Mars mission: NASA's Perseverance Rover will play a big part in humanity's arrival on the Red Planet

Jul 30, 2020 07:38 am UTC| Science

Now that humans have been able to set foot on the Moon, NASA and other space agencies have now set its sights on the Red Planet itself. Today marks the launch of the agencys Perseverance Rover, and scientists have said...

NASA: Hubble Space Telescope captures a ghostly spiral galaxy 316 million light-years away

Jul 29, 2020 11:08 am UTC| Science

Galaxies are made up of tens of billions of stars, and its resulting shape is a thing of wonder among astronomers and space enthusiasts. Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped a photo of one particular galaxy to...

Asteroids: 5.2-meter asteroid made a very close approach to Earth

Jul 29, 2020 10:23 am UTC| Science

Even as space agencies are keeping watch at what is happening outside Earth, such as asteroid approaches, some space rocks may just be a little too slick that they wind up slipping past the radar. Just last night,...

Mars mission: Experts say the best place to look for signs of life on Red Planet is under the surface

Jul 29, 2020 09:23 am UTC| Science

Several space agencies in the world are gearing up for their respective Mars missions. With the European Space Agency and Russias Rocosmos teaming up for a Mars mission, scientists say that the best place to search for...

COVID-19 cure: 21 existing drugs could improve treatment methods, new study finds

Jul 29, 2020 09:04 am UTC| Health Science

One of the things the HIV global epidemic taught humanity is that developing that one specific drug for cure can take decades and can be extremely expensive. The world was reminded of this hard truth this year when...

COVID-19 vaccine: Moderna’s candidate immunized animals, enters FINAL testing phase with 30,000 human volunteers

Jul 29, 2020 08:58 am UTC| Health Science

Moderna announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, identified as mRNA-1273, is moving forward to the final phase of testing. The biotech firm expects the crucial stage of the study will enroll up to 30,000...

NASA: Apollo 11 scientist shares agency feared Eagle lunar lander would sink upon touchdown

Jul 28, 2020 09:43 am UTC| Science

Last week was the 51st anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, where the world witnessed not only the end of the Space Race, but also the first men who set foot on the surface of the Moon. In a recent interview,...