Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine: UK regulator approves another coronavirus vaccine
The UK government said it would follow a new immunization strategy for the vaccine, which will prioritize giving the first in a series of...
Buzz Aldrin Fast Facts
Birth name: Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
Father: Edwin Aldrin Sr., an aviation pioneer and oil executive
Mother: Marion (Moon) Aldrin
Marriages: Lois Driggs Cannon (February 14, 1988-December...
Virgin Orbit launches rocket off a 747 aircraft
Virgin Orbit's 747, nicknamed Cosmic Girl, took off from California around 10:30 am PT with the rocket, called LauncherOne, nestled beneath the plane's left...
Mental health in 2021: What we’ll experience and overcome
As the physical risks are better managed with vaccines, however, what will likely still remain is the indelible impact of the pandemic weighing on...
South African police is tackling pangolin smugglers
Quiet, solitary and nocturnal, the pangolin has few natural enemies, but researchers believe it is the most trafficked mammal in the world. The tough...
Quantum computing could revolutionize the future
With such mind-bending predictions, it is entirely reasonable to imagine that no useful technology could arise from quantum physics. However, this is not true....
Should we fear the ‘escape mutant’ in coronavirus variant from South Africa
The mutation -- called E484K -- has been found in a variant of the coronavirus first spotted in South Africa two months ago. That...
Testing NASA’s SLS moon rocket ended earlier than expected
The hot fire test was the last of eight tests that make up what NASA calls a "green run," a series of ground tests...
Cheetah population is getting saved from extinction by a lab in a remote Namibian...
According to researchers, over a hundred years ago, 100,000 wild cheetahs roamed across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. But today the global population...
SLS: NASA successfully tests rocket that will help Artemis astronauts reach the moon
The test took place at NASA's Stennis Space Center outside Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and began at 4:40 p.m. ET. The test lasted for...
