*Confirmation of a second planet orbiting Proxima Centauri
Astronomers have confirmed a second exo-planet orbiting around the nearest star to the Earth other than the Sun.
 
*Discovering the universe’s missing matter
Astronomers using mysterious explosions in the distant cosmos known as Fast Radio Bursts have solved a decades old riddle about the universe’s missing matter.
 
*New type of matter inside neutron stars
A new study suggests neutron stars may contain an exotic substance known as quark matter.
 
*China ramps up its 2020 launch schedule
China is maintaining its busy launch schedule with another pair of observation satellites flown into orbit aboard Beijing’s Long March 2D workhorse.
 
*The Science Report
Half of all people who contract the COVID-19 Corona virus show no symptoms of the illness.
More than 500 vertebrate species now on the brink of extinction.
What could be the earliest known land animal?
A bit of good news for the follically challenged.
Using science to change the minds of people who don’t trust science.
 
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