Coronavirus grown in lab outside China for first time, aiding the search for vaccine

Feb 03, 2020 12:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Scientists at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, Australia, announced Jan. 29 that they were able to grow the Wuhan coronavirus from a patient sample in the laboratory. This was the first...

Vibrations on the skin help the hearing impaired locate sound source

Feb 03, 2020 12:26 pm UTC| Science

When we hear a car hurtling towards us, we usually immediately know where it is coming from so we can get out of the way. Our brains have an amazing ability to rapidly separate the sound of the car from background sounds...

Apollo 11 scientist proves the iconic moon mission is real

Feb 03, 2020 10:58 am UTC| Science

Until today, decades after the iconic Apollo 11 mission, many people are still skeptical about the incident and continue to claim that it was faked as well as staged. Now, a scientist who worked on the Apollo 11 mission...

NASA shuts down billion-dollar mission while James Webb telescope sees financial delay

Feb 03, 2020 10:57 am UTC| Science

US space agency NASA is busy gearing up for space missions involving new space telescopes that will provide another look into the phenomenon beyond the planet. A new report reveals that the agency recently shut down one of...

Warp factor: we've observed a spinning star that drags the very fabric of space and time

Jan 31, 2020 03:55 am UTC| Science

One of the predictions of Einsteins general theory of relativity is that any spinning body drags the very fabric of space-time in its vicinity around with it. This is known as frame-dragging. In everyday life,...

Asteroids: NASA tracks down rock hurtling towards Earth at 65,000 mph

Jan 31, 2020 02:07 am UTC| Science

NASA is high on alert when it comes to looking out for celestial objects that may approach the planet. Now, the agency has spotted an asteroid that is heading towards Earth at a very fast pace. Express reports that NASA...

NASA: Astronaut Jessica Meir shares photos of squid fishing boats lighting up the Thailand coastline

Jan 30, 2020 06:01 am UTC| Science

The view from space is where even the smallest or most ordinary of activities on Earth become sights to see. Astronaut Jessica Meir shared photos of the view of the Thailand coastline at night. Meir posted on Twitter...