Swedish scientists were forced to halt a ground-breaking project Thursday to test the impact of stars when a balloon carrying an X-ray telescope began leaking helium, a space centre said Thursday.
Space Exploration
Jul 7, 2011
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The Northern Lights have petered out during the second half of this decade, becoming rarer than at any other time in more than a century, the Finnish Meteorological Institute said Tuesday.
Earth Sciences
Sep 28, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An unusual hexagonal structure found in Saturn's atmosphere has been recreated in an Oxford laboratory.
Space Exploration
Apr 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Extensive radar mapping of the middle-latitude region of northern Mars shows that thick masses of buried ice are quite common beneath protective coverings of rubble.
Space Exploration
Mar 2, 2010
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In July the scientists, one from the United States, the other from Canada, put the satellite collar on Brutus, the leader of his wolf pack, on remote Ellesmere Island, only 600 miles from the North Pole. Their goal - to finally ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 1, 2009
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Three British explorers fighting to survive a gruelling trek to the North Pole finally resumed their journey Friday after receiving vital supplies of food, fuel and equipment, organizers said.
Earth Sciences
Mar 20, 2009
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(AP) -- Did NASA's Phoenix Mars lander find evidence of liquid water before it froze to death?
Space Exploration
Mar 11, 2009
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The North Pole region heats up faster than the rest of the world. Though this is a known fact, climate models underestimate the speed with which the region warms up. Sjoert Barten obtained his PhD on this subject at Wageningen ...
Earth Sciences
May 3, 2024
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The Houthis are attacking ships in the Red Sea. Rerouting via South Africa is expensive, whereas the Arctic route only takes a week. Once a no-go zone, this route might be a more realistic option. Mind the nuclear submarines, ...
Political science
Feb 16, 2024
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Over the past few days, extremely cold Arctic air and severe winter weather have swept southward into much of the U.S., breaking daily low-temperature records from Montana to Texas. Tens of millions of people have been affected ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2024
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