Virgin Galactic completes first rocket-powered test flight (Video)

Virgin Galactic completes first rocket-powered test flight (Watch)

Virgin Galactic’s second piloted suborbital spaceship made its first rocket-powered test flight Thursday, three-and-a-half years after the loss of an earlier model in an...
New luxury hotel in space announced

New luxury hotel in space announced

Space travel is a hot commodity right now, with commercial venture Virgin Galactic getting back on track with its space tourist business. The latest...
Research: Thousands of Black Holes Fill the Milky Way's Center

Research: Thousands of Black Holes Fill the Milky Way’s Center

The galaxy’s center is filled with black holes that are similar to the case of Times Square for objects with super gravity according to...
Researchers harvest Antarctic greenhouse vegetables

Researchers harvest Antarctic greenhouse vegetables

Scientists have harvested the first antarctic vegetables in an achievement that researchers are calling the “first harvested Antarctic salad.” Scientists at Germany’s DLR Institute of...
Australian girl hospitalised after Dampier irukandji sting

Australian girl hospitalised after Dampier irukandji sting

A young woman has been airlifted to Perth with a case of irukandji syndrome after being stung by a jellyfish in Dampier yesterday. The girl...
Study: 180 Million-year-old Pregnant Ichthyosaur

Study: 180 Million-year-old Pregnant Ichthyosaur

A 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur from North Yorkshire was a pregnant mother, scientists have discovered. The new specimen was studied by palaeontologists Mike Boyd and Dean Lomax...
Study: Phosphorus question mark over chances of alien life

Study: Phosphorus question mark over chances of alien life

Alien life may be more unlikely than commonly thought, according to a UK study that hints at a cosmic lack of phosphorus. The element is...
NASA Hubble uncovers the farthest star ever seen

NASA Hubble uncovers the farthest star ever seen

Astronomers have identified a star 9 billion light years from Earth – the farthest individual star ever seen. "This is the first time we're seeing...
Marsbee: Robot bees for exploring surface of Mars

Marsbee: Robot bees for exploring surface of Mars

NASA recently funded a new potential future way to explore the Red Planet: Marsbee, an insect-like flying robot that could operate in swarms with...
Study: Control Methods Can Help Protect Coral Reefs from Invasive Species

Study: Control Methods Can Help Protect Coral Reefs from Invasive Species

Control efforts such as the removal of shipwrecks and application of chlorine may help mitigate the damaging effects of corallimorph, which is a type...

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