Source: Spiegel International Astronomers have long had a basic understanding of how stars are formed. But observing and proving the theory has proven elusive. Now, a German-American project, complete with […]
by Andreas Keiser, swissinfo.ch Switzerland tops all major research and innovation rankings worldwide, largely thanks to generous funding and a clear separation between public and private research, as well as […]
Planet believed to be six times the size of Earth is named PH1 after Planet Hunters website used by two American volunteers guardian.co.uk, Monday 15 October 2012 A planet with […]
Forget a diamond the size of the Ritz – astronomers have discovered a planet partly made out of diamond, and at an incredible 40 light years away from Earth, it is visible to the naked eye. While visually appealing, with no atmosphere and temperatures reaching 1,648 degrees Celsius it’s hardly […]
Source: Economic Times SRIHARIKOTA: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday congratulated scientists and engineers of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of an Indian rocket carrying two foreign satellites that became its 100th space mission. “I’m delighted to witness the launch of PSLV-C21 carrying two foreign satellites. On […]
RT: A team of Australian physicists have come up with their own theory on the universe’s creation. Challenging the “Big Bang” model, they now say it was a “Big Chill” – somewhat similar to water first freezing into ice and then cracking upon cooling. Researchers from the University of Melbourne […]
Nasa’s Curiosity rover has landed successfully on Mars and the most expensive and ambitious mission to the red planet is under way. Read more
Curosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror On Sunday night, millions of miles away, a nail-biter of a landing will be executed—or not—on Mars. The Mars rover, Curiosity, which has been traveling to the distant planet for the past eight-and-a-half months, will land on the red planet by remote control. To stick the […]
Wired.Com: CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The second time’s the charm for SpaceX. This morning at 3:44 a.m. EDT the company’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off of Launch Complex 40 at […]
Source: LA Times. By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times For the last half-century, space flight has been the domain of the world’s superpowers. All that is set to change as soon as Saturday when SpaceX, the private rocket company in Hawthorne, will attempt to launch a spaceship with cargo into […]
Source: Times of India CHENNAI: In a major step, ISRO today successfully tested the indigenous cryogenic engine to be used to propel the country’sGeosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. The test was conducted at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district. “The acceptance test of the indigenous cryogenic engine […]
Google bosses and Avatar director James Cameron have teamed up to form a company that aims to mine natural resources from asteroids. The project, which will require a massive investment and huge advances in technology, was launched at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. The plan is to use commercially-built […]
Source: Wired.com – By David Axe For the first time ever, China has launched more rockets into orbit in a year than the U.S. In 2011, the Chinese sent 19 rockets into space. The U.S. sent just 18. Russia, the Walmart of space launches, fired off no fewer than 31 […]
The countdown for the Thursday early morning launch of a rocket laden with remote sensing satellite Risat-1 has begun in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, an ISRO official said, a step that will reinforce India’s global leadership position in the field. Remote sensing satellites send back pictures and other data for […]
Source: Wall Street Journal – By AMIR EFRATI A new company backed by two Google Inc. GOOG +0.07% billionaires, film directorJames Cameron and other space exploration proponents is aiming high in the hunt for natural resources—with mining asteroids the possible target. The venture, called Planetary Resources Inc., revealed little in a press release this week except to […]
Source: NY Times On a chilly morning last week, Jill Tarter sat in a makeshift corner office facing the Allen Telescope Array, pondering a set of parallel lines that striped a window in her MacBook. Dr. Tarter directs the Center for SETI Research — SETI is the search for extraterrestrial […]
Source: Wall Street Journal The largest solar storm in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. Massive solar flares that erupted this week on the sun may result in the largest solar storm […]
Source:Spiegel International Scientists warn that the amount of space debris orbiting the planet has reached a dangerously high level. But a new miniature satellite has been designed to clean up […]
It’s been almost 22 years since NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope, one of the most prolific science instruments ever built. Using a variety of instruments, Hubble has peered deep into space, bringing back never-before-seen images of stars, galaxies, explosions, and answers to cosmic questions. Despite the revelations, in these trying economic times President […]
Source: SpaceFlight Now The radar on Europe’s Mars Express orbiter detected sediments beneath the red planet’s surface strongly indicative of an ocean floor that formed billions of years ago, scientists announced this week. Artist’s concept of the Mars Express orbiter at Mars. The thin booms visible in this image […]