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Astrophysicist’s South Pole Death Remains a Mystery After Eight Years
[/caption]In May 2000, Australian astrophysicist Dr Rodney David Marks died from acute methanol poisoning whilst stationed at the US Amundsen-Scott…
Got a Green Idea? Win $25,000
From the people that brought you the X PRIZE and the Google Lunar X PRIZE comes something new that's a…
Explore Earth’s Satellites with Google Earth
[/caption] OK, I've just wasted an hour in simulated space, checking out some of the active and junked satellites orbiting…
Satellite Images Show Arctic Ice At Another Low
[/caption] Envisat satellite observations from mid-August show that a new record of low polar sea-ice coverage in the Arctic could…
Earth’s Atmosphere is Leaking into Space
[/caption] Oxygen is constantly leaking out of Earth’s atmosphere and into space. Measurements taken by satellites during the 1980s and…
Social Networking Site Bebo Wants to Contact Aliens
[/caption] Social networking sites are the backbone of "Web 2.0" and now one of the most popular sites, Bebo (popular…
Wind Power From the Ocean (With Help from Space)
I drive regularly through Iowa and southern Minnesota in the US, and over the past few years wind farms have…
2012: No Killer Solar Flare
We could be in for a huge firework display in 2012. The Sun will be approaching the peak of its…
New Instrument Could Reconstruct Planetary and Moon Origins
Image courtesy Joe Tucciarone One of the leading theories for how our Moon formed is the Giant Impactor Theory, which…
2012: Planet X is not Nibiru
The Solar System's outer reaches still contain many minor planets yet to be discovered. Ever since the search for Planet…