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NASA successfully launches its ICESat-2 in order to understand Earth's ice sheets

The satellite with a three-year mission was launched at 9.02 a.m EDT on September 15.

Google Doodle celebrates Abraham Ortelius, who created world's first modern atlas 400 years ago

On 20 May, 1570, Abraham Ortelius published the first modern atlas named Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World).

Nasa's ICESat-2 to have on board a stopwatch that can measure a fraction of a billionth of a second

With its incredibly precise time measurements, scientists can calculate the precise height measurements of sea ice, glaciers, and forests.

Artificial Twilight: One third of humanity can never see the Milky Way due to light pollution

One third of humanity cannot see the Milky Way at night due to the luminescent glow of artificial light, say scientists who created a new world atlas of light pollution.

Holograms, Lightsabers, and Droids: How close is science to Star Wars?

The entire Star Wars series demonstrated a world of technological advances that was limited only by imagination. Things like interstellar travel with hyperdrive and hyperspace, depicted so wonderfully by director George Lucas, are indelible memories from my childhood. It wasn't the science that fascinated me, it was the possibility.

Facebook launches Atlas: Is Google's internet ad empire on verge of a shake-up?

In an ever-growing battle to own the Internet, Facebook has now finally launched long-awaited Google Ad Sense competitor, Atlas. Facebook, which bought Atlas from Microsoft for reportedly $100 million last year, is re-launching the Atlas ad platform.

Evernote 5 for Mac launched with 100+ new features

Evernote 5 boasts of over 100 new features and it is available from the Mac App Store.