New platform, ARON, is a communications system designed to transmit real-world data via infrared light.
The $650 million, 150 megawatt solar plant has received state development approval and construction on the project will begin in 2018.
By the end of the year, the 1.4 million-square foot, 61-story skyscraper will boast the largest commercial "blackwater" recycling system in the United States.
The hope is that the ban will cut down on the country’s contribution to ocean plastic, possibly even by half.
The government of China has announced its plans to plant forests in 2018 that will occupy at least 6.6 million hectares, equivalent to the size of Ireland.
Roughly 1300 light-years from Earth lies the Orion Nebula. A team at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in US created this zoom into the stellar nursery and a 3D visualization.
Researchers have identified eight, massive sheets of ice just below the Martian surface, and they appear to be relatively young deposits.
For the first time in history, a crowdsourced team of amateur citizen scientists has discovered a multi-planetary system.
Researchers have developed the world's first complementary electrochemical logic circuits that can function stably for long periods in water.
Astronomers have made the first definitive interstellar detection of benzonitrile, an intriguing organic molecule. This discovery is a vital clue in a 30-year-old mystery: identifying the source of a faint infrared glow that permeates the Milky Way and other galaxies.
Virgin Galactic’s passenger rocket ship is gearing up for powered flights that could eventually carry paying tourists into space from southern New Mexico, US.
A NASA update outlines what the two participating companies — Boeing and SpaceX — will do to prepare their vehicles for space in the coming year.
To solve the many human-related limitations of space travel, SpaceWorks Enterprises is looking into selectively hibernating the crew during extended trips.
A Danish company, Labster, that develops virtual reality science laboratories offer users virtualized lab equipment in a software simulation.
Warming temperatures off the coasts of Australia may be having a devastating effect on green sea turtle populations by turning almost all their offspring into females.
