Gaia starts mapping the galactic bar in the Milky Way The second release of data from the Gaia star-mapping satellite, published in 2018, has been revolutionising many fields of astronomy. The unprecedented cata...
Speeding up science on near-earth asteroids Modeling the shape and movement of near-Earth asteroids is now up to 25 times faster thanks to new Washington State University research.
The Canadians Who Got America to the Moon Canadian John Hodge, left, with astronaut Al Shepard and Flight Director Chris Kraft. NASA. There was nothing particularly different about February 20, 1959....
Long live the long-limbed African chicken For generations, household farmers in the Horn of Africa have selectively chosen chickens with certain traits that make them more appealing. Some choices are...
New species of tree discovered in Tanzania mountains Researchers have discovered a new species of tree in the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania, part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, and a globally important region f...
NASA looks at Barry's rainfall rates After Barry made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, NASA's GPM core satellite analyzed the rate in which rain was falling throughout the storm. Now that Bar...
Zuma channels Jon Snow: Tells Zondo “I don’t know” During a long and tiresome day in front of the Zondo Commission, it’s becoming clear that Jacob Zuma’s testimony is not going to live up to the hype.
Europe's GPS rival Galileo suffers outage Europe's Galileo satellite position system, a future rival of the American GPS network, has been out of service since Friday, its oversight agency said.