China and Japan have started harvesting methane hydrate “combustible ice” from sea
Commercial development of the globe's huge reserves of a frozen fossil fuel known as "combustible ice" has moved closer to reality after Japan and...
IBM Watson AI XPrize: 147 teams from 22 countries will compete for $5 million...
The IBM Watson AI XPrize battle is officially on. From capturing carbon to cleaning water, even literal trips to mars or Star Trek style...
Very large Asteroid 2014 JO25 will fly past Earth on April 19th at 1.1...
The universe keeps repeatedly reminding us that we’re just a random dot away from global disaster. The next such reminder will happen on April...
Falcon 9 nose cone recovered by SpaceX for the first time
SpaceX just made history by launching the world's first reflight of an orbital rocket and landing its first stage on a barge again. The...
NASA prevents MAVEN probe collision with Martian moon Phobos
NASA 's MAVEN spacecraft and Phobos would have arrived at an intersection in their orbits within seven seconds of each other on March 6th....
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is planning delivery services to the moon
SpaceX isn't the only private space corporation that's capitalizing on the administration's renewed interest on the moon. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin also has plans...
Google and security researcher CWI Amsterdam Crack SHA-1 Encryption
The decades-old SHA-1 encryption used to protect websites is already dying, but a discovery from Google and security researcher CWI Amsterdam could be the...
United Arab Emirates wants to establish a mini city on Mars by 2117
The United Arab Emirates has announced that it wants to establish a mini city on Mars by 2117. UAE prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off as planned from NASA’s Complex 39A Apollo 11...
After a slight delay at the last moment, SpaceX has just put NASA's legendary Launch Complex 39A back into action with the launch of...
Geologists say Zealandia might be the world’s 8th and the smallest continent
A group of geologists have argued in the April 2017 issue of the journal GSA Today that the world has not seven, but eight...