Science
NASA Researchers Find Brand New Mineral in Old Meteorite
[/caption] It’s a brand new mineral, and it’s from space. Researchers taking a new look at an old meteorite with…
Revolutionary Dawn Closing in on Asteroid Vesta with Opened Eyes
[/caption] The excitement is building as NASA’s innovative Dawn spacecraft closes in on its first protoplanetary target, the giant asteroid…
Probing the Moho Boundary – Earth’s Own Unexplored Frontier
[/caption] The boundary where Earth’s crust gives way to the unexplored mantle was first detected in 1909, because of a…
Robo Trek Debuts … Robonaut 2 Unleashed and joins First Human-Robot Space Crew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkagxtiy1-M Star Trek’s Data must be smiling. One of his kind has finally made it to the High Frontier. The…
Google Lunar X-Prize’s ‘college team’ gaining steam, attention and support
[/caption] ORLANDO – The Google Lunar X-PRIZE (GLXP) recently announced the 29 official teams that will be vying for the…
Japan Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days, Moved Axis
[/caption] The terribly destructive magnitude 9.0 earthquake which struck Japan on March 11, may have had another effect - Shortening…
Aged Voyager 1 Does In-flight Gymnastics for Science
[/caption] She might be old, but she’s still got it where it counts. The 33-year old Voyager 1 probe, flying…
PAMELA Uncovers Cosmic Ray Surprise
[/caption] High energy particles called cosmic rays are constantly bombarding Earth from all directions, and have been thought to come…
Keep Your Cool! New Experiment Will Help Understand Heat Transfer in Space
[/caption] From a NASA news release: It may seem illogical, but boiling is a very efficient way to cool engineering…