Category: World News

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) for the first time in history, have created photo-stitch of our planet Earth, as seen from space at night. They have titled it “Black Marble.” The night side of Earth twinkles with light and the first thing to stand out is the cities. “Nothing tells us more…

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday evening. Thankfully, it caused little damage. The buildings in Tokyo wobbled for a few minutes and only some minor injuries have been reported. This earthquake is nothing compared to the huge 2011 earthquake of magnitude 9 that killed more than 19,000 people in Japan. It…

Beware poachers, drones could soon be helping protect rhinos, tigers and elephants in Africa and Asia. Google funded the World Wildlife Fund a grant of $5 million to develop sensors to help protect endangered species. The WWF said poaching of endangered animals is devastating on their population, which are being conserved, for decades. The WWF is the winner of…

Curiosity will get a friend, but it will have to wait 8 years for the new rover friend. NASA says it will send a new robot to join the Curiosity rover on Mars in 2020. They will be using the leftover parts of curiosity to build the new rover. NASA says they are very curious…

A U.S. drone entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf according to Iran. They released an image of a downed air craft on state TV. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft which is automated and does not require a human pilot on board. U.S. Navy, however, says that they have all the air crafts in that region and have lost none.…

Philippines is an archipelago country in the Pacific Ocean with around 7,000 islands. Intense Typhoon Bopha struck the large southern island of Mindanao. Typhoon is a storm with strong circular winds and heavy rains. Typhoons start from the sea. Some stay in the sea, others are strong enough to move to the land. Typhoon Bopha…

North Korea says it is planning to launch a rocket later this month to put a satellite into space. There was a similar launch in April 2012, but that rocket exploded shortly after taking off. Many other countries like The US, Japan, South Korea are fearful that the launch is being used as cover for testing long…

A lot of  people in Syria are not happy with the president. They hold protests to show their dissatisfaction. These people are called activists. These activists were using the internet  and telephone to inform  people outside Syria about the incidents that are happening in their country. Now there is no internet or phone connection in…

There is some good news for our environment. The cutting down of trees of Amazon rainforests in Brazil has declined. Infact has dropped to its lowest level in 24 years. “It is the lowest deforestation rate since Brazil began its monitoringin 1988”, said Brazil’s Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira. Deforestation refers to the cutting, clearing, and removal of rainforests.…

During a construction work near Edinburgh, UK  remains of an extremely old house have been found. The house has a large oval pit, and remains of more than 1,000 of  old tools and arrowheads. Big quantities of burnt hazelnut shells were also found  suggesting whoever lived there roasted the nuts for food. Archaeologists believe that the…

Israel and Gaza have finally agreed on a ceasefire to end Israel-Palestinian conflict for now. Both sides are claiming victory. Peace finally prevailed after a week of air attacks that left many people dead and injured. UN council appreciated Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi for constantly mediating between the two sides.

So what is the big news from curiosity that the scientists are keeping under wraps. Even though it is not very clear what the news is, it is something phenomenal enough to go in the history books. The mystery will be revealed shortly, though. Grotzinger told Wired through e-mail that NASA would hold a press…