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Galileo backed Copernicus despite dataStars viewed through early telescopes suggested that Earth stood still.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/rss/news_s15/~4/Nl5X-H4pIJ0" height="1" width="1"/> Wednesday, 3 March 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Volunteer army catches interstellar dust grainsStardust mission finds particles that represent the building blocks of the Solar System. Wednesday, 3 March 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Planet-hunting space telescope makes ESA shortlistThe European Space Agency's shortlist of three missions for two launch slots includes PLATO, which would search nearby star systems for signs of life Sunday, 28 February 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Six tricks that alien trackers could useWe could find evidence of interstellar engineering projects or other signs of alien intelligence – even if no one is deliberately trying to contact us Sunday, 28 February 2010 | Hits: 0 |
ESA chooses 3 scientific missions for further studyDark energy, habitable planets around other stars, and the mysterious nature of our own Sun, have been chosen by ESA as candidates for two medium-class missions to be launched no earlier than 2017. Friday, 19 February 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Detecting Our Martian CousinsThe iguanas of the Galapagos Islands have evolved many unique characteristics due to their isolation from mainland iguanas. Because they can't swim long distances, biologists believe that the first Galapagos iguanas arrived on natural rafts made from vegetation. Monday, 15 February 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Down to Earth: Technique Lets Ground-Based Telescopes Parse Exoplanet AtmospheresIn the 15 years since the first planet orbiting a sunlike star outside our solar system was conclusively discovered, astronomers have compiled a vast and diverse menagerie of such so-called exoplanets. Of the more than 400 now known, many are large--10 times the mass of Jupiter or more--and a precious few are small, just a few times Earth's mass. Little is known about these faraway worlds beyond bulk properties such as their orbital periods, estimated masses and, on relatively rare occasions, their diameters. [More] Wednesday, 10 February 2010 | Hits: 1 |
South African science: black, white and greyThe release of Nelson Mandela sent optimism coursing through South Africa's research community. Twenty years on, Michael Cherry finds that it is still struggling to get on its feet.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/rss/news_s15/~4/EtxgjafrXKo" height="1" width="1"/> Wednesday, 10 February 2010 | Hits: 0 |







