Immanuel Jotham

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First private-funding mission to the moon to be carried out in 2019

Breathing Moon dust could decimate cells, alter human DNA and cause cancer

Dust on the Moon is widespread and prevalent. It is also electrostatically charged, so it will stick to everything, this includes the insides of lungs. Lunar dust could alter and destroy human tissue to the point where it cannot be recognized anymore.

May 9, 2018

Massive asteroid really going to fly by Earth hours before royal wedding?

How true are reports of asteroid JPL 8 about to pass by Earth just hours before the royal wedding? If so, is it dangerous? Will it crash into Earth?

May 7, 2018

Lunar meteorite suggests an abundance of water beneath Moon's surface

There might be enough water on the Moon to not only set up a base there, but also aid in deep space travel. Humans might not have to carry all the water they need to get to Mars and live there, it can be mined from the Moon.

May 7, 2018

King Tutankhamen's ancient tomb has no secret chambers with lost treasures inside

After three years of study and detailed radar-based scanning, researchers have finally concluded that there are no other rooms, tombs, passages and tunnels hidden in King Tut's burial place.

May 7, 2018

Do you give single space after full stop or double space?

In the days of typewriters, double spacing after punctuation marks was common, however, digital word processing has rendered this practice moot. Scientists now have found that double spacing still makes text easier to read.

May 6, 2018

NASA advisory body says SpaceX rocket technology so powerful it could risk human lives

NASA is so severely risk-averse that it is being overly conservative in the way it handles astronaut safety because advisers have deemed SpaceX's methods too risky for human spaceflight.

May 6, 2018

Carbon dioxide reached the highest level in recorded history

The planet is getting warmer and one of the reasons for this is the release of greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide that trap heat in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the most prevalent among all greenhouse gases and it has just reached its highest recorded level.

May 6, 2018

NASA launches InSight probe to get a first time view inside Mars

The probe will travel to Mars, set up camp and scan the planet's interior makeup for the next two years. This mission will study Martian seismology as well as its rocky interiors to get an idea of rocky planets everywhere.

May 6, 2018

NASA built a compact nuclear reactor to aid future space exploration

The reactor core, made of solid uranium, is only as big as a roll of paper towels. It can produce enough electricity to run several houses for 10 years.

May 3, 2018

How did dinosaurs lose their teeth and grow beaks instead?

Modern gulls are direct descendants of velociraptors and a new study could have the answer to the mystery behind how they transitioned. Also, birds today were likely more intelligent than dinosaurs of old.

May 3, 2018

Helium spotted in a comet like exoplanet for the first time

The planet is so close to its host star that the atmosphere is getting ripped off and pushed out, making it look like a comet with a long tail of gases pointing away from the star and it has helium in an excited state, making it possible to spot in the IR wavelength.

May 3, 2018

Stephen Hawking's final paper explores theory on multiverse and origin of universe

The existence of a multiverse is likely, it could be detected, but it is not possible to jump between them. Also, the number of multiverses have to be finite says Hawking and Hertog.

May 3, 2018

Arabian Sea has the 'largest and thickest dead zone in the world'

The dead zone is near the Gulf of Oman and is growing fast by the year. It is right now about as big as Scotland and several thousand meters thick, say researchers.

May 2, 2018

Japanese scientists just produced alcohol made from wood

It has a flavor similar to alcohol aged in wooden barrels, say researchers. They plan to commercialize it and bring it to the market in about three years.

May 2, 2018

A SpaceX Dragon loaded with about 4,800 pounds of research, hardware and crew supplies bound for the International Space Station is targeted to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida

SpaceX Dragon to return 900 kg of experiments from ISS this weekend

The ISS has been running several experiments to prepare humans for long-term spaceflight and three important sets of samples and data are scheduled to come down on board a SpaceX Dragon capsule.

May 2, 2018

Indian Air Force could get its own fleet of US-made Predator drones

The Indian Air Force could soon be getting a fleet of Predator drones from the US that can strike targets from across the sea and operate without endangering any Indian pilots. The American side of the deal has been sent over and it is up to the defence ministry to decide if they want it.

May 2, 2018

If an advanced species populated Earth before humans, could we have identified them?

Earth has been around for billions of years and humans have been around for less than half a million years. What if there were an ancient, industrialized, intelligent, spacefaring species that lived and died on Earth before we ended up here? How will we find them?

May 1, 2018

Antarctic glacier with enough water to raise global sea-levels about to pop

Antarctic ice shelves are melting fast and a few checkpoints acting like corks at the edge of land is holding it all back. A massive study has been launched to find out how, when, and in what way ice at the edge of the sea interacts with the bedrock beneath it.

May 1, 2018

Longest possible straight-line boat ride in the world connects Pakistan to Russia

If you start at the southern beaches of Pakistan and travel in a straight line between Africa and Madagascar, a perfectly straight line through the globe would take you to Russia in a journey that is over 32,000 km long.

May 1, 2018

No, the Earth's geomagnetic field is not going to flip, only weaken

The Earth's magnetic field is weakening and this has led scientists to speculate that the field is undergoing a complete reversal. However, previous extreme events and their patterns show that this time, the magnetic field will wobble, but recover without too much harm done.

May 1, 2018

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Articles by Immanuel Jotham

Breathing Moon dust could decimate cells, alter human DNA and cause cancer

Massive asteroid really going to fly by Earth hours before royal wedding?

Lunar meteorite suggests an abundance of water beneath Moon's surface

King Tutankhamen's ancient tomb has no secret chambers with lost treasures inside

Do you give single space after full stop or double space?

NASA advisory body says SpaceX rocket technology so powerful it could risk human lives

Carbon dioxide reached the highest level in recorded history

NASA launches InSight probe to get a first time view inside Mars

NASA built a compact nuclear reactor to aid future space exploration

How did dinosaurs lose their teeth and grow beaks instead?

Helium spotted in a comet like exoplanet for the first time

Stephen Hawking's final paper explores theory on multiverse and origin of universe

Arabian Sea has the 'largest and thickest dead zone in the world'

Japanese scientists just produced alcohol made from wood

SpaceX Dragon to return 900 kg of experiments from ISS this weekend

Indian Air Force could get its own fleet of US-made Predator drones

If an advanced species populated Earth before humans, could we have identified them?

Antarctic glacier with enough water to raise global sea-levels about to pop

Longest possible straight-line boat ride in the world connects Pakistan to Russia

No, the Earth's geomagnetic field is not going to flip, only weaken

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'