Category: Science
NASA and ULA launch ICESat-2 rocket to track changes in Earth’s ice measurements
NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) successfully launched from California at 9:02 a.m. today, embarking on its mission to measure the ice of Earth’s frozen reaches with unprecedented […]
Class of 2017’s top-paid Master’s degree major: Computer and Information Sciences
The Computer and Information Sciences majors were among the Class of 2017’s top-paid college graduates at the advanced degree levels according to results of a new report from the National […]
Historical wild elephant relocation begins today in Zimbabwe
The Government of Zimbabwe is permitting and supporting the relocation of about 100 wild elephants in what’s being called one of the largest relocations in history. Beginning today, the elephants will […]
Amazon reveals all-new Fire HD 8 tablet with always-ready, hands-free access to Alexa
On September 6, Amazon announced the next generation Fire HD 8 which now includes always-ready, hands-free access to Alexa. With up to 10 hours of mixed use battery life, the […]
NASA launching ICESat-2, advanced laser will measure earth’s changing ice levels
This September, NASA will launch into space the most advanced laser instrument of its kind, beginning a mission to measure – in unprecedented detail – changes in the heights of […]
Journey to touch the sun: NASA launches Parker Solar Probe
While most of the U.S. was still asleep and hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida in the early morning hours […]
NASA responds to President Trump’s directive to reclaim space superiority
June 18 was a busy work day for President Donald Trump as he continued to support his immigration policy which separates children from their parents as those immigrant families seeking […]
Increased Antarctic ice loss speeding up the rise of sea levels globally
On June 13, a new assessment released by NASA in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) revealed that ice losses in Antarctica have tripled since 2012, resulting in increased […]
NASA ‘Planet Hunter’ has launched
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched yesterday on a first-of-its-kind mission to find worlds beyond our solar system, including some that could support life. TESS, expected to find thousands […]
1981 ‘Buckskin Girl’ murder victim identified thanks to DNA technology
Cold case murder solved with Arkansas woman being identified after more than 30 years. On April 24, 1981, the body of a female homicide victim was discovered on Greenlee Road, […]
