Category: Science
How to view this week’s rare hybrid eclipse
A hybrid solar eclipse — the first of its kind in nearly 10 years — is on the way.
During this rare celestial event, the moon will pass between Ea [...]
NASA set to unveil the crew of astronauts for moon flyby mission
Four astronauts — including three Americans and one Canadian — will be tapped by NASA to complete a generation-defining mission to the moon’s orbit, [...]
Massive asteroid to pass by Earth on weekend
An asteroid large enough to destroy a city will pass between the orbits of the Earth and the Moon this weekend - luckily for us, missing both.
The [...]
ChatGPT allowed in International Baccalaureate essays
Schoolchildren are allowed to quote from content created by ChatGPT in their essays, the International Baccalaureate has said.
The IB, which offer [...]
Microsoft Outlook email experiences outage
Microsoft Outlook went down for several hours overnight, disrupting email and other services in North America and around the world.
“Users primari [...]
Canada’s province of British Columbia is starting a first-in-the-nation trial decriminalising small amounts of hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin.
From Tuesday, adults can possess up to 2.5g of such drugs, as well as methamphetamine, fentanyl and morphine.
Canada's federal government granted [...]
South Korea’s lunar probe captures stunning Earth, moon images
South Korea’s first lunar probe has returned some striking images of Earth and the moon.
The Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter began orbiting the mo [...]
Unusually brightening star captures attention as a stellar oddity
Astronomers might have solved the mystery behind an unusually brightening star.
University of Washington doctoral student Anastasios Tzanidakis an [...]
Dead NASA satellite returns to Earth after 38 years
A defunct NASA satellite has fallen back to Earth after 38 years orbiting the planet.
The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite, known as ERBS, was lau [...]
African scientists don’t get credit – SA covid expert
African scientists rarely get the recognition they deserve on the global stage, Professor Tulio de Oliveira, who led South Africa's response to the C [...]