state braces for "another...

Prince William launches prize to solve Earth's environmental problems

On its website, The Earthshot Prize is described as "an ambitious set of challenges to inspire a decade of action to fix the planet" and hopes it will provide...

What time is the Quadrantids meteor shower and how to watch it?

According to NASA , it is considered to be one of the best annual meteor showers . "During its peak, 60 to as many as 200 Quadrantid meteors can be seen per ...

SpaceX Crew Dragon animation reveals the ISS round trip in store

The runway takes to the Crew Dragon , which is mounted on top of SpaceX's flagship rocket, the Falcon 9. Commercial crew flights are primarily meant to giv...

Jaguars: Team announces return of GM, HC for the 2020 season

But the ax did not reach Marrone, who will get another chance to bring the Jaguars back to the playoffs in 2020 like he did in his first full season in 2017, ...

Norfolk meteor shower 2020: How to watch the Quadrantids

Known as one of the year's most intense meteor showers, the Quadrantids will peak tomorrow night and Saturday morning. Everything you need to know about how t...

Indian spacecraft to land on Moon on September 7

The process of landing Chandrayaan 2 on the moon is very complex since it blasted off at a velocity of 39,240 kilometres per hour, which is nearly 30 times ...

Christmas Tree Collection Underway, What You Need To Know

Fire officials said residents should place the Christmas trees curbside outside their homes for pick-up by the firefighters. Trees do not require a sticker, but...

HALFTIME REPORT: Alabama-Michigan 2020 Citrus Bowl

Including the bowl game, he has 40 receptions for 746 yards and seven touchdowns. That means Alabama is now in contention to become the most popular bowl be...

This Week’s Quadrantid Meteor Shower Should Be One of 2020’s Best

In January, Boötes is right below the easily recognisable Big Dipper in the northeastern night sky. In the recent year, this event has come to be known as a ...

Mars 2020 Rover Completes First Test Drive

Amongst the tools, onboard the rover is 23 cameras, two "ears" that will let it receive to Martian drafts, and lasers utilized for chemical examination. The fin...

NASA astronaut Christina Koch sets a woman's longest space flight record

Every day for the next six weeks, NASA astronaut Christina Koch will be setting a new women's record for continuous time in space. "Peggy is a heroine of ...

Researchers believe a giant red star may be about to explode

Betelgeuse might collapse, shining brighter than our Moon in the sky for weeks or more. As a variable star, Betelgeuse waxes and wanes in brightness as par...

"Our House Is On Fire": Greta Thunberg's #2019in5words

Greta refuses to travel by air because of its environmental impact. "I want to educate myself and be just like a normal teenager". In an interview to the BBC...

U.S. astronaut sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman

Astronaut Christina Koch's official EMU portrait. A USA astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mar...

China to launch its heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket on Friday

Launched at 12:45 GMT, the satellite was sent into its planned orbit after 33 minutes, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua . "The Long March 5 rocket i...