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Detecting Clues For Alien ExistenceLeicester, UK (SPX) Jun 03, 2010 University of Leicester scientists have announced the start of work, in collaboration with industry, on advanced instruments for ExoMars- a new mission to Mars in 2018. A development model of the Mars Rover, called Bridget, was on display at the University providing invited schoolchildren as well as staff and students with an exciting glimpse into the shape of things to come. The event coincides with celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of space research at the University of Leicester. ... read more |
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Tokyo, Japan (RIA Novosti) May 27, 2010Japan is developing a program to build a scientific research base on the moon, Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Wednesday. The Japanese government plans to invest some 200 billion yen ($2.2 bln) on lunar research up to 2020, and will include robots operating on the moon's surface, according to the news agency. Japan's strategy for exploring the moon's surface will be carried out in two phases. ... more  
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 26, 2010The shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth Wednesday from the final space flight of its 25-year career, marking the beginning of a bittersweet end for NASA's storied space shuttle program. Shuttle commander Ken Ham touched the spacecraft down at 8:48 am (1248 GMT), completing a flawless landing on the runway at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. As it descended toward Earth, Atlantis glided ove ... more 
Cape Camaveral FL (SPX) May 27, 2010Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts ended a journey of more than 4.8 million miles with an 8:48 a.m. EDT landing Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The flawless landing wrapped up a highly successful mission to deliver the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1, known as "Rassvet" ("dawn" in Russian), to the International Space Station. "It was smooth as silk," STS-13 ... more |
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Possible New Class Of Supernovae Puts Calcium In Your BonesBerkeley CA (SPX) May 25, 2010 In the past decade, robotic telescopes have turned astronomers' attention to scads of strange exploding stars, one-offs that may or may not point to new and unusual physics. But supernova (SN) 2005E, discovered five years ago by the University of California, Berkeley's Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT), is one of eight known "calcium-rich supernovae" that seem to stand out as horses of a different color. "With the sheer numbers of supernovae we're detecting, we're discovering weird ... read more |
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