Science

'Welcome to Jupiter!' NASA's Juno space probe arrives at giant planet

NASA says it has received a signal from 540 million miles across the solar system, confirming its Juno spacecraft has successfully started orbiting Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.

7 years, 5 months ago

More Than 100 Nobel Laureates Call Out Greenpeace For Anti-GMO Obstruction In Developing World

More than 100 Nobel Prize recipients have signed a letter challenging the environmental NGO Greenpeace to halt its campaigns to prevent the introduction of potentially life saving options for the world’s poor, including Golden Rice.

7 years, 5 months ago

Why the SpaceX Rocket Ocean Landing is a Big Deal

When a SpaceX Falcon rocket flew itself back to its Florida launch site last December, the feat was hailed as a key step in company founder Elon Musk’s quest to develop an inexpensive, reliable reusable rocket. But that was just half the story.

7 years, 7 months ago

Nobel Prize for Chemistry: Lindahl, Modrich and Sancar Win for DNA Research

The Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for their research into the mechanisms that cells use to repair DNA.

8 years, 1 month ago

Neutrino 'Flip' Wins Physics Nobel Prize

The discovery that neutrinos switch between different "flavours" has won the 2015 Nobel Prize in physics.

8 years, 1 month ago

3 Scientists Share Nobel Prize for Medicine for Work on Parasitic Diseases

The Nobel Prize for medicine has been jointly awarded this year to three scientists for their work on parasitic diseases.

8 years, 1 month ago

Mars Has Flowing Liquid Water, NASA Confirms

NASA has confirmed the existence of flowing liquid salty water on Mars, fueling the possibility of life on the Red Planet.

8 years, 2 months ago

SpaceX's Failed Mission: What We Know

SpaceX's latest attempt to bring supplies to the International Space Station failed after its vessel, Dragon, exploded shortly after it launched in Florida Sunday morning.

8 years, 5 months ago

Landing on a Comet, a Mission Aims to Unlock the Mysteries of Earth

In a technological feat that gives scientists their first opportunity to dig into a remnant of the early solar system, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission successfully placed a small spacecraft on the surface of a speeding comet on Wednesday.

9 years ago

Rocket Headed to International Space Station Blows Up Seconds After Liftoff

An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after liftoff from a commercial launch pad on Virginia's eastern seaboard on Tuesday, marking the first accident since NASA turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.

9 years, 1 month ago

2 Americans, a German Win Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Two Americans and a German won the Nobel Prize in chemistry this year for their work on optical microscopy that has opened up our understanding of molecules by allowing us to see how they work close up.

9 years, 1 month ago

American and 2 Japanese Physicists Share Nobel for Work on LED Lights

Three physicists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for revolutionizing the way the world is lighted.

9 years, 1 month ago

Nobel Prize in Medicine Is Awarded to Three Who Discovered Brain’s ‘Inner GPS’

A British-American scientist and a pair of Norwegian researchers were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for discovering “an inner GPS in the brain” that enables virtually all creatures to navigate their surroundings.

9 years, 1 month ago

Footage Released of China Jade Rabbit Moon Landing

Chinese state television releases video of the Chang'e-3 space probe crash landing on the moon

9 years, 11 months ago

Hope Still for 'Dead' Comet Ison

Comet Ison, or some part of it, may have survived its encounter with the Sun, say scientists.

10 years ago