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Nasa to test Moon rocket after seven-hour journey to launch pad
dailymail.co.uk : Nasa may be able to launch rockets into space at 25 times the speed of sound, but they roll them out to the launch pad at a far more sedate pace. 21 Oct 2009
dailymail.co.uk : Nasa may be able to launch rockets into space at 25 times the speed of sound, but they roll them out to the launch pad at a far more sedate pace. 21 Oct 2009
Is the Large Hadron Collider Killing Its Own Grandfather?
wired.com : If you’ve read about all the troubles scientists at CERN in Europe have been having getting the Large Hadron Collider to work, you must have had the same sort of thought about the failures as some such scientists have. 21 Oct 2009
wired.com : If you’ve read about all the troubles scientists at CERN in Europe have been having getting the Large Hadron Collider to work, you must have had the same sort of thought about the failures as some such scientists have. 21 Oct 2009
Roll-out for Nasa's test rocket
news.bbc.co.uk : The US space agency rolls out its Ares 1-X rocket as it tests the design concept of a future astronaut launcher. 20 Oct 2009
news.bbc.co.uk : The US space agency rolls out its Ares 1-X rocket as it tests the design concept of a future astronaut launcher. 20 Oct 2009
Lots more planets found outside solar system
usatoday.com : Astronomers have found 32 new planets outside the solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. 19 Oct 2009
usatoday.com : Astronomers have found 32 new planets outside the solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. 19 Oct 2009
Mars missions boosted by communication breakthrough
telegraph.co.uk : Engineers have found a way to communicate continuously with Mars in a research project to help manned space missions. 19 Oct 2009
telegraph.co.uk : Engineers have found a way to communicate continuously with Mars in a research project to help manned space missions. 19 Oct 2009
Jupiter's Moon Europa Has Enough Oxygen For Life
physorg.com : New research suggests that there is plenty of oxygen available in the subsurface ocean of Europa to support oxygen-based metabolic processes for life similar to that on Earth. 19 Oct 2009
physorg.com : New research suggests that there is plenty of oxygen available in the subsurface ocean of Europa to support oxygen-based metabolic processes for life similar to that on Earth. 19 Oct 2009
'Magnetricity' observed and measured for the first time
physorg.com : A magnetic charge can behave and interact just like an electric charge in some materials, according to new research led by the London Centre for Nanotechnology. 18 Oct 2009
physorg.com : A magnetic charge can behave and interact just like an electric charge in some materials, according to new research led by the London Centre for Nanotechnology. 18 Oct 2009
The Past 5,000 Years Mark a New Epoch in Human Evolution
dailygalaxy.com : "We are more different genetically from people living 5,000 years ago than they were different from Neanderthals." John Hawks -University of Wisconsin anthropologist In a fascinating discovery that counters a common theory that human evolution has slowed to a crawl. 18 Oct 2009
dailygalaxy.com : "We are more different genetically from people living 5,000 years ago than they were different from Neanderthals." John Hawks -University of Wisconsin anthropologist In a fascinating discovery that counters a common theory that human evolution has slowed to a crawl. 18 Oct 2009
Climate change threatens rice production - Yahoo! India News
in.news.yahoo.com : In a new research, scientists have determined that climate change is threatening rice production. The vulnerability of rice to extreme weather is evident in the form of events like once-in-a-lifetime floods in the Philippines, India's delayed monsoon, and extensive drought in Australia. 17 Oct 2009
in.news.yahoo.com : In a new research, scientists have determined that climate change is threatening rice production. The vulnerability of rice to extreme weather is evident in the form of events like once-in-a-lifetime floods in the Philippines, India's delayed monsoon, and extensive drought in Australia. 17 Oct 2009
Cosmic version of ‘Peter Pan’ discovered by astronomers- Hindustan Times
hindustantimes.com : Astronomers have identified the cosmic version of ‘Peter Pan’, namely a 600 km-wide asteroid that started out on the process of becoming a planet but never grew up into the real thing. Called ‘2 Pallas’, it is one of the largest asteroids in the Solar System. 17 Oct 2009
hindustantimes.com : Astronomers have identified the cosmic version of ‘Peter Pan’, namely a 600 km-wide asteroid that started out on the process of becoming a planet but never grew up into the real thing. Called ‘2 Pallas’, it is one of the largest asteroids in the Solar System. 17 Oct 2009
9 Weirdest-Looking Animals You Didn't Know Existed
huffingtonpost.com : From newly-discovered deep sea crustaceans to rodent-resembling primates, nature has brought us some outright weird-looking creatures. Check out these animals that just seem out-of-this world and vote for the one you think is the weirdest of them all! 16 Oct 2009
huffingtonpost.com : From newly-discovered deep sea crustaceans to rodent-resembling primates, nature has brought us some outright weird-looking creatures. Check out these animals that just seem out-of-this world and vote for the one you think is the weirdest of them all! 16 Oct 2009
Earth and Jupiter Captured In the Same Photograph Taken From Mars
gizmodo.com : This is a photo of the Earth and its moon and Jupiter and its moons. In the same frame. It's taken from Mars, and it's humbling and incredible. Be sure to click the picture to see its full scope. 16 Oct 2009
gizmodo.com : This is a photo of the Earth and its moon and Jupiter and its moons. In the same frame. It's taken from Mars, and it's humbling and incredible. Be sure to click the picture to see its full scope. 16 Oct 2009
Large Hadron Collider: 5 Things You Didn't Know
ca.askmen.com : It's essentially an expensive ($10 billion) tunnel that runs for 17 circular miles deep underneath the Franco-Swiss border. 16 Oct 2009
ca.askmen.com : It's essentially an expensive ($10 billion) tunnel that runs for 17 circular miles deep underneath the Franco-Swiss border. 16 Oct 2009
Can you twig this is a lizard? Play Spot the Gecko in our series of pictures
dailymail.co.uk : This remarkable image shows a carefully camouflaged Bavay's giant gecko blending in to its environment. 15 Oct 2009
dailymail.co.uk : This remarkable image shows a carefully camouflaged Bavay's giant gecko blending in to its environment. 15 Oct 2009
A smashing view from Hubble
cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com : Long ago, a galaxy far away smashed into another galaxy - creating a beautiful, terrible knot of cosmic chaos. The view of that galactic collision, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, serves as a preview of what might well happen when the Andromeda Galaxy slams into our Milky Way galaxy billions of years from now. 15 Oct 2009
cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com : Long ago, a galaxy far away smashed into another galaxy - creating a beautiful, terrible knot of cosmic chaos. The view of that galactic collision, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, serves as a preview of what might well happen when the Andromeda Galaxy slams into our Milky Way galaxy billions of years from now. 15 Oct 2009