With Rising Japan’s Volcanic Activity, The Japanese Government Raised the Volcano Alert at Mount Hakone With rising Japan’s volcanic activity, The Japanese Government has raised the volcano alert at Mount Hakone, which is south-west of Tokyo, restricting access to the area for tourists after an apparent small eruption. Mount Hakone experienced a

An unmanned SpaceX rocket destined for the International Space Station exploded just minutes after liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Sunday morning. It was the third cargo ship to be lost in the past few months heading to the International Space Station. This incidence has

The Aurora Borealis, also called Northern Lights dazzled the sky over the northern hemisphere on Monday night, putting on an amazing show for those staying up to watch. The Northern lights in particular were caused due to Severe Solar Storm , similar to the event that occurred earlier in March.

Researchers Discovered A Genetic Switch Called Foxl3 That Determines Whether Germ Cells Will Develop Into Sperm Or Egg Cells Researchers from Japan’s National Institute for Basic Biology have discovered a Genetic Switch in vertebrates called Foxl3 that determines whether germ cells will develop into sperm or egg cells. Germ cells

Researcher and NASA space scientist Neel Savan from the Imperial College London has developed a first of its kind tool to aid in the fight to protect the Earth from the suns deadly solar storms called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Up to this point, scientists have only been able to detect

Scientists Successfully Grow a Rat Limb In A Laboratory. Sights Set For Bigger Limb Next Massachusetts – It seems like just yesterday scientists were able to grow the first human ear on the back of a lab mouse. Today they are able to grow entire limbs in a petri dish using living

The Guardian had revealed documents containing information showing NASA is interested in working with cell phone companies to help track their drones. In addition to cell phone towers, NASA is looking to also use radar and satellites to track their drones for both civilian and commercial purposes. Although they are just

The construction of the world’s largest optical telescope (GMT) has moved one step closer today, with the funding worth US$500 million committed from 11 international partners. The Giant Magellan Telescope, when fully operational will look further into space and further back in time than any telescope ever constructed. Astronomy Australia

photo via NASA/ESA/M. SHOWALTER (SETI)/G. BACON (STSCI) As with most things in the universe, we have come to expect the unexpected. Pluto’s moons are no exception. The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back amazing images of two of Pluto’s moons, Nix and Hydra, which shows that they are in a constant state of

photo credit: NASA flying saucer test flight preparations. NASA Hawaii – Thanks again to turbulent ocean conditions, NASAs “Flying Saucer”, otherwise known as the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), will be rescheduled for a June 4th launch date. Although the saucer will be dropped from high-up in a weather balloon, calmer waves are