Science

Coalition for Space Exploration Tasks us to “Think Outside the Circle”

The aerospace industry is typically filled with engineers, scientists and pilots. Hardly the segment of the population that is subject…

13 years ago

NASA Researchers Find Brand New Mineral in Old Meteorite

[/caption] It’s a brand new mineral, and it’s from space. Researchers taking a new look at an old meteorite with…

13 years ago

Revolutionary Dawn Closing in on Asteroid Vesta with Opened Eyes

[/caption] The excitement is building as NASA’s innovative Dawn spacecraft closes in on its first protoplanetary target, the giant asteroid…

13 years ago

Probing the Moho Boundary – Earth’s Own Unexplored Frontier

[/caption] The boundary where Earth’s crust gives way to the unexplored mantle was first detected in 1909, because of a…

13 years ago

Robo Trek Debuts … Robonaut 2 Unleashed and joins First Human-Robot Space Crew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkagxtiy1-M Star Trek’s Data must be smiling. One of his kind has finally made it to the High Frontier. The…

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Titan’s Spring Showers Bring Torrents of Methane, Maintain ‘Dry’ Gullies

[/caption] Titan's skies dump methane rain on the bizarre moon a quarter of the year, which collects in northern methane…

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Google Lunar X-Prize’s ‘college team’ gaining steam, attention and support

[/caption] ORLANDO – The Google Lunar X-PRIZE (GLXP) recently announced the 29 official teams that will be vying for the…

13 years ago

Japan Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days, Moved Axis

[/caption] The terribly destructive magnitude 9.0 earthquake which struck Japan on March 11, may have had another effect - Shortening…

13 years ago

Aged Voyager 1 Does In-flight Gymnastics for Science

[/caption] She might be old, but she’s still got it where it counts. The 33-year old Voyager 1 probe, flying…

13 years ago

PAMELA Uncovers Cosmic Ray Surprise

[/caption] High energy particles called cosmic rays are constantly bombarding Earth from all directions, and have been thought to come…

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