Scientists have discovered a new, frozen planet that has the same mass as that of Earth and is located 13,000 light years away. The finding may help understanding the planetary systems that exist beyond our own. The planet is too cold to be habitable for life , because its star is so faint.
NASA’s Cassini Completes dive through Saturn Rings
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has successfully executed its historic first ever dive through the narrow gap between planet Saturn and its rings, marking the beginning of the ‘Grand Finale’ of a 20 year long journey.
NASA’s Cassini Completes dive through Saturn Rings
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has successfully executed its historic first ever dive through the narrow gap between planet Saturn and its rings, marking the beginning of the ‘Grand Finale’ of a 20 year long journey.
Apr 25, 2017
Seventy Million Year Old Dinosaur Egg
Scientists have unearthed five ancient dinosaur eggs fossilsdating back to 70 million years, in China.
The eggs are said to be round in shape and researchers say that they belonged to to plant-eating phytophagous dinosaurs in the late Cretaceous period.
Apr 22, 2017
Britain’s First Ever Coal-free Day
Friday was Britain’s first ever working day without coal power since the Industrial Revolution.
As per reports, it is the first continuous 24-hour coal-free period for Britain since use of the fossil fuel began. West Burton 1 power station, the only coal-fired plant that had been up and running went offline on Thursday.
The UK has had shorter coal-free periods in 2016. The longest continuous period until now had been 19 hours.
Britain’s last coal power station will be forced to close in 2025.
Apr 17, 2017
New Species of Herbivores Dinosaurs Discovered
Scientists have discovered a new species of herbivorous dinosaur that lived about 125 million years ago has been discovered.
The new species belongs to a group of herbivores known as sauropods, which includes giants such as Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus, who had long necks and pillar-like legs.
Apr 12, 2017
UK Birds Face Extinction Risk or Steep Decline
According to a new report on the state of the UK’s birds, more than a quarter of UK birds, including the puffin, nightingale and curlew, require urgent conservation efforts to ensure their survival.
Since the last review in 2009, an additional 15 species of bird have been placed on the “red list”, a category that indicates a species is in danger of extinction or that has experienced significant decline in population or habitat in recent years.
The total number of species on the red list is now 67 out of a total of 247.