2021-12-19 NASA to Launch Telescope to Explore Parts of Space Never Observed Before
The American space agency NASA is preparing to launch a new telescope designed to explore parts of space never observed before. The James Webb Space Telescope enters a new launch…
2021-12-19 Texas Abortion Law Brings Similar Measures to Limit Rights
The United States Supreme Court’s decision last week to leave in place a Texas law banning most abortions gives states a chance to restrict other rights, including gun ownership. To…
2021-12-19 ‘Futures’ Exhibit Looks at Possibilities
The “Futures” exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., gives viewers a look at what may happen in the years to come. It is open November 20, 2021 through…
2021-12-19 Spicy Paste Makes Cauliflower a Delicious Main Dish
Cauliflower is a vegetable that can be fixed in many tasty ways. You can cut it in big pieces and cook it over a fire as if it is meat.…
2021-12-19 Volunteers Raise Oysters to Restore Reefs
Students at St. Stanislaus High School in Mississippi are among the volunteers along U.S. coasts raising oysters to help restore, or repair, weakened reefs. Oyster reefs are an important part…
2021-12-18 US Colleges Close Early for Winter Break as Virus Cases Rise
Well-known colleges and universities in the United States announced this week that they will end the first part of the school year early because of a rise in COVID-19 cases.…
2021-12-18 ‘Omicron’ and ‘Eilish’ Among Most Mispronounced Words of 2021
Each year brings a new set of words that are widely used but difficult to pronounce. Among the terms making the 2021 list were a new version of the coronavirus,…
2021-12-18 NASA: Spacecraft ‘Touches’ Sun
The American space agency NASA says a spacecraft has entered the sun’s outermost atmosphere for the first time. The Parker Solar Probe traveled through the solar atmosphere’s outer edge –…
2021-12-18 Researchers Find Large Amounts of Dinosaur Tracks in Poland
Hundreds of dinosaur footprints and bones have been found in Poland. The prints are in such good condition that even the scaly skin can be seen. The finding gives important…
2021-12-18 Experts Say China Developing High-Level Computer Technology
Researchers say China’s improvements in quantum computing will help its armed forces, which are the world’s third strongest. Quantum computing is a kind of computing that lets high-powered machines solve…
2021-12-17 Goal and Aim
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Paul in the Czech Republic. Question: Could you tell me the difference between the words aim, target, objective…