Forty years ago man first walked on the moon

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

11 hours ago | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

Forty years ago on July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong realized the oldest dream of human civilizations when he became the first man to walk on the moon.

The least sea ice in 800 years

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jul 01, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (59) | 52

New research, which reconstructs the extent of ice in the sea between Greenland and Svalbard from the 13th century to the present indicates that there has never been so little sea ice as there is now. The ...

Intense heat killed the Universe's would-be galaxies, researchers say

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Jul 01, 2009 | 3.2 / 5 (19) | 27

(PhysOrg.com) -- Our Milky Way galaxy only survived because it was already immersed in a large clump of dark matter which trapped gases inside it, scientists led by Durham University's Institute for Computational ...

Scientists' Drill Hits Magma: Only Third Time on Record

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jun 29, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (21) | 19

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists drilling a borehole deep into Iceland’s rocky crust to explore new methods of using geothermal energy hit a major roadblock on Thursday: Their drill ran into molten rock at a depth ...

NASA manager pitches a cheaper return-to-moon plan

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 30, 2009 | 4 / 5 (7) | 18

(AP) -- Like a car salesman pushing a luxury vehicle that the customer no longer can afford, NASA has pulled out of its back pocket a deal for a cheaper ride to the moon.