Huge eruption on the surface of the sun could mean aurora borealis are visible in the UK and US this week – but experts warn of interference with power grids and GPS signals Solar storms happen when particles from the Sun hit the Earth’s magnetic field These charged particles interact with the field and generate … Read more
Space exploration is expensive, and NASA is always looking for ways to economize. The US space agency will be saving some big bucks by paying a Colorado startup just $1 to collect soil samples from the moon. The company, Lunar Outpost, has agreed to send a rover to the lunar South Pole in 2023 to … Read more
Beijing’s space authority has released a picture of a Chinese national flag being displayed on the moon as its lunar probe Chang’e-5 makes its way back to Earth bringing lunar samples for the first time in 40 years. The flag was made of fabric and weighed 12 grams (0.4 ounces), said the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP). … Read more
How important is the presence of liquid water? It is now widely believed that Mars holds a reasonably large volume of water. However, the surface of the planet is so cold, this water exists only as ice. In order for life to exist on a planet, many scientists believe it is essential for the world … Read more
Gugu Mbatha-Raw to star in Apple TV+ psychological thriller Surface produced by her This Morning Show co-star Reese Witherspoon By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 03:12 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 03:12 GMT, 1 December 2020 She co-starred with Reese Witherspoon in The morning Show for Apple TV+. And now Witherspoon is producing a … Read more
Surfin’ bird: Heron glides along the surface of a river after it hitches a ride on a hippo Footage was filmed at Kruger National Park, in South Africa by a father on safari Heinrich Gericke, spotted the unusual bird as his family watched elephants He said: ‘I couldn’t believe my eyes, the heron really looked like … Read more
Icebreaker! Moment a beaver smashes through the frozen surface of a lake to grab a branch and then dives back underneath Michael Digout took photos of animals near his home in Saskatchewan, Canada Beavers live in a pond near his home and he took a video of surfacing through ice The animal slides around on … Read more
Scientists claim to have created the first ever synthetic tongue using 3D printing. The ‘biometric tongue’, developed in the UK, mimics the elasticity, wettability and unique rough texture of a real human tongue with its synthetic silicone structure. Experts took digital scans of real human tongues to 3D-print their artificial material, which could be used … Read more
Apple will unwrap the new iPhone in just a few hours during its online event ‘Hi, Speed’ and already leaks of what the smartphone could look like have surfaced. The launch, which is set for 1pm ET, is set to unveil four models of the flagship handset, ranging in price from $699 to $1,099. Notably … Read more
NASA spotted pieces of asteroid Vesta ranging in size from five to 14 feet scattered across Bennu’s southern hemisphere and near its center. The boulders were detected in images from the OSIRIS-Rex and appear much brighter than the surrounding area of dark, rich carbon. The team analyzed the chunks using an on-board spectrometer and found … Read more