Category: Science
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U.S, Russian astronauts return to Earth after 7 months in space
One U.S. citizen and two Russians have returned safely to Earth after spending seven months on the International Space Station (ISS).
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Snapchat unveils miniature drone for perfect selfies
One of the social media giants, Snapchat, has created a selfie camera, which can fly around the head and even follow everyone around to get a 360-degree of selfie angles. Recall that if you needed to take selfie-perfect shots before this innovation, you would be required to take a ton of selfies and practice until…
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Prophet Jeremiah again shower Nollywood veteran stars with car gifts
By Emman Ovuakporie The founder and head prophet of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Warri, Delta State Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, has again showered Nollywood veteran stars with cash and car gifts. The man of God who is in the business of full charity has gifted two Nollywood actresses Cynthia Okereke and Chinwo Owoh with Car…
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Federal Ministry of Science and Technology adopts new name
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology on Friday has changed its name now to Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, FMSTI, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu in his speech to declare its new name. According to Onu, in 2017, the Federal Executive Council, under the…
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26 butterflies at great risk of extinction
Scientist said that they have identified 26 Australian butterfly species and subspecies which are at greatest risk of extinction and those species were estimated to be lost within 20 years. Media reported on Tuesday. Topping the list is Australian fritillary with a 94 per cent likelihood of extinction in two decades, followed by the gloriously…
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Scientists prepare for doomsday with lunar vault
Scientists at the University of Arizona have made preparations for doomsday known, with plans to build an underground lunar ark on the moon. According to the scientists, the lunar ark would be filled with millions of seed, spore, sperm and egg samples from Earth’s species, hidden in a network of tubes on the moon. This…
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European agencies launch mission to remove space waste in 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA), together with an industrial team led by a Swiss company, wants to recover space debris for the first time and let it burn up in the atmosphere. The experts, from ESA and Swiss company called ClearSpace SA, are to present the mission on Tuesday. The mission, which the ESA is…
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UAE sets goal to build human colony on Mars with launch of Amal
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday launched a spacecraft to Mars with a goal to build a human colony on the planet by 2117. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the spacecraft blasted off from a launch centre in Japan in what is the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. The Mars orbiter, named Amal or Hope, blasted…
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Russia to build new space station, says ISS becoming obsolete
Russia plans to build a new space station because the current International Space Station (ISS) will last only another decade at most, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Monday. “It’s still unclear whether the new station will be international or national,’’ Roscosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin said in comments carried by the…
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NCC to offer fellowship positions for in-depth research
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has expressed intention to offer research fellowship positions for in-depth research to improve researchers’ experience in the industry. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this at the 3rd edition of the Stakeholders Forum with Academia, on Thursday in Abuja. The theme of the stakeholders’ forum is:…