2021-11-21 NASA Prepares to Launch Asteroid Defense Test Mission
The American space agency NASA is preparing to launch a spacecraft that will attempt to strike an asteroid to see…
2021-11-21 Scientists Do Rare Study on Early Human Development
Scientists have been able to do a rare study into an important, early stage of human development. They studied an…
2021-11-20 What Is Space Junk and How Dangerous Is it?
American and European officials sharply criticized Russia’s recent missile test that exploded an orbiting satellite into many pieces. Scientists said…
2021-11-19 South Korea Demonstrates Air Taxi Service
South Korean officials have demonstrated a local air transportation service that could be launched in Seoul as early as 2025.…
2021-11-18 IBM Says New Quantum Processor Could Make Faster Computers
The American technology company IBM says that it has designed a new, very powerful quantum computer processor. The company’s leaders…
2021-11-17 Near Total Lunar Eclipse to Happen on Friday
A nearly total lunar eclipse is set to happen on Friday and people in many parts of the world will…
2021-11-16 Russia Rejects US Criticism of Missile Test that Destroyed Satellite
Russia has denied that a missile test that destroyed an orbiting satellite endangered the crew on the International Space Station…
2021-11-15 Companies Expand Plans for Removing Carbon Dioxide From Air
On a field in Iceland, metal structures move in circles in an effort to take carbon gasses out of the…
2021-11-14 Do Electric Cars Help the Environment?
Electric vehicles (EVs) are a strong weapon in the world’s efforts against global warming. But the effects of EVs depend…
2021-11-14 Digital Project Brings Olympics Birthplace to Life
A new technology project in southern Greece is helping visitors experience the ancient birthplace of the Olympic Games. The project…
2021-11-12 Losing Glaciers Will Hurt Tourism and Power Supplies
As worldwide temperatures continue to rise, thick sheets of ice called glaciers are going away. Some are melting, while others…
2021-11-11 Father and Son Aim to Stop Ice Melt in One of Earth’s Coldest Places
Scientist Sergey Zimov has long studied the frozen ground, or permafrost, in one of Earth’s coldest places, about 130 kilometers…
2021-11-10 NASA Seeks Public’s Help to Train AI for Mars Rovers
The American space agency NASA is seeking help from the public to identify important images captured by Mars explorers. The…
2021-11-10 Scientists Find Whales Eat … A Lot!
The blue whale is the largest animal to ever live on our planet. You might wonder how much such a…
2021-11-08 Robot Food Delivery Is Here and Growing
Hundreds of little robots are rolling around colleges and cities in the United States, Britain and elsewhere. The robots, about…