- By Tudor Vieru
- December 19th, 2011
Vega Rocket to Launch Two ESA Sentinel Satellites
The missions will launch between 2014 and 2016, a new agreement stipulates
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2011
Building a Mechanical Clock for 10,000 Years
This is one of the most impressive projects ever conceived
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2011
Fukushima Reactors Achieve Cold Shutdown Condition
The IAEA congratulates the Japanese government on this achievement
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2011
Dreams Are Somewhat Racist
The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2011
Amazing Instrument Snaps First Global View of Earth
The tool will create one such image every day from now on
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2011
Suicide Comet Pulls Through, After All
Lovejoy somehow managed to survive its fiery encounter with the Sun
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2011
This November Was 12th Warmest on Record
NOAA releases new official climate change statistics
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2011
November Floods Make Australia Look Blue
Affected areas were imaged from aboard NASA satellites
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2011
Velociraptors Used Their Claws Like Modern Birds Do
Birds of prey employ talons to prevent their victims from escaping
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 15th, 2011
Cosmic Devastation on a Scale You've Never Seen Before
Freshly-formed star viewed as it destroys its stellar nursery
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 15th, 2011
How Would You Rename 'God's Particle?'
The name is no good for physicists, options abound
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 15th, 2011
Telescopes Don't Usually Get COCOA, But This One...
JWST instrument will help keep its eyes' curvature correct
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 15th, 2011
Wide-Field View Reveals Awesome Starburst Galaxy
The formation produces new, blue stars at frantic pace
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 15th, 2011
A Depressed Comet's Suicide
The inaptly-named Lovejoy is heading straight for the Sun
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 14th, 2011
Presidential Hopeful Newt Gingrich Wants to Mine the Moon
He made the announcement during a talk held on December 10
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 14th, 2011
Satellite Sees Soils As They Freeze Over
SMOS has more uses than even its creators thought of
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 14th, 2011
European SatNav Network Sends First Signals
The data were received loud and clear by ESA hearing stations