Category: News For Kids
Curiosity To Take a Big Leap
Adventurous Mars rover Curiosity has reached a point where it is going to perform a dare. It is all set up to jump a 3 feet tall sand dune. If things go wrong, it can be quite a disaster. Considering that NASA, in 2009, lost its rover Spirit in a sand trap, what is the need for Curiosity to take such […]
Coldest Place on Earth!
Which is the coldest place on Earth? Antarctica of course! But where in Antarctica and how did the scientist find that out? With the help of a new remote sensing satellite, NASA-USGS LandSat 8, that is orbiting the Earth. It keeps an eye on the effects of changing climate on the land surface. Scientist can track these […]
Home Delivery by Drones
Amazon has done something amazing. If you order something from amazon now, you can expect it in 30 minutes. Wow! Not even pizza gets delivered that fast. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos announced that Amazon has tested unmanned drones to deliver packaged goods to customers. What are drones? A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which is actually an aircraft without […]
New Island in Japan
Just when you thought that you knew all the islands on Earth, a new island has appeared a thousand kilometres way from the capital Tokyo. Ash rose from the middle of the sea, and a new island took birth. Sounds like a line from a magical story book. How was this island formed? By a undersea […]
A Fuel Cell Vehicle Or A Food Car?
When I say food car, the image of a mobile van serving delicious hot-dogs and ice creams comes to your mind, doesn’t it? But here the food car is actually a food farm. Hyundai’s new invention, the food car is displayed at London Design Museum. How can a car double up as a food farm? […]
Giant fish discovered in the Sea
It was a regular day for marine instructor Jasmine Santana. At least that is what she thought when she was as usual snorkeling along the coast of Catalina island in Southern California. Suddenly she spotted something lying still on the bed of the sea with eyes as big as the size of half dollars. As she neared the […]
Its Raining Diamonds!
Where is it happening? Probably in someone’s dream. No, it is happening for real. Sadly, it is not happening on Earth. Jupiter and Saturn are getting lucky as they are getting diamond rain. Their atmospheres are the largest producers of diamonds as Uranus and Neptune. How is it happening? Well, the atmosphere of Saturn and […]
Look Who’s Back Again
Knock knock Who’s there? Pinocchio Pinocchio who? Its Pinocchio the lizard, Boo!! The joke must be getting really popular amongst the Pinocchio lizards these days. After disappearing for almost 50 years and making scientists believe that may be the species is extinct, they have resurfaced again in the cloud forests of Ecuador! Pinocchio anoles (anole is a name […]
Attack of The Giant Hornets!
Northern China is under attack. Which country has attacked China, you might ask? Not a country, but Asian giant hornets have decided to attack humans for the past few months. Since July, people living in the cities of Ankang, Hanzhong and Shangluo in Shaanxi province have been attacked by the hornets and getting seriously injured […]
Stranded In Space
NASA has two astronauts Mike Hopkins and Karen Nyberg at ISS. The space agency says that it will not be leaving their astronauts without supports because of a US Shutdown. Hey, wait a minute. What is US Shutdown? Well, US budget ends every September 30th. The new budget for the next year is usually passed by […]
Technology to Save Lives
Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis can be very destructive. They can turn buildings and houses into a huge pile of rubble in a matter of seconds. Most of the times people get trapped in this rubble. The rescue team does intensive search operations to find these people. Sadly, sometimes, by the time rescue team locates a […]
Happy Birthday Google!
Today is the 15th birthday of Google. Google celebrates its birthday on 27 September each year. The company is now based in Mountain View, California. Google’s home page has a piñata doodle that the user can hit and collect candies. Fun huh! The internet search company has really diversified the past year. They have been investing in […]
