Asteroids: Scientists hold meeting to discuss Apophis' 2068 collision
Nov 19, 2020 15:32 pm UTC| Science
Space agencies and other astronomers are already monitoring certain asteroids that have been predicted to have a chance of colliding with the planet in the future. With the asteroid Apophis predicted to crash by 2068,...
Mars discovery: Analysis of meteorite from Red Planet reveals an abundance of zircon
Nov 18, 2020 05:59 am UTC| Science
Over the years, there is still a lot about Mars that we do not know until today. An analysis of the composition of a Martian meteorite was able to shed light on the composition of our neighboring planet. Scientists from...
COVID-19 news: 2021 may see famines due to pandemic, says UN official
Nov 18, 2020 05:36 am UTC| Science
The COVID-19 pandemic has now seen millions of people infected and hundreds of thousands dead all over the world. As it has now marked the first year since the first infection, a United Nations official warns that the...
We brewed beer from recycled wastewater – and it tasted great
Nov 18, 2020 03:43 am UTC| Science Life
As the Earths population grows and approaches a projected 9.7 billion by 2050, the worlds freshwaters will face mounting pressure to supply the needs of population growth. Approximately 33 per cent of people do not have...
SpaceX's Starlink satellites are about to ruin stargazing for everyone
Nov 18, 2020 03:28 am UTC| Science
I walk outside my rural Saskatchewan house before dawn and look up, expecting to have my breath taken away by the sheer number of stars overhead. Im a professional astronomer, but I still appreciate naked-eye stargazing as...
Asteroid alert: Fireball spotted over mid-northeast US
Nov 17, 2020 06:09 am UTC| Science
The chances of an asteroid actually colliding with Earth are very small but there are some space rocks that tend to slip past the radars of many space agencies. Recently, one fireball was spotted over the skies of the...
Climate change discovery: Subterranean river found under Greenland ice sheet
Nov 17, 2020 05:59 am UTC| Science Nature
Although climate change is nothing new, it is becoming more and more of a problem today due to the effect it is having on our planets frozen regions. Now, a study discovered a very long subterranean river under Greenlands...