- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 26th, 2014
Oldest Crystals on Earth Are 4.4 Billion Years Old
New technique confirms earlier age estimates for zircon samples
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 26th, 2014
First Sentinel Satellite Delivered to ESA Spaceport
This marks a tremendous milestone for the Copernicus satellite system project
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 24th, 2014
Oldest Rock Fragment Ever Found on Earth Is Some 4.4 Billion Years Old
More precisely, it's 4.375 billion years old, give or take 6 million years
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 19th, 2014
Proba V Boasts Impressive Tally After Just Two Months in Orbit
The tiny spacecraft is proving to be well-suitable for complex studies
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 15th, 2014
Quarter of US Citizens Think the Sun Orbits Earth
Some people need to get out of their mental Middle Ages
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 11th, 2014
Anniversary: Landsat-8 Turns 1 in Earth's Orbit
The satellite releases massive image to mark the event
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 10th, 2014
Curiosity Sees Earth from Mars for the First Time
Our planet looks like the evening star in the Martian night sky
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 3rd, 2014
The Biological Mechanism That Stabilized Earth's Climate
The same mechanism regulated the carbon cycle as well
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 28th, 2014
How Greenhouse Gases Will Influence Earth Remains Unclear
Scientists are making some progress with their prediction models
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 28th, 2014
All of Earth's Tallest Mountain Peaks in a Single Image
The photo shows all peaks exceeding 8,000 meters (~26,300 feet)
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 7th, 2014
Three Quarters of All Planets Have Sizes Between Earth's and Neptune's
New Kepler data were presented at the January 2014 AAS meeting
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 7th, 2014
First Earth-Mass Alien World Discovered
The exoplanet is located very close to our solar system
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2014
Life May Have Favored the Development of the Continents
New study shows life changed the appearance of ancient Earth
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 3rd, 2014
Astronomers Find the First Asteroid of 2014
The discovery was made while celebrations were still under way
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 30th, 2013
Evolution of RNA Finally Explained
New theory provides potential explanation for ribonucleic acid
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 30th, 2013
NASA Releases New Juno Image of Earth
The spacecraft passed by our planet two months ago
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 27th, 2013
UK to Build Space-Weather Forecasting System
Solar storms can cause disruptions in power grids on Earth