 Researchers find new information about Earth's origins October 05, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 66 vote(s)
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Two Dartmouth researchers have learned more about the origins and makeup of the solar nebula, the large gaseous cloud thought to have spawned the solar system. Mukul Sharma, assistant professor of Earth sciences, ... | |
 SMART-1 impacts Moon (Update 2) September 03, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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At 07:42:22 CEST (05:42:22 UT) today, the SMART-1 spacecraft impacted the Moon's surface as planned, ending ESA's first solar-powered mission to another celestial body and Europe's first mission to the Moon. ... | |
 Planet Earth may have 'tilted' to keep its balance August 25, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 80 vote(s)
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Imagine a shift in the Earth so profound that it could force our entire planet to spin on its side after a few million years, tilting it so far that Alaska would sit at the equator. Princeton scientists have ... | |
 Researchers Study Formation Of Chemical Precursors to Life August 07, 2006 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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In just two years of work, an international research team has discovered eight new complex, biologically-significant molecules in interstellar space using the National Science Foundation's Robert C. Byrd Green ... | |
 Mars' dust storms may produce peroxide snow July 31, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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The planet-wide dust storms that periodically cloak Mars in a mantle of red may be generating a snow of corrosive chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide, that would be toxic to life, according to two new studies ... | |
A simple survey yields a cosmic conundrum July 31, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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A survey of galaxies observed along the sightlines to quasars and gamma-ray bursts--both extremely luminous, distant objects--has revealed a puzzling inconsistency. Galaxies appear to be four times more common in the direction ... | |
Pre-life molecules present in comets July 26, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Evidence of atomic nitrogen in interstellar gas clouds suggests that pre-life molecules may be present in comets, a discovery that gives a clue about the early conditions that gave rise to life, according to researchers from ... | |
 Cassini finds evidence for hydrocarbon lakes on Titan July 25, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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The Cassini spacecraft, using its radar system, has discovered very strong evidence for hydrocarbon lakes on Titan. Dark patches, which resemble terrestrial lakes, seem to be sprinkled all over the high latitudes ... | |
Models show one nearby star system could host Earth-like planet July 24, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 75 vote(s)
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The steady discovery of giant planets orbiting stars other than our sun has heightened speculation that there could be Earth-type worlds in nearby planetary systems capable of sustaining life. Now researchers running computer ... | |
 Engineers envision exploring Mars with mini probes July 18, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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MIT engineers and scientist colleagues have a new vision for the future of Mars exploration: a swarm of probes, each the size of a baseball, spreading out across the planet in every direction. | |
 The Case for Habitable Exoplanet Moons April 27, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 72 vote(s)
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As scientists refine their methods, exoplanets are becoming easier and easier to detect. The current count is 163 planets orbiting 97 main-sequence stars, of which only one is even remotely Earth-like. All ... | |
 'Hot Jupiter' Systems may Harbor Earth-like Planets March 19, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 55 vote(s)
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The catalogue of confirmed extrasolar planets ('exoplanets') is growing rapidly. There are currently approximately 133 known planetary systems, harboring a total of 156 exoplanets as of January 2006*. With ... | |
 Greenhouse theory smashed by biggest stone March 14, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 1002 vote(s)
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A new theory to explain global warming was revealed at a meeting at the University of Leicester (UK) and is being considered for publication in the journal "Science First Hand". The controversial theory has ... | |
 MIT Researchers Take Space Suit to Next Level February 08, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 100 vote(s)
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Researchers in the Man Vehicle Laboratory (MVL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have begun this month to push a revolutionary new space suit design from investigation to initial development, aiming ... | |
 Blasts from the past could have kick-started life January 30, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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Chemical reactions in space could have triggered life on Earth, University of Leeds chemists have discovered. Evidence suggests exotic phosphorus molecules falling to Earth in meteorites may have been used ... | |
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