When it comes to our planet, we consider everything about it to be well-known and usual. Surprisingly, we know much more about space than we do about our common planet. For example, we call Earth the blue planet, though scientists believe that it was not always blue. Additionally, the moon is not the only satellite …

If you thought shooting up into the sky like a rocket was the preserve of fighter aircraft – and rockets – think again. Remarkable footage has emerged of a commercial airline performing a near-vertical take-off – powering upwards at an eye-popping angle within a moment of leaving the ground. The aircraft in question was an …

How would you describe an average teenager? For most people, the following characteristics might come to mind: moody, impulsive, risk taking, likely to succumb to peer pressure. While it’s clear that adolescence is a period of life that is rife with stereotypes, there is some truth to the clichés. Many neuroscience studies have now established …

The reactor, called the Kilopower Reactor was tested at the NNSA’s Nevada National Security Site from November to March. NASA has successfully tested a new nuclear reactor power system that could one day provide power to people living on Mars . The reactor, called the Kilopower Reactor was tested at the NNSA’s Nevada National Security …

Twitter has advised all of its users – who total over 330 million – to change their passwords for the site immediately after a bug in its system. The social media giant posted an update to its official blog revealing that some passwords may have been compromised, but that the company discovered and fixed the …