Cell & Microbiology
Jun 23, 2017
Firing up your car with lipids
Sometimes, when a science experiment doesn't work out, unexpected opportunities open up.
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Robotics
May 3, 2017
Image: Controlling robots at the Human Robot Interaction Laboratory
What is the best way to control a robot from afar as you circle a planet with your mechanised alter ego doing precise work on the surface? ESA is testing human–robot control in space and on Earth as part of a strategy that ...
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2017
First global simulation yields new insights into ring system
A team of researchers in Japan modeled the two rings around Chariklo, the smallest body in the Solar System known to have rings (Figure 1). This is the first time an entire ring system has been simulated using realistic sizes ...
Space Exploration
Dec 19, 2016
Awesome Atlas delivers next-gen high-speed Echostar 19 internet sat to orbit for America
Awesome Atlas delivers next gen high speed Echostar 19 internet sat to orbit for America
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2016
Scientists sweep stodgy stature from Saturn's C ring
As a cosmic dust magnet, Saturn's C ring gives away its youth. Once thought formed in an older, primordial era, the ring may be but a mere babe – less than 100 million years old, according to Cornell-led astronomers in a ...
Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2016
In the cleanroom with game-changing GOES-R next-gen weather satellite
After an ironic detour due to Hurricane Matthew, liftoff of the game changing NASA/NOAA next generation GOES-R geostationary weather observation satellite offering a "dramatic leap in capability" is finally on track for this ...
Space Exploration
Oct 25, 2016
How many planets are there in the galaxy?
On a clear night, and when light pollution isn't a serious factor, looking up at the sky is a breathtaking experience. On occasions like these, it is easy to be blown away by the sheer number of stars out there. But of course, ...
Astronomy
Sep 16, 2016
Origin of minor planets' rings revealed
A team of researchers has clarified the origin of the rings recently discovered around two minor planets known as centaurs, and their results suggest the existence of rings around other centaurs. These findings were published ...
Astronomy
Sep 2, 2016
Image: Hubble's best image of Alpha Centauri A and B
The closest star system to the Earth is the famous Alpha Centauri group. Located in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur), at a distance of 4.3 light-years, this system is made up of the binary formed by the stars ...
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2016
Boeing Starliner crew access arm's 'awesome' launch pad installation
A new 'Stairway to Heaven' which American astronauts will soon stride along as "the last place on Earth" departure point aboard our next generation of human spaceships, was at long last hoisted into place at the ULA Atlas ...
