Category: Science

Umair Irfan is a correspondent at Vox writing about climate change, Covid-19, and energy policy. Irfan is also a regular contributor to the radio program Science Friday. Prior to Vox, he was a reporter for ClimateWire at E&E News.

Umair Irfan is a correspondent at Vox writing about climate change, Covid-19, and energy policy. Irfan is also a regular contributor to the radio program Science Friday. Prior to Vox, he was a reporter for ClimateWire at E&E News.

Keren Landman is a senior reporter covering public health, emerging infectious diseases, the health workforce, and health justice at Vox. Keren is trained as a physician, researcher, and epidemiologist and has served as a disease detective at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is currently en route to the Moon, and its progress has been recorded by a telescope from the Virtual Telescope Project in Manciano, Italy. This remarkable video captures India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission as it travels through space on its way to the Moon. The spacecraft’s position was monitored at a distance of 341…

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The last nine years have all been the hottest nine years in the nearly 150-year-old modern temperature record. That’s not the least bit surprising. Earth’s temperature dial has been turned up. And as a result, heat waves, which are normal, are growing increasingly extreme — which is not normal. That’s why large swathes of the…

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Keren Landman is a senior reporter covering public health, emerging infectious diseases, the health workforce, and health justice at Vox. Keren is trained as a physician, researcher, and epidemiologist and has served as a disease detective at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A viral video featuring Fawad Chaudhry, former information minister of Pakistan, has emerged, seemingly depicting him mocking India’s Chandrayaan-3 moon mission. However, the truth is that the video is actually from four years ago, and he was discussing moon sighting at the time. Media reports suggest that Fawad Chaudhry, during a recent appearance on a…

Read More “Fact Check: Viral Video Of Pakistan’s Ex-Minister ‘Mocking Chandrayaan-3’ Is Actually About Moon Sighting” »

There is a sense of intrigue surrounding an Australian beach at the moment. The Australian Space Agency has caused a stir by sharing a photograph on its Twitter account, displaying what seems to be a fragment of an unidentified “foreign space launch vehicle” near Jurien Bay in Western Australia. We are currently making enquiries related…

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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a breathtaking image of a remote galaxy that was recently the site of a mesmerizing supernova explosion. The picture showcases a spiral galaxy called UGC 11860, situated approximately 184 million light-years away from Earth in the Pegasus constellation. Remarkably, this galaxy bears a striking resemblance to our very own…

Read More “Galactic Spectacle: NASA Shares Stunning Image Of A Spiral Galaxy After A Supernova Explosion” »

Benji Jones is a senior environmental reporter at Vox, covering biodiversity loss and climate change. Before joining Vox, he was a senior energy reporter at Insider. Benji previously worked as a wildlife researcher.