Science-&-Innovation
South African aiming to be 1st black African in space dies
Johannesburg, Jul 8 (AP/UNB) — Mandla Maseko, a South African man who had won the opportunity to become the first black African to go into space, has died in a motorcycle crash. He was 30.
5 Moon-landing innovations that changed life on Earth
Dhaka, Jul 8 (AP/UNB) -As a NASA airborne astronomy ambassador and director of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Manfred Olson Planetarium, I know that the technologies behind weather forecasting, GPS and even smartphones can trace their origins to the race to the Moon.
From Moon to Mars, Chinese space engineers rise to new challenges
Beijing, July 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- With eyes bright, Sun Zezhou, chief designer of China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, speaks fast but clearly.
TV is over the moon with specials recounting 1969 landing
Los Angeles, Jul 6 (AP/UNB)— The 1969 moon landing turned an achievement seen only in the imagination and sci-fi movies into a most improbable television event, a live broadcast starring Neil Armstrong and a desolate landscape.
Scientists sound alarm after 6 rare whale deaths in a month
Dhaka, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) - A half-dozen North Atlantic right whales have died in the past month, leading scientists, government officials and conservationists to call for a swift response to protect the endangered species.
Arctic mission will trap scientists in ice to study climate
Bremerhaven, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Cranes hoist cargo onto the deck, power tools scream out and workers bustle through the maze of passageways inside the German icebreaker RV Polarstern, preparations for a yearlong voyage that organizers say is unprecedented in scale and ambition.
NASA engineers install SuperCam instrument on Mars 2020 rover
Los Angeles, July 2 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, have installed the SuperCam Mast Unit onto the Mars 2020 rover, according to a JPL release on Tuesday.
Scientists discover highest energy cosmic gamma rays in Tibet
Beijing, July 3 (Xinhua/UNB) -- A joint research team made up of Chinese and Japanese scientists has discovered the highest energy cosmic gamma rays ever observed from an observatory in Tibet, opening a new window to explore the extreme universe.
Thousands marvel as total eclipse darkens Chile, Argentina
La Serena, Jul 3 (AP/UNB) — Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gaped skyward Tuesday as a total eclipse of the sun darkened the heavens over Chile and Argentina.
Night King: Australia bee fly named after Game of Thrones villain
Dhaka, July 2 (UNB) - A new species of bee fly in Australia has been named after Game of Thrones villain the Night King, reports BBC.