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What Are Seismic Waves?
Seismic waves are vibrations that carry energy away from an earthquake, explosion or other sudden source. Their speed and path depend on the elastic properties and densi…
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Environment
What Is Plate Tectonics?
Plate tectonics is the framework that explains the large-scale motion of Earth's rigid outer shell. The lithosphere is broken into plates that move over the weaker asthe…
Environment
How Do Volcanoes Erupt?
Volcanoes erupt when magma and gases move from depth toward Earth's surface and pressure overcomes the strength of surrounding rock. The style of eruption depends on mag…
Environment
How Do Earthquakes Happen?
Earthquakes happen when stress accumulated in rocks is released suddenly as a fault slips. Tectonic plates move continuously, but friction can lock parts of their bounda…
Science Events
NASA announces unprecedented discovery about the Moon.
The presence of water on the Moon is giving NASA scientists a new direction for plans to send the first woman to the planet.
AI - Artificial intelligence
For the first time, AI appeared and defended its client in court.
RobotLawyer, the developer, envisions AI replacing lawyers, saving clients litigation costs and the need to hire experts.
Flu epidemic
Vietnam successfully produces first batch of Sputnik V vaccine
Sputnik V vaccine produced by Vabiotech will be used in the national vaccination program.
Discover science
A country that creates 70 millionaires every day but is still among the poorest in the world
During the period 2018-2022, this country
Discover science
Good at 'copying technology', Vietnam's neighbor is accelerating: About to surpass the US?
In the 21st century race, who will cross the finish line first?
Space science
Images reveal how Starship will take astronauts to the Moon
SpaceX and NASA released a series of simulated images of how the Starship launch system would land astronauts of the Artemis program on the lunar surface.
Conquer Mars
Trump's victory brings Elon Musk closer to his Mars dream
Elon Musk's dream of sending humans to Mars will become a bigger priority under US President-elect Donald Trump, revealing a major change to NASA's Moon program.
New technology
NASA tests X-59 supersonic aircraft engine for the first time
NASA's quiet supersonic aircraft is moving closer to its first test flight after passing engine testing.
Space science
China on track to surpass US in race to return humans to the Moon
Plans to land humans on the Moon with the Artemis III mission have been delayed while China's rival program is progressing rapidly without any significant setbacks or de…
Space science
How many people have walked on the moon?
Although costly and fraught with risk, the Apollo program was a huge success for NASA, landing a total of 12 astronauts on the surface of the Moon.
Science Events
NASA spacecraft successfully crashed into asteroid
NASA's DART spacecraft crashes into harmless Dimorphos asteroid in world's first planetary defense test.