What is Ammonium Nitrate? How a Simple Fertiliser Led to Devastating Beirut Blast
August 07, 2020 at 03:45 AM
A huge explosion near the docks in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed more than 100 people and injured thousands. But what was the substance that exploded and why is it so dangerous? Read More »
UN Report Claims DPRK ‘Probably’ Developed Miniature Nuclear Devices for Ballistic Missiles
August 05, 2020 at 02:58 AM
A new report submitted on Monday by an independent, 15-member panel of experts on the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea claims that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is violating sanctions and is likely developing miniature nuclear devices that attach to ballistic missile warheads. Read More »
Huawei Overtakes Samsung, Apple as Top Smartphone Vendor, Reports Claim
July 30, 2020 at 07:56 AM
Huawei became the biggest smartphone seller in the world after it overtook Samsung Electronics in the second quarter of 2020. Read More »
Japanese Scientist Reveals When New Ice Age is Set to Begin on Earth
July 29, 2020 at 04:23 AM
The climate of Earth is known to vacillate between greenhouse periods and ice ages, with the latter bringing millennia of temperature reductions on the surface and in the atmosphere, resulting in the appearance of sheets of continental ice and alpine glaciers. Read More »
NASA Astronauts Were Shocked by WC on Soviet Soyuz Spaceship, Former Cosmonaut Says
July 20, 2020 at 04:14 AM
The first joint US-Soviet space mission took place in July 1975. It involved the docking of the American Apollo and the Soviet Soyuz-19 spacecraft. The event was a historical milestone and marked the beginning of international cooperation in space. Read More »
United Arab Emirates Launches Probe to Mars, Communication Established
July 20, 2020 at 03:30 AM
The United Arab Emirates has successfully launched the Al Amal ("Hope") probe to Mars, the mission announced, saying that communication has already been established with Hope Probe. Read More »
Israel Developing Artificial Intelligence System That Hunts Down Drone Operators
July 16, 2020 at 03:25 AM
Researchers in Israel are using a neural network to track down drone operators by analyzing the flight paths of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) they’re controlling. Read More »
Five more asteroids inbound this week but NASA is warning of upcoming flyby closer than the MOON
July 14, 2020 at 04:21 AM
NASA’s asteroid hunters have identified yet another five close flybys due this week but, even more worryingly, they have also identified one space rock which will soon pass between Earth and the Moon. Read More »
US Navy Wants Eight Warships Equipped With ODIN Laser Defense by 2024
July 10, 2020 at 02:16 AM
A senior US Navy figure working on directed energy weapons let slip recently that the service aims to put seven more laser defense systems on its warships by 2023. The Navy mounted its first such device on an active-duty destroyer earlier this year. Read More »
Boeing Plans New Starliner Test Flight After Spacecraft Gets 80 Changes
July 09, 2020 at 03:57 AM
Boeing and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration implemented more than 80 changes to the new manned-flight Starliner spacecraft after an unmanned test in December of 2019 failed to meet its intended goals and are looking to test launch it later this year, a NASA official told a press conference. Read More »
