• 7 rockets launched in 7 days

    When two small NASA rockets launched into suborbital space to probe the Earth’s ionosphere this month, they kicked off a surprisingly busy week for rockets around the world. No less than seven rockets blasted off from the United States, Russia, China and India in as

  • Pollution in the Great Lakes region seen from satellite

    Fires throughout Ontario are generating pollution that is showing up in data from NASA’s Aura Satellite in the Great Lakes region.The fires have also forced thousands of residents to evacuate to other areas in Canada, according to CBC News. About 112 fires have

  • Severe drought causes famine in East Africa

    Drought has plunged East Africa into the worst food security crisis Africa has faced in 20 years. More than 11.5 million people are currently in need of food aid in Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia. The number is projected to rise, and this image illustrates

  • Fourth moon discovered around Pluto

    Five years after Pluto was stripped of its planet status, astronomers have discovered yet another moon in orbit around it, bringing its entourage to four. The tiny body may have been born in the same collision that gave birth to Pluto's other moons.The Hubble Space

  • 6.2 earthquake hits Japan

    The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that another strong earthquake has jolted northeastern Japan, the same region devastated by March’s massive quake and tsunami. There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and no tsunami warning is in effect.The

  • Dead fish are still being found at Buffalo Pound, Canada

    Thanks to our reader Sheila that send us some infos about continuing dead fish at Buffalo Pound we “put an eye” on the story again.According to DiscoverWeyburn dead fish are still being found at Buffalo Pound. Last month thousands of small, dead fish were being found