NASA Scientists Scrutinize Arctic Gas Flaring Pollution
Flaring of waste natural gas from industrial oil fields in the Northern Hemisphere is a potential source of significant amounts of nitrogen dioxide and black carbon to the Arctic, according to a new...
A Moon Hiding Around Makemake in Hubble Data
In 2005, Caltech astronomers Mike Brown and Chad Trujillo discovered dwarf planet Makemake, currently believed to be the third largest object in the Kuiper Belt after Pluto and Eris. But at the...
Could ferocious lightning storms on other planets beam radio signals to Earth?
Ferocious lightning storms millions of times more powerful than those on Earth could be responsible for unexplained radio signals from planets orbiting other stars. That is the finding of...
Successful test for the astronomical measuring instrument LUCI
After a ten-year design and construction period, a new universal device for astronomical observation at the world’s largest single telescope, the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona (USA) has...
NASA: X-Planes Fueled by Greener Energy
NASA’s aeronautical innovators once again are preparing to put in the sky an array of new experimental aircraft, each intended to carry on the legacy of demonstrating advanced technologies that will...
World’s first pop-up drone café
Would you like a drone with your cocktail? The world’s first café using the tiny domestic unmanned aircraft as servers has opened in a Dutch university. The pop-up drone café will be serving up all...
Astronaut Completes London Marathon From The International Space Station
About 38,000 runners competed in the London Marathon today – and one of them ran it in orbit 200 miles above Earth. British astronaut Tim Peake completed the 26.2 mile course at the International...
College of Lake County explores the universe for Astronomy Day
Martha Kiernan spends many evenings looking up at the night sky with her mother and father. The Lake Forest parents said they enjoy teaching their 11-year-old daughter the names and location of...
