by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

As Trump questions global warming, UN says: US gov't won't

GENEVA (AP) — A top U.N. scientist on Thursday shrugged off an online quip from U.S. President Donald Trump that questioned global warming, saying a U.S. government report will show the "fundamental impacts of climate change on the U.S. continen...

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

Big test coming up for tiny satellites trailing Mars lander

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A pair of tiny experimental satellites trailing NASA's InSight spacecraft all the way to Mars face their biggest test yet.

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

Small in space: Toronto company's satellites no bigger than a loaf of bread

Canadian satellite company Kepler Communications Inc. is proving there’s room for the little guy in space.

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

Mexican student wins prize in congress on solar energy

Mexico, Nov. 22 (Notimex) .- Student Nidia Aracely Cisneros Cárdenas, from the University of Sonora, won the FastPitch contest, within the 7th Annual Solar Energy Student Congress, held in Oracle's Biosphere 2, Arizona (United States). In a time...

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

The Best Black Friday Deals From Every Major Retailer

From Best Buy to Walmart

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

Mexican nanosatellite launch is scheduled for October 2019

Mexico, Nov. 22 (Notimex).- The Mexican Space Agency (AEM, for its acronym in Spanish) announced that the Mexican nanosatellite "AzTechSAT-1" was approved by NASA ("Delta Critical Design Review"), developed at Popular Autonomous U...

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit new high: UN

The levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, have hit a new record high, the UN said Thursday, warning that the time to act was running out. "Without rapid cuts in CO2 and other greenhouse gases, climate chang...

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is not leaning as much as it used to, experts reveal

The past 20 years has seen the 183ft Italian monument straighten by around four centimetres.

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

A British Academic Has Been Sentenced to Life in Prison on Espionage Charges in the United Arab Emirates

31-year-old graduate student Matthew Hedges was arrested in May

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

Why NASA Is Investigating Elon Musk’s Marijuana Intake

When you work with NASA, smoking pot live on the air during a podcast might not be the best idea. Now, NASA is planning to launch a full-scale review of Musk’s SpaceX, according to Boy Genius Report. If you’re flying high as a NASA associate, you’d...

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

Asia Bibi's Family Hunted 'House to House' as Blasphemy Acquittal Continues to Roil Pakistan

Bibi is seeking asylum after being acquitted of blasphemy charges last month

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

One of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets might have an ocean, researchers now say

Ever since astronomers announced the discovery of seven exoplanets around the star called TRAPPIST-1, researchers have been diving into the data in an attempt to determine what the planets are like. Early on, the prospects for potentially habitable w...

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

Revealed: Australia's fastest growing state

Australia could add another five million people in the next 11 years, new statistics show.

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

AP Explains: The hunt for missing, dead in California fire

CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Given the size and scope of the devastation after a deadly wildfire swept Northern California, experts say the search to find the missing and identify victims could take months.

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

Scientists Have Created The First Simulation Of A Black Hole And Have Brought Sagittarius A To Virtual Life

For the first time, scientists have created a virtual reality simulation of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A that lurks right in the center of the Milky Way. Researchers from the Netherlands and Goethe University, and Germany and Radboud Un...