Space Science Series

Earth In Danger Of Asteroid Impacts, Scientists Warn

Jun 07, 2017 07:20 am UTC| Science

Doomsday predictions have become a dime a dozen from the religious community, but this time, scientists are saying that the planet is facing an increased risk of getting hit by asteroids. This is courtesy of a meteoroid...

SpaceX Shatters Records, Launches Reused Cargo Ship To Deliver 6,000-lb Load To ISS

Jun 05, 2017 12:27 pm UTC| Technology Science

Elon Musks renegade private space company SpaceX once again made history by launching a reused cargo ship into space last Saturday. It carried over 6,000 pounds worth of equipment and supplies to the International Space...

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LIGO detects more gravitational waves, from even more ancient and distant black hole collisions

Jun 02, 2017 03:13 am UTC| Science

For the third time in a year and a half, the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory has detected gravitational waves. Hypothesized by Einstein a century ago, the identification of these ripples in...

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Mission to the sun will protect us from devastating solar storms and help us travel further into space

Jun 01, 2017 13:18 pm UTC| Science

From prayer and sacrifice to sunbathing, humans have worshipped the sun since time immemorial. And its no wonder. At around 150m km away, it is close enough to provide the light, heat and energy to sustain the entire human...

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NASA Wants To Mine That $10,000 Quadrillion Asteroid Right Now

May 29, 2017 14:45 pm UTC| Science

Out there in the Solar System, there exists an asteroid with the designated name, 16 Psyche. It contains a rich deposit of nickel-iron minerals, which can be worth $10,000 Quadrillion. Thats worth more than the combined...

CRISPR Is Taking Over Science, Breaks Out Of Labs And Invades Schools

May 29, 2017 14:44 pm UTC| Science

Science regularly goes through cycles of fads that regularly embodies particular generations. In the 80s, its climate change and in the 90s, it was the internet. This time, it seems the gene-editing tool CRISPR is starting...

What science can reveal about the psychological profiles of terrorists

May 27, 2017 04:06 am UTC| Science

What went though the mind of the suicide bomber Salman Abedi just before he blew himself up in Manchester this week, killing 22 people? We often dismiss terrorists as non-humans, monsters, at first. But when we learn that...