Thanks to new research using data from the Kepler space telescope, it’s estimated that there could be as …
Troy Oakes
Troy Oakes
Troy was born and raised in Australia and has always wanted to know why and how things work, which led him to his love for science. He is a professional photographer and enjoys taking pictures of Australia's beautiful landscapes. He is also a professional storm chaser where he currently lives in Hervey Bay, Australia.
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Science
A Major Milestone for an Underground Dark Matter Search Experiment
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesCrews working on the largest U.S. experiment designed to directly detect dark matter completed a major milestone last …
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Technology
Physicists Circumvent Centuries-Old Theory to Cancel Magnetic Fields
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA team of scientists, including two physicists at the University of Sussex, has found a way to circumvent …
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Millions of years ago, several species of crocodiles of different genera and characteristics inhabited Europe and sometimes even …
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Captured on Oct. 20, 2020, during the OSIRIS-REx mission’s Touch-And-Go (TAG) sample collection event, this series of images shows …
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A team of astronomers at the University of Hawaiʻi at the Mānoa Institute for Astronomy (IfA) has produced …
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Space
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, Critical for GPS, Seen in Distant Stars
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhat do Albert Einstein, the Global Positioning System (GPS), and a pair of stars 200,000 trillion miles from …
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A peace sign from Martin Luther King, Jr. becomes a rude gesture, President Donald Trump’s inauguration crowd scenes …
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Of all the plastics we’ve ever produced, only 9 percent has been recycled. So what happened to all …
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The dramatic effect rainfall has on the evolution of mountainous landscapes is widely debated among geologists, but new research led …