A Russian military Cosmos-3M rocket was launched from launch pad No. 1 of the launch complex No. 132 of the Plesetsk space centre at 13:05 UTC, (17:05 Moscow time). Cosmos-2429 was confirmed to have successfully reached orbit 1 hour 3 minutes later. The Space Forces command centre the took control o...
Two people were killed and four others injured Thursday by an explosion at a Mojave Desert airport that is home to pioneering civilian rocket programs
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Carl Sagan: Pulitzer Prize-winning author, astronomer and astrochemist shares his thoughts on our place in the Universe. Sagan makes a plea for peace and understanding, but for us to first humble ourselves. To reconsider our global priorities, not as a single nation, but together as humankind. C...
This video provides zoom and pan moves to emphasize the context and features of layered deposits near the north pole of Mars. The detailed view comes from an image taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Dec. 12, 2006. Patter...
This video uses three-dimensional modelling of a gullied crater in the Centauri Montes region of Mars and simulates a flight over that landscape. One gully inside the crater has a deposit of light-toned material that was not present in 1999 but appeared by 2004, as determined from before-and-afte...
Competition in the UK broadband market will step up a gear tomorrow when BSkyB, the satellite television company, unveils its broadband offer. Its move will pitch it head to head with Carphone Warehouse and Orange, which have both recently launched so-called "free" broadband offers.
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An archaeological dig to try to uncover the secret surrounding the "Stonehenge of the North" got under way in Cadeby this week. Entitled the "Cadeby Henge Project", history enthusiasts hope that the excavation will uncover evidence of an ancient stone circle that dates bac...
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Thursday Night Series Date 20 Sep 7.30 Location City Halls, Glasgow Join conductor Ilan Volkov and the BBC SSO as they perform Britten's 'Piano Concerto' and Hoslt's 'The Planets' (UK Viewers: On the telly now)
With all the tunnels that pierce them, the Swiss Alps have often been likened to an enormous Swiss cheese. That comparison was awakened in recent months when a 22-mile rail tunnel was opened near this Alpine town. Costing $3.5 billion, the tunnel supplements a 19th-century tunnel through the Lötsc...
Scientists drilling into the Orakei Basin in Auckland have found the Orakei volcano is probably three times as old as previously thought.
A group of geologists from government-owned researc...
Seafloor geologists create map of Cape Cod Bay From protecting fisheries to determining whether an offshore wind farm is feasible, the need for accurate geologic maps of the seafloor has become a priority, according to state and federal scientists. A team of scientists from the Massachusetts Off...
A new method to detect small, faint galaxies that spring up in the wake of violent galactic collisions has been devised by astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope. The method could shed light on how most of the galaxies near our own formed.
The vast majority of local galaxies are "dwarfs" –...
Mysterious shaking along Central Coast If you felt a mysterious shaking this morning, you are not alone. Folks in the Five Cities Area called our newsroom early this morning reporting they felt an earthquake. Turns out, people as far away as Santa Maria to Los Osos also felt shaking. [url=http://ww...
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