- Weekly Round-up
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 30th, 2014
Top 10 Coolest Science News of the Week: November 24-30, 2014
For those who missed them and those in the mood for a recap, here are this week’s most important pieces of science news
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 27th, 2014
Earth Has a Star Trek-like Invisible Shield That Blocks Murderous Electrons
This invisible shields hovers some 7,200 miles (about 11,600 kilometers) above our planet, researchers say
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 23rd, 2013
Odd Radiation Ring Around Earth Was Made Up of Electrons Moving Close to the Speed of Light
This radiation ring formed in September 2012, lasted for about a month
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 15th, 2012
Radiation Probes Send Back First Science Data
The new NASA mission was launched in late August
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 30th, 2012
RBSP Probes Launch to Study the Van Allen Radiation Belts
The spacecraft were delivered to orbit without incident
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 27th, 2012
RBSP Launch Delayed to Thursday
Bad weather prevented takeoff this Sunday, NASA says
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 25th, 2012
Bad Weather Delays RBSP Launch to Sunday
NASA could not launch the space probes earlier today
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 24th, 2012
NASA Delays RBSP Launch to Saturday
A technical error forced engineers to postpone the launch
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 23rd, 2012
Twin NASA Spacecraft to Launch Tomorrow
The mission will focus on studying Earth’s radiation belts
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 30th, 2012
NASA BARREL Mission Nearing Completion
Its goal will be to augment the observations of two science satellites
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 9th, 2008
Van Allen Radiation Could be Cleared with VLF Radio Waves
The effect could be used in the future to protect satellites