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Experts question claim that Alexander the Great's half-brother is buried at Vergina

The tomb was discovered during the excavation of a large mound - the Great Tumulus - at Vergina in 1977. Along with many treasures including ceremonial military equipment, bronze utensils, silver tableware, ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast




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Former astronaut criticizes NASA's current course

Former NASA astronaut Story Musgrave is neither happy nor excited about the current state of the space administration or about the commercial COTS (Commercial Orbital Transportation Services) program. He’s ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 86

Space shuttle veterans were a different breed of astronaut

As a teenager in Costa Rica, Franklin Chang-Diaz had an improbable goal: becoming an American astronaut. Ultimately, he would fly a record seven shuttle missions and today wants to fly to Mars.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

T-38s soar as spaceflight trainers

Years before the space shuttle would glide home to a safe touchdown on runways in California and Florida, astronauts pitched the noses of T-38 jet trainers toward the same runways to find out what it would ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Mercury's comet-like appearance spotted by satellites looking at the Sun

Scientists from Boston University's Center for Space Physics reported today that NASA satellites designed to view the escaping atmosphere of the Sun have also recorded evidence of escaping gas from the planet ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 4 | with audio podcast


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