Lunar Eclipse: Century’s Longest ‘Blood Moon’ Delights Skygazers
Skywatchers around the world have witnessed the longest “blood moon” eclipse of the 21st Century. As it rose, during this total eclipse, Earth’s natural satellite turned a striking shade of red or ruddy brown. The “totality” period, where light from the Moon was totally obscured, lasted for one hour, 43 minutes. At least More...
Cuckoo Bee Species ‘Hiding In Plain Sight’
Scientists have discovered 15 new species of cuckoo bees hidden in North American museum collections and in an ancient thesis. Like their avian counterparts, cuckoo bees lay their eggs in the nests of other bees, More...
Delay For Nasa’s Tess Planet-Hunter
The launch of Nasa’s Tess planet-hunter has been postponed and it will not now lift off until Wednesday at the earliest. The telescope was due to go up from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 18:32 local time on More...
Iron Age Study Targets British DNA Mystery
A project to sequence DNA from about 1,000 ancient remains could resolve a genetic mystery involving people from south-east Britain. A recent study showed that the present-day genetic landscape of Britain was largely More...
How Effective Are Earthquake Early Warning Systems?
Earthquake early warning detection is more effective for minor quakes than major ones. This is according to a new study from the United States Geological Survey. Seismologists modelled ground shaking along California’s More...
Spectacular Predawn Launch For Spacex Falcon 9
Just two weeks after launching a Tesla Roadster into space in the maiden flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX got back to business Thursday, launching a Falcon 9 carrying a $200 million Spanish radar imaging More...
Biomedicine: Self-Healing, Recyclable Electronic Skin
Biomedicine just took another leap forward. University of Colorado Boulder scientists created so-called electronic skin —e-skin for short. The e-skin is a thin, semi-transparent material that can act like your More...
Spacex 1st: Recycled Rocket Soars With Recycled Capsule
SpaceX racked up another first on Friday, launching a recycled rocket with a recycled capsule on a grocery run for NASA. The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off with a just-in-time-for-Christmas delivery for the More...
Watch: NASA Tests World’s Biggest Rocket
NASA blasted the world’s biggest rocket at its desert test base – and caught the spectacular results on camera. The rocket motor plumes from the Space Launch System booster can be seen in stunning detail, More...
Renewable Energy Surges To Record Levels Around The World
New solar, wind and hydropower sources were added in 2015 at the fastest rate the world has yet seen, a study says. Investments in renewables during the year were more than double the amount spent on new coal and More...