2020-07-30 NASA to Launch Newest Mars Explorer to Seek Signs of Life
The United States is preparing to return to the planet Mars. The U.S. space agency NASA plans to have a…
2020-07-29 Study: Plastic Pollution Flowing into Oceans to Triple by 2040
The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean could triple in 20 years unless businesses and governments act to…
2020-07-28 After Britain, Could Germany Be Next to Ban Huawei 5G Technology?
A German member of the European Parliament says his country should follow Britain’s decision and bar 5G technology from Chinese…
2020-07-27 Scientists Release Largest 3D Map of the Universe
Scientists have released the largest three-dimensional, or 3D map of the universe ever created. The map is the result of…
2020-07-27 Study Suggests Melting in Arctic Could Release Heat-trapping Gases
A new study suggests that increased warming in Arctic areas could release huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. The…
2020-07-24 China Launches Attempt to Land Spacecraft on Mars
An unmanned Chinese spacecraft left Earth Thursday on a yearlong trip to the planet Mars. The launch marks the beginning…
2020-07-23 Wearable Health Technology Could Find Early Signs of COVID-19
Researchers are studying the effectiveness of wearable devices to identify early signs of disease, including COVID-19. Many people already use…
2020-07-21 Spacecraft Takes Closest Images Ever of the Sun
A European and NASA spacecraft has sent back the closest pictures ever taken of the sun’s surface. They show the…
2020-07-21 NASA Delays Launch of Newest Space Telescope
NASA says it has postponed the launch of its newest space telescope because of the coronavirus crisis and technical issues.…
2020-07-20 How Future Space Travel Could Create Language Communication Problems
Scientists and engineers are preparing for possible travel into interstellar space, the area in between stars, in the distant future.…
2020-07-17 Attack on Twitter Could Have Serious Effects
It was late in Wednesday afternoon when Twitter accounts of several famous people in America all asked followers to “give…
2020-07-17 US TikTok Users Prepare for Life without the App
American users of the popular video sharing service TikTok are preparing for a possible ban of the app by the…
2020-07-16 Comet ‘Neowise’ Provides Light Shows while Passing by Earth
Comets are solar system objects made up of ice, rock and dust. Right now, a newly-discovered one is speeding by…
2020-07-15 Three Countries Send Spacecraft to Mars
China, the United Arab Emirates and the United States plan to launch unpiloted spaceships in the next few weeks to…
2020-07-15 UN Predicts More Rising Temperatures Over Next Five Years
The United Nations predicts worldwide temperatures over the next five years may at times rise to more than 1.5 degrees…