NASA: Agency detects spike in pollution levels in China as coronavirus lockdowns are slowly lifted

May 31, 2020 03:53 am UTC| Science

In the countries that are affected by the pandemic, the environment was able to see a drop in pollution levels along with better air quality. However, in China, where the pandemic began, NASA revealed that the countrys...

Human activity can potentially cause 50 billion years' worth of evolution: study

May 31, 2020 03:52 am UTC| Science

The Earth has been around for billions of years, and over those years, many species of living things have roamed on the planet. However, a new study suggests that human activity may be responsible for the extinction of...

Asteroids: Scientists say asteroids Ryugu and Bennu may came from the same parent rock

May 31, 2020 03:52 am UTC| Science

100% uniqueness Among the asteroids that space agencies such as NASA are keeping tabs on is the asteroid Bennu. Scientists recently discovered that Bennu, along with another asteroid Ryugu, actually came from the same...

SpaceX astronaut launch: here's the rocket science it must get right

May 29, 2020 14:17 pm UTC| Science

Two NASA astronauts, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, will make history by travelling to the International Space Station in a privately funded spacecraft, SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule. It will also be...

Half the matter in the universe was missing – we found it hiding in the cosmos

May 29, 2020 14:09 pm UTC| Science

In the late 1990s, cosmologist made a prediction about much ordinary matter there should be in the universe. About 5%, they estimated, should be regular stuff with rest a mixture of dark matter and dark energy. But when...

Asteroids: 3D simulations show how the asteroid collision struck the dinosaurs at a fatal level

May 28, 2020 08:22 am UTC| Science

The dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth millions of years ago were believed to have been wiped out by a large asteroid that collided with the planet. Recently, some simulations that researchers conducted revealed just how...

New study suggests asteroid collision did not cause extinction of the dinosaurs

May 28, 2020 08:22 am UTC| Science

It is widely believed that an asteroid collision on Earth was responsible for the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. However, a new study seems to suggest that it was not the case at all. Express reports that researchers...