A lunar base Moon Village has always been the dream of several major aerospace agencies around the world. There has been an increased amount of talks in recent years towards making a lunar base possible. NASA has always wanted to create a permanent settlement on the moon to improve space tourism and … [Read more...]
An Inflatable Greenhouse for Mars by NASA
After the Space race during the cold war, NASA is once again embarking on a seemingly impossible task of putting men on Mars. It is collaborating with several companies in the private sector to make this happen. One such private company which stands out is SpaceX. SpaceX is fervently working on the … [Read more...]
Kenyan white rhino joins Tinder to look for mate
In a very unusual move, the very last eligible Kenyan white rhino bachelor has joined the Tinder app in search of a mate to continue its species. The rhino has debuted on the social platform at the age of 43. The white rhino goes by the name Sudan. It is a move by his human carers to raise funds for … [Read more...]
Fungi may be older than previously thought: New discovery of oldest multi-cellular life
Scientists in Africa have discovered evidence of fungi that is 2.4 billion years old. This is a phenomenal discovery as fungi have not thought to have existed that far back. This makes the discovery even more interesting and life changing. For long, scientists had been classifying fungus … [Read more...]
Steve: the newest phenomenon in the sky
In a collaboration worth noting, citizen scientists and the European Space Agency came together to identify a new phenomenon in the sky called ‘Steve’. Steve is different from other auroral phenomenon in the fact that it is a vertical streak as compared to horizontal streaks by other auroras. The … [Read more...]
LHS 1140b: The new neighbors to Earth
Since time immemorial, scientists have been trying to discover life on other planets in this universe.Today that endeavor is no longer a dream!! In an exciting turn of events, scientists at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) have discovered a massive exoplanet. Named as LHS 1140b, … [Read more...]
Is melting ice in Antarctica really bad for the environment?
Most of us know how harmful climate change is for our planet and how we have to take measures to prevent the polar caps from melting. However, recent studies have found out some rather interesting information which suggests that the melting ice from glaciers in Antarctica which flows into the ocean … [Read more...]
Giant Shipworm: The unicorn of the ocean
The giant shipworm is accurately called the unicorn of the ocean for two reasons. The first one is its elusiveness which led scientists to wait for more than two centuries to get a glimpse of this giant worm. The second reason is the fact that this shipworm lives in giant shells usually of their own … [Read more...]
