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Scotland-based tour guide John Alasdair Macdonald captured a stunning image of a meteor in the sky over Loch Ness, a deep and freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands. According to Macdonald, it was a beautiful night when he decided to go outside and capture some stunning images of stars. He said that he went for a walk at about 9pm when he captured the rare sight.

After capturing stunning picture, Macdonald posted it on his company’s Facebook page. Macdonald also runs a tour company ‘The Hebridean Explorer’. While talking to BBC, Macdonald said that the photograph went viral after he posted it on the page. According to him, the photograph was a total fluke. He also said that it was a co-incidence and he knew that he will never capture such kinds of images.

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is endeavoring to quickly increase production of the engines that power its Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX is positive about accomplishing its goal of 13 launches and two test flights this year, President Gwynne Shotwell told Reuters.

Efforts are being made to hire engineers and other workers to help boost production. Among the ones hired for the stint include from sectors such as the automotive industry and the military, said company officials.

The company is expecting to produce at least 180 engines this year. The number is likely to go up to 240 next year and 400 in 2017.

NASA has finally confirmed the speculations first made in the 1970s that water is present on Ganymede, the largest moon of our solar system.

Scientists used the Hubble telescope to study the movement of auroral lights around the Jupiter’s moon. Jim Green, Director of planetary science at NASA, was of the view that as they are exploring individual moons, they are finding more indications of the presence of water in abundance.

Green said that Ganymede has amazing auroras forming due to magnetic field. With the rotation of Jupiter, its magnetic field also shifts making Ganymede’s aurora to move from its position.

Researchers have claimed that the colors of an exoplanet could provide them significant help in understanding the kind of microbial life that exists on that alien world. The research team from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany has come up with a catalog detailing the colors of microbes on earth as a powerful way of detecting life on exoplanets and defining the likely form of that life.

The researchers led by Siddharth Hedge and Lisa Kaltenegger said the earth's reflection seen from space in the near-infrared suggests that oxygen is present in our atmosphere, and therefore gives rise to existence of life.

According to reports, Jaline Salinas, the little girl who touched heart of many people across the world, passed away on Sunday. Jaline was battling with terminal brain cancer. While talking to Eyewitness News, Jaline's family confirmed that the little brave girl passed away at around 7:45 pm on Sunday. After the news, Facebook page named 'Jalene's Journey' started to fill with messages of support.

Last April, Jalene was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. She had many rounds of chemo and surgery, but that didn't work for the girl as the tumors eventually came back. Earlier this year, doctors treating Jalene said that there was little else left that they could have done. After that, her family started to work through Jalene's bucket list.

On Monday, National University of Michigan CS. Mott Children's Hospital poll was released. As per it, these days new moms and dads are sharing almost everything about their babies and daily routine with them on social media.

Whether it is about spit-up or potty training, new parents are posting all the details on social media. The poll found that more than 50% of mothers and one-third of fathers discuss parenting and their child's health on social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter.

One of the mothers who took part in the survey said that she posts about her 16-month-old daughter about once a week on Facebook. She posts when her daughter does something cute. But she shared that some of her friends share about their babies two or three times a day.