Universe

NASA's Webb telescope offers deepest look of cosmos ever captured

First image from $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance and will be followed with four more images on Tuesday.

Six galaxies live ‘fast and furious’ lives, run out of fuel to make stars

An article published in Nature suggests six galaxies discovered with the cooperation of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) died off because they ran out of cold hydrogen gas ‘needed to make stars.’

Trio wins 2020 Nobel physics award for black hole research

The prize celebrates “one of the most exotic objects in the universe,” black holes, which have become a staple of science fact and science fiction and where time seems to stand still, according to the committee.

In pictures: Masks people wear to avoid Covid-19

Here's how people across the world are developing their own ways to fight coronavirus infection:

Uruguayan project uses virtual money to encourage plastic recycling

Participants of the "Plasticoin" project can use their virtual coins to get coupons and discounts at restaurants or partnered shops.

Divers fight Senegal's plastic tide

Oceanium, an association of amateur divers in the West African state of Senegal, removed hundreds of kilos of plastic rubbish in the waters around the island of Goree off the capital Dakar.

Trump's sanctions hit OPEC oil output despite boost by Saudi Arabia- survey

The 14-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 30.17 million barrels per day (bpd) in May, the survey showed, down 60,000 bpd from April and the lowest OPEC total since 2015, Reuters survey shows.

Jordan switches on world's largest solar plant in refugee camp

The plant will provide the Zataari camp 14 hours of electricity a day at zero cost and bring the refugees one step closer to a sense of normality.

Study says keeping 1 billion people in the dark costs poor countries dearly

Research from the Overseas Development Institute shows improving access to off-grid electricity, such as solar-home systems and clean energy mini-grids, can boost development.

Coal phase-out alliance launched at UN climate summit

Twenty countries and two US states to gradually reduce coal usage, despite "biggest polluter" US support for fossil fuels.

Thousands protest coal use ahead of climate conference in Bonn

Organisers of the march called for the German government to implement the 2015 Paris plan to shift the world economy from fossil fuels.

Epic world solar car race begins in Australia

The event has become one of the world’s foremost innovation challenges with teams looking to demonstrate designs that could one day lead to commercially available solar-powered vehicles for passengers.