Science

Mere months after India established itself as the fourth Lunar power, Japan is set to land on our nearest celestial body this month. JAXA, or the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, has accomplished a number of hugely impressive spacefaring feats over the last three decades, including a sample-return mission from the Ryugu…

County archaeologists have recently dated the remains of a Viking ship burial on a small island called Leka and found it to be the oldest one in all of Scandinavia. In fact, it dates back so far, there’s a technical question about whether or not one can even call it a…

While the original CRISPR gene editing technology could only target 12.5% of the human genome, a new method developed by engineers at Duke University expands access to nearly every gene to potentially target and treat a broader range of diseases. The study published in the journal Nature Communications, involved collaborators at…

Far out in the galaxy, astronomers at Penn State have found a planet that is just a little bit smaller than its host star, a surprising finding set to potentially change the established ideas of planet formation. Science news is filled with headlines of discoveries that clash with established theories known…

The James Webb Space Telescope recently took a picture of the C region of the Sagittarius constellation, deep in the galactic center of the Milky Way in order to find what’s going on inside. Located about 300 light years from the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, and…

An English boy who was born without the lower half of his arm is going to be hugging and opening presents as fast as everyone else after receiving a state-of-the-art prosthetic ‘Hero Arm’ in time for the big day. Harry, of Lancashire, had to first undergo a trial to show he…