2022-01-02 Major Space Missions Planned in 2022
The year 2021 was a big year for new space exploration. But next year also promises major new developments. Here…
2022-01-02 Explainer: Comparing Two Space Telescopes
On December 25, the new James Webb Space Telescope launched into space from South America on a European Ariane 5…
2021-12-29 Technology 2021: ‘Facebook Papers,’ New Robots and Rise of NFTs
The past year’s top technology news included stories about the release of secret Facebook documents, developments in robotics and the…
2021-12-27 Scientists Create Corals in Lab to Better Resist Climate Change
Fish swim near a head of coral in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones) When…
2021-12-26 2021 Saw Progress on Mars, Rise in Space Tourists
The year 2021 saw some important developments in the exploration of Mars as well as a rise in American-based space…
2021-12-26 Scientists Find First ‘True Millipede’ in Australia
Scientists drilled a small, deep hole in the Goldfields-Esperance area of Western Australia and found a true millipede. The word…
2021-12-22 A Guide to 2021’s Top Tech Terms
As new technologies progressed over the past year, some words used to describe them rose in popularity. Here is a…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
2021-12-16 Tech Companies Racing to Fix At-Risk Internet Software
Computer security experts around the world are trying to fix one of the worst software weaknesses found in years. The…
2021-12-15 US University Launches First Full Class in Virtual Reality
California’s Stanford University has launched its first class taught fully with virtual reality, or VR, technology. Virtual reality involves the…
2021-12-13 Are Deadly Winter Tornadoes a Result of Climate Change?
In the United States, more than 90 people died across six midwestern and southern states when strong winds known as…
2021-12-13 Footprints Show Some Two-Legged Dinosaurs Were Agile
New research on dinosaur footprints unearthed in Spain adds to growing evidence that a dinosaur that was genetically similar to…