 New evidence for a Dark Matter Galaxy January 12, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 40 vote(s)
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New evidence that VIRGOHI 21, a mysterious cloud of hydrogen in the Virgo Cluster 50 million light-years from the Earth, is a Dark Galaxy, emitting no star light, was presented today at the American Astronomical ... | |
 Ingredients for DNA and Protein Found Around Star December 21, 2005 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered some of life's most basic ingredients in the dust swirling around a young star. The ingredients - gaseous precursors to DNA and protein - were detected in the star's ... | |
 Microbes under Greenland Ice may be preview of what scientists find under Mars' surface December 14, 2005 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A University of California, Berkeley, study of methane-producing bacteria frozen at the bottom of Greenland's two-mile thick ice sheet could help guide scientists searching for similar bacterial life on Mars. | |
 Japanese probe lands on asteroid again and apparently takes samples November 26, 2005 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft successfully landed on a far-away asteroid Saturday for a second time and almost certainly collected the first-ever samples from such a celestial body, Japan's space agency said. | |
 Venus Express launched, on the way to planet's hidden mysteries November 09, 2005 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The European spacecraft Venus Express was successfully launched at 04:33 CET by a Soyuz-Fregat rocket, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan. It has been successfully placed into a trajectory that will ... | |
Methane found in desert soils bolsters theories that life could exist on Mars October 31, 2005 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Evidence of methane-producing organisms can be found in inhospitable soil environments much like those found on the surface of Mars, according to experiments undertaken by scientists and students from the Keck School of Medicine ... | |
 Spooky Astronomy: Halloween is a big night for astronomers October 28, 2005 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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According to the National Retail Foundation, the most popular Halloween costume last year was Spiderman. Next was "a princess," followed by witches and vampires, SpongeBob, Barbie and Harry Potter.
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No winner in 'space elevator' competition October 24, 2005 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
It sounds like science fiction, but a competition was held during the weekend for the design of a "space elevator."
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 Scientists Propose Paradigm Shift In Robotic Space Exploration October 18, 2005 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Just ask any geologist. If you're studying the history of a planet and the life forms that may have lived on it, the really good places to look are rugged terrains like canyons and other areas where water, ... | |
More extreme weather is predicted October 17, 2005 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Purdue University scientists say extreme weather events, such as floods and heat waves, may increase in frequency and severity during the next century. | |
Black Holes Aren't So Black October 03, 2005 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Common wisdom holds that we can never see a black hole because nothing can escape it - not even light. Fortunately, black holes aren't completely black. As gas is pulled into a black hole by its strong gravitational force, ... | |
 Oceanic ecosystem in the wake of hurricanes October 02, 2005 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A federal program to rebuild the ecosystems of the Louisiana Delta at the mouth of the Mississippi River took a hit last month when Hurricane Katrina roared through the gulf. The Golden Meadow Plant Materials ... | |
Japanese Asteroid Sample-return Spacecraft HAYABUSA Arrives Itokawa September 14, 2005 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Japanese asteroid sample-return spacecraft Hayabusa arrived Itokawa on 10:00 am, 12 Sep (JST: Japanese Standard Time). Now Hayabusa hovers around 20 kilometers away from asteroid Itokawa. Hayabusa will bring ... | |
More space objects are discovered September 09, 2005 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Three astronomers who in July discovered the solar system's "10th planet" this week announced finding two more objects far beyond the orbit of Pluto. | |
 How much radiation awaits lunar colonists? A new NASA mission aims to find out September 09, 2005 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
On the Moon, many of the things that can kill you are invisible: breathtaking vacuum, extreme temperatures and space radiation top the list. Vacuum and temperature NASA can handle; spacesuits and habitats provide ... | |
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