Category: Science

(BBC): An unassuming patch of red dirt in remote Australia has made history as the site of Nasa’s first rocket launch from a commercial spaceport outside the US. The sub-orbital rocket blasted off from the tiny site early on Monday local time. It will enable astrophysics studies that can only be undertaken in the Southern… Continue reading Nasa launches first rocket from Australian commercial spaceport

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP): NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science. The space agency announced Thursday that it’s setting up an independent team to see how much information is publicly available on the matter and how much more is needed to understand the unexplained sightings.… Continue reading NASA launches study of UFOs despite ‘reputational risk’

Kathmandu: Monkeypox infection has been confirmed in 20 countries so far. More than 200 people from 20 countries have been diagnosed with monkeypox, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More than a hundred more have suspicious symptoms. The WHO has expressed concern that the monkeypox virus is not being noticed by many people and… Continue reading MonkeyPox spread to 20 countries so far

Kathmandu: The weather has changed in some parts of the country including Kathmandu Valley. Some parts of the country including Kathmandu valley has seen rainfall and windstrom. At present, Nepal is affected by local winds, low pressure line around Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, India and westerly winds. The weather is expected to be similar tomorrow and… Continue reading Rainfall and strong winds in some parts of the country

(BBC): One of our planet’s most stunning sights is coming to the skies – a super blood Moon. In the year’s only full lunar eclipse, Earth will come between the Sun and the Moon. Falling fully into Earth’s shadow, the Moon will slowly darken before turning dusky red. It will be visible with the naked… Continue reading Full lunar eclipse to bring super blood Moon

(BBC): Insect numbers have plunged by half in some parts of the world due to climate change and intensive agriculture, a study has found. The combined pressures of global heating and farming are driving a “substantial decline” of insects across the globe, according to UK researchers. They say we must acknowledge the threats we pose… Continue reading Climate change and farming driving insect decline

(BBC): The UK, US, and Australia will begin co-operating on research into hypersonic weapons and how to defend against them, the government has said. The programme will be part of the AUKUS partnership, a security pact announced by the three countries last year. It follows the development of hypersonic missiles by China and Russia and… Continue reading Hypersonic missiles: UK, US, and Australia to boost defence co-operation

(BBC): UN scientists have unveiled a plan that they believe can limit the root causes of dangerous climate change. A key UN body says in a report that there must be “rapid, deep and immediate” cuts in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Global emissions of CO2 would need to peak within three years to stave off… Continue reading Climate change: IPCC scientists say it’s ‘now or never’ to limit warming

(BBC): Wind and solar generated 10% of global electricity for the first time in 2021, a new analysis shows. Fifty countries get more than a tenth of their power from wind and solar sources, according to research from Ember, a climate and energy think tank. As the world’s economies rebounded from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021,… Continue reading Wind and solar reach milestone as demand surges

(BBC): Australia has unveiled a defence agency focused on space, designed to counter Russia and China’s ambitions. Defence Minister Peter Dutton said the Defence Space Command would secure Australia’s place in the cosmos. Air Vice-Marshal Cath Roberts, who will lead it, said she was “scared” by Australia’s inability to combat Beijing and Moscow’s activities. The… Continue reading Australia announces new ‘Space Command’ defense agency