ISS installs networking tech that may soon connect the whole Solar System
By Devin Coldewey From TechCrunch When you really need to get a signal in from Pluto, a direct connection isn’t always possible. Oh sure, when it’s a big project like New Horizons, you can make sure the line is clear…
Newborn exoplanet might be the youngest ever observed
By Andrew Dalton From engadget NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has made another interesting cosmic discovery, the space agency reports this week. The youngest, fully formed exoplanet ever observed has been spotted just 500 light-years from Earth in the K2–33 star…
Astronaut in space snaps dramatic photo of the full moon caught in a sunset
Astronaut in space snaps dramatic photo of the full moon caught in a sunset BY MIRIAM KRAMER From Mashable NASA astronaut Jeff Williams captured an incredible photo of the full moon just above the horizon as the sun set from the…
Scientists might have finally solved the mystery of Venus’ disappearing water
By Ali Sundermier From Business Insider Venus is like Earth on fire. Although Venus is about as much as 10 times hotter, the planets are similar in size and gravity. And billions of years ago, Venus might have had something…
meeco and PV Energy to attend clean energy conference in Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean island state plans to expand its renewable energy strategy to comply with the COP21 Paris Climate Agreement by reducing its CO2 emissions The Caribbean island state Trinidad and Tobago pursues the domestic target of generating 10 per cent of…
Caribbean Sea acts like a whistle and can be ‘heard’ from space
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL A study of the Caribbean Sea by University of Liverpool ocean scientists has revealed that, in the midst of all the noise of the ocean, this region behaves like a whistle, which blows so loudly that it…
Solar power will give you non-stop water during bike rides
By Jon Fingas From engadget If you’re a cyclist, you know the anxiety that comes with running out of water in the middle of a bike ride — the last thing you want is dehydration when you’re miles away from home….
Cayman Islands invited to pursue Branson’s renewable energy challenge
Action based partnership with Carbon War Room will accelerate transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (16 June 2016) The Cayman Islands Government proactively approached organisers of the 10 Islands Challenge, and are currently reviewing an…
Every observatory in the world now reports carbon dioxide is at highest level in 4 million years
BY ANDREW FREEDMANFrom Mashable One by one, the observatories sounded the alarm in the past few years—from the peak of Mauna Loa in Hawaii, and the top of the Greenland ice sheet—as the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s…
World’s oldest axe
The ‘discovery’ of the world’s oldest ax reveals a major problem in this field By Peter Hiscock, The Conversation From Business Insider The discovery of evidence of the world’s oldest axe is reported by my colleagues and I in a…









