The Earth’s magnetic field plays a big role in protecting people from hazardous radiation and geomagnetic activity that could affect satellite communication and the operation of...
The recent death of Frank Borman, commander of Nasa’s Apollo 8 mission in 1968, has focused attention on that incredible first voyage to the Moon. It...
Quantum advantage is the milestone the field of quantum computing is fervently working toward, where a quantum computer can solve problems that are beyond the reach...
The stark landscape of the Moon as viewed by the Apollo 12 astronauts on their return to Earth. NASA / The Planetary Society Building a...
Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually it’s conditions like heat and drought that lead to this stress, and when they’re stressed, plants...
Big Brother has always chosen its contestants for entertainment value rather than for intellectual debate. This was recently highlighted in a discussion started on the programme...
ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope. ESO/wikipedia, CC BY-SA Astronomers get to ask some of the most fundamental questions there are, ranging from whether we’re alone in...
MANILA – Time and again, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has been pushing for the application of science in food production to enable the country to attain...
Reports this week suggest a near-collision between an Australian satellite and a suspected Chinese military satellite. Meanwhile, earlier this month, the US government issued the first...
Throughout the year, there are different meteor showers that all have different properties and can be more or less easy to spot. During October, it’s time...