SCIENCE

The spacecraft will be entering the atmosphere of the red planet at speeds going beyond 12,000mph.

Analytic thinking is not sufficient to promote skepticism toward various unfounded beliefs, according to new research.

Nasa plans to continue studying the effects of space on humans, with several missions lined up over the coming years.

Pacific islands are expected to sink and erode by 2100 due to climate change, scientists warn. Baron Waqa discussed global warming and Paris Agreement with Pope Francis.

Scientists predict there is a "100% chance" of spotting gravitational waves from supermassive black holes within a decade.

Scientists believe that a Sauropod that weighed 35 tonnes was responsible for making massive 110-step trackways.

Legendary US aviator Amelia Earhart could have been eaten by giant crabs, say theorists after video of one sneaking up on a bird recently went viral.

Researchers from The Great Mayan Aquifer Research Project believe the tunnel could lead to a hidden cenote under the El Castillo pyramid in Yucatán, Mexico.

The galactic pair, dubbed ADFS-27, is located approximately 12.7 billion light-years away from Earth.

Worldwide attitudes survey finds clear trends in favour of sustainability and renewable power generation.

Life found in the Spotted Lake in British Columbia could hold the key to finding life on Mars, say researchers.

Previously, it was thought that the first wine production began around 5,400-5,000 BCE in an area of the Zagros Mountains in Iran.

Significant global trends, such as global warming, deforestation and human population growth, have all worsened in recent times.

Analysis by the Global Carbon Project shows that total emissions from all human activities will reach 41 billion tonnes in 2017.

Going by the rate of melt of the last ice age, scientists predict that all of Greenland's ice will melt into the sea rapidly.

Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western Kermanshah province bore the brunt of the earthquake, with flattened buildings and many fatalities.Photos show rescue workers searching for victims and survivors trapped in the rubble.

After delays caused by a stray aircraft just two minutes before the launch of Antares on 11 November, the rocket was relaunched the next day and is now on its way to the ISS.

Investment vehicles created to encourage sustainability projects have seen their global popularity soar, report says.

At least 61 people have died in Iran after a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Halabja, Iraq, close to the border of Iran.

Land ice is melting rapidly, faster than previously thought, and the changes in sea level have a significant impact on the planet.

"Gruesome" incident in remote Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean captured by researcher.

The massive SLS rocket will carry four astronauts in Orion spacecraft and will produce a thrust of 8.8 million pounds at lift off.

A rare conjunction of the planets Venus and Jupiter will take place on 13 November where the two brightest objects in the night sky will appear close to each other.

The unexpected entry of the flying guest has led Orbital ATK, which has a $1.9bn contract with Nasa for ISS resupply missions, to postpone the rocket launch to November 12.

The founder of Kernel, Bryan Johnson, plans to develop a brain implant within the next two decades that will enhance our cognitive abilities.

The bio-coal stores similar amounts of energy to coal, but can be burned without releasing pollutants and impurities into the air.

Scientists estimate that during the Permian Period, before dinosaurs even existed, Antarctica was covered in trees.

In 2019, Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft will fly past a mysterious, distant object - currently known as (486958) 2014 MU69 - in the outer regions of the solar system.

Greenpeace estimates that 12.7 million tonnes of plastic waste – including bags, bottles, and packaging – eventually makes its way into the oceans every year.