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April 23, 2018

For years, the data from the Kepler Space Observatory have been crucial for the exploration of exoplanets (planets outside of our solar system), using Kepler, scientists have been able to discover several thousand new exoplanets. This was accomplished by measuring the periodic dips in the brightness of stars as planets pass in front of them. The way this technology works is that a new discovery is made if there is an irregularity in the size of the planet.

April 17, 2018

On March 14, 2018, we mourned the loss of one of the greatest minds in modern history. Stephen Hawking was a true icon, a man who represented the very nature of human curiosity. Born in Oxford, on January 8, 1942, Hawking went on to become one of the greatest minds in history since Albert Einstein, as he demonstrated immeasurable resilience and courage to the world, continue making some of the biggest discoveries of the 20th century while suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease

April 01, 2018

These are two of the phrases we have grown up hearing, yet many never know that these quotations represent the importance of the advancement of humanity. The exploration of the unknown has driven human curiosity since the dawn of time, as cavemen explored to gain knowledge, the Vikings explored to gain knowledge and even Europeans crossed the ocean to discover a new continent, North America. When technology developed enough to allow expedition into space, it became one of the greatest outlets for the human curiosity that is so vital to the humanity.

October 17, 2017

Tech giant Amazon is looking for a city to establish a second, equal, headquarters to the already established one in Seattle. Amazon is the largest internet based retailer in the world. They sell everything one could possibly want at the convenience of online shopping. It is what has made them so successful so it is understandable why cities all over North America are bending over backwards to bring them in.

June 05, 2017

On February 27, 2017, NASA made a groundbreaking discovery. NASA's Spitzer Telescope found the first known solar system with seven earth-size planets around a single star.

October 25, 2016

Recently pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has offered 1 million free vaccines against pneumonia to Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF) to help children in developing countries obtain an immunity to a number of fatal diseases including pneumonia that are very prevalent in those countries.

April 12, 2016

By Rajvi Rana 

Researcher Michael E. Brown, previously known demoting Pluto’s status to that of a dwarf planet, has theorized the existence of a new planet, Planet X, widely known as Planet Nine.

On January 20, 2016, together with Konstantin Batygin at Caltech,Brown hypothesized the existence of a massive planet- supposedly 10 times massive than Earth -orbiting the distant, outer reaches of the solar system. Now, more evidence for this still hypothetical planet is being discovered, triggering the hunt for this undiscovered planet.

November 28, 2015

By Alex Tyrie

On the 13th of November the world watched in horror as brutal attacks and atrocities were committed across the city of Paris by terrorists linked to ISIS.  As the news unfolded many of us were on our phones or computers, watching the events live through social media.  In this article we will examine various social media trends during the attacks as well as the influence of social media during times like these as a whole.

November 05, 2015

Alex Tyrie

Recently, NASA scientists have made a major discovery: they have found flowing water on Mars. In the past scientists have examined satellite images of the surface and noticed dark streaks, called slope lineae. Upon further examination, these dark streaks were determined to be left behind by water flows, judging by the hydration of minerals at the site.