Trump directs Pentagon to form a Space Force military branch
What the space force actually means is anyone's guess, but Trump described the space branch of the military as " sep... …
Eruption Material From Supermassive Black Hole’s Violent Encounter With Star Directly Imaged
Most of the time " supermassive black holes are not actively devouring anything, so they are in a quiet state", Perez-... …
219 billion tonnes of Antarctic ice lost annually
Melting ice in Antarctica caused the sea level rise by 7.6 millimeters since 1992, with nearly half of this growth (th... …
SD ag groups scrutinize EPA Administrator Pruitt's visit
Pruitt joked about the reception, saying signs greeting him "didn't say 'I hope you're having fun.'" He said messages in... …
This distant disk may contain the youngest exoplanets ever detected
The astrophysicists say their evidence is in the form of a localised change to the flow of gas around the star discove... …
Stephen Hawking's Family Will Beam His Voice Toward a Black Hole
Per ABC News, the service also included music by Greek composer Vangelis. "This is a handsome and symbolic gesture tha... …
Woman Sues NASA to Keep Moon Dust
A woman filed a federal lawsuit against NASA last week, in a preemptive legal action to keep the moon dust she said Ne... …
Satellites document alarming ice loss in Antarctica
The researchers, including those from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, reviewed decades of satellite me... …
Antarctic ice melting faster
The West Antarctic ice sheet has lost almost three trillion tonnes of ice during this span - with a large chunk of the n... …
NASA rover falls silent as gigantic dust storm envelops Mars
Tau is a measure of the atmosphere's opacity - that is, its lack of transparency. A vast dust storm larger than the en... …
World Cup Coming To North America, But Chicago Won’t Host Games
The United States couldn't get into the 2018 World Cup , but on Wednesday the 2026 World Cup was brought to the U.S. ... …
NASA scientists announced a giant sandstorm on Mars
If the sunlight is blocked for an extended period, the rovers will not generate enough power to operate. On June 6th, ... …
French farmers suspend fuel blockades after government gesture
French farmers launched blockades of the country's 14 refineries and hundreds of Total S.A. fuel depots since Sunday e... …
Another Gulf storm? Hurricane center says there's a low chance
With maximum sustained winds of 115mph, Hurricane Bud is expected to rip through the western coasts of Mexico in the com... …
Indian scientists discover new planet 600 light years away
Otherwise, the planets are probably inhospitable: they are very close to their star and therefore very warm. The informa... …
World Oceans Day 2018 Facts, And How You Can Help
That's a heck of a lot of plastic . "By working with Manchester United to create new, stunning jerseys made with Pa... …
Curiosity Rover Uncovers Organic Material, Mysterious Methane on Mars
It has been six years since the Mars rover Curiosity landed on the red planet , and now, the space vehicle has some n... …
Lightning at Jupiter is just like Earth's. Except where it's not
The spacecraft not only snapped a photo of a lightning storm but also detected radio waves from the strikes. When NASA ... …
Scientists Discover Oldest Known Animal Footprints in Southern China
Today, a crucial piece of the puzzle emerges as scientists unearthed the oldest known fossil footprints in history, r... …
Tropical cyclones, hurricanes are slowing down, study says
The center said a tropical storm was expected to form by Wednesday morning and then strengthen into a hurricane by early... …
