The NASA astronaut encountered the UFO on the second day of the Gemini 4 mission in June 1965. Gemini 4 was the second crewed spaceflight in the Gemini programme and the tenth American spaceflight. On the second day of the mission, which…
Rare ‘night-shining’ clouds give a 12th century church ‘a ghostly glow’ with electric blue and sliver streaks in the night sky over England A photographer snapped a stunning image of ‘night-shining’ in England Formally known as noctilucent clouds, the form in the…
The Full Moon will pass through the Earth’s outer shadow this weekend and subtly darken during what is known as a penumbral eclipse. Although penumbral eclipses are a fairly regular event, some Christians believe they are linked to passages in the Bible….
The Buck Moon is traditionally the seventh Full Moon of the year although it is also known by other colourful names. According to NASA, this Full Moon is also the Thunder Moon, Wort Moon, Hay Moon, Guru Moon, Mead Moon or Rose…
Twitter teases adding an edit button to the platform, but only if EVERYONE wears a mask – but some say they would rather not suffocate The edit button for Twitter is the most requested online feature The company shared a tweet saying…
A video showing a large bird carrying a shark-like fish in its talons has gone viral on social media. The video, which was reportedly captured by Ashley White last week and shared by Tracking Sharks, has has been viewed on various Twitter…
A ‘significant proportion’ of fish species may soon be unable to mate, forcing them to abandon current spawning areas within a century. As water warms it loses oxygen and raises metabolisms, increasing the bodies demand for oxygen. This means well-known fish could…
Treatment that burns fat and stimulates muscle growth in mice could also reverse physical ageing in humans, scientists suggest German researchers say muscle loss and a fatter stomach are signs of ageing The team used a chemical to switch fat cell receptors…
Binge-watch Britain: Amount of time spent on video streaming apps increased by almost a THIRD during lockdown, Virgin Media reveals Virgin Media customers spent 41 minutes longer per day watching television This was in the early stages of lockdown – a 10…
Rising water temperatures could endanger matings of many fish as ‘significant proportion’ may be forced to leave their spawning areas within a century Warmer water holds less oxygen, making it more difficult for fish to survive Adults will be unable to get…
Number of fires in the Amazon reached a 13-year high in June — and scientists fear they will engulf vast areas of rainforest in the coming months Fire activity in the Amazon normally peaks between July–October each year However, researcher in Brazil detected 2,248…
WhatsApp announces new features including contact-adding QR codes, animated stickers, dark mode for desktop and web, and a new group calling button The app has detailed a selection of new features that will appear in weeks ahead QR codes will allow each…
‘Right-handed’ bias of DNA of all living things may be down to cosmic rays blasting the Earth before animals or even bacteria had the chance to form, study finds All life on Earth has right-handed DNA that stems from the earliest molecules…
Mars Society founder Dr Zubrin is credited with inspiring SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to set his sights on Mars. During a Reddit ‘ask me anything’ session, Dr Zubrin responded to a question about when the first human landing could take place. The…
Fans of apocalyptic movies like Contagion and 28 Days Later are more resilient and better prepared to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, study claims Disaster film lovers have shown better levels of preparedness for the pandemic ‘Prepper’ film fans also showed higher psychological…
The Chinese space authorities will launch the country’s first Mars probe in the coming weeks, as the country races to match with the US’ dominance of space. The Tianwen-1 Mars rover is scheduled to blast-off from Hainan island, off China’s south coast,…
Apple re-closes 25 percent of its US stores after COVID-19 spike sweeps states across the country Apple will close another 30 stores this week after a surge of COVID-19 That brings the total to 77 stores, or more than 25 percent of…
The detection of high-energy cosmic neutrinos streaming from the Antarctic ice has long baffled scientists. In 2016 and 2018, the NASA funded ANITA experiment has detected two bursts of cosmic rays coming from the Earth – an event previously thought very unlikely….
Weird exoplanet 40 times larger than Earth orbiting a star 730 light-years away may be the exposed core of a Jupiter-like gas giant, scientists claim Exoplanet named TOI 849 b orbits its star every 18 hours – a very fast year It…
End in sight for the dentist’s dreaded drill? First atomic-scale map of human enamel shows how cavities form and may even help experts REVERSE tooth decay Researchers used advance microscopy and chemical detection techniques From this, they made atomic-scale maps of the smallest…
The Chicxulub crater, in North America’s Yucatan Peninsula, is living proof of the devastating impact of asteroids – as a space rock is believed to have struck Earth and led to the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event, in which 75 percent of plant and…
NASA delays the launch of its Perseverance rover until at least July 30 due to problems with its launch vehicle in latest setback to Mars 2020 mission NASA plans to launch for Mars no earlier than July 30 2020 from Cape Canaveral…
Dinosaurs that lived 200 million years ago may have used three toes to walk through mud just like modern-day guinea fowls, study shows Scientists compared guinea fowl tracks to those of meat-eating theropods Similarities suggested dinosaurs also moved in a looping motion…
Cuckoo wasps that lived alongside dinosaurs 99 million years ago were metallic green just like they are today, extremely well-preserved insects trapped in amber reveal Researchers studied 35 pieces of insect-bearing amber from Northern Myanmar Among the stunning fossils were numerous wasps, ants,…
Liftoff! SpaceX successfully launches US Space Force GPS satellite into orbit aboard its Falcon 9 rocket SpaceX launched a GPS satellite for US Space Force aboard the Falcon 9 rocket The launch took off at 4:10pm ET at Kennedy Space Center in…
The difference a mask makes: Bandana-style face coverings allow coronavirus-infected saliva droplets in a cough to travel 14 times further than homemade cotton masks, study shows Researchers monitored the spread of saliva droplets from coughs and sneezes They found that from a…
The coronavirus update comes as more than 10 million people globally have contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US have now completed a study on the effectiveness of non-professional face coverings made…
Turn your garden into Jurassic World: Google launches 10 new augmented reality dinosaur filters for Android and iOS users — including Tyrannosaurs rex, Stegosaurus and Velociraptor The feature is available via Google search on augmented reality-capable devices Each of the iconic creatures was…
In May, 21,000 tonnes of diesel oil flooded into the Arctic Circle after a diesel tank at Russian metals and mining giant Norilsk Nickel’s powerplant burst. The firm blamed thawing permafrost for the disaster – but observers including Greenpeace suspect the ageing…
Japanese researchers create a ‘smart’ mask to protect against COVID-19, with a built-in speaker and software that can translate speech into eight different languages A Japanese tech firm has developed a new Bluetooth-powered ‘smart’ mask It will have a built-in speaker and…
