LCROSS Impact Finds Water on the Moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2009 |
4.9 / 5 (23) |
9
(PhysOrg.com) -- The argument that the moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water. Secrets the moon has been holding, for perhaps billions of years, are now being revealed to the delight of scientists ...
Mysterious X-rays from a Nearby Galaxy
Nov 13, 2009 |
4 / 5 (9) |
9
(PhysOrg.com) -- The nucleus of an active galaxy, an AGN, contains a massive black hole that is vigorously accreting material. In the process it typically ejects jets of particles and radiates brightly at ...
'Catastrophic' e-waste fuels global toxic dump
Nov 13, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (8) |
0
A "catastrophic accumulation" of dozens of millions of tonnes of "e-waste" from computers, cellphones and television sets is fuelling a global pile of hazardous waste, an international body warned Friday.
Rosetta bound for outer Solar System after final Earth swingby (w/ Video)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (6) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- This morning, mission controllers confirmed that ESA’s comet chaser Rosetta had swung by Earth at 8:45 CET as planned, skimming past our planet to pick up a gravitational boost for an epic ...
Russia gains new land after quake, lava flows: scientist
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2009 |
3.8 / 5 (5) |
0
Russia, the world's largest country, has grown even larger recently thanks to an earthquake and a volcanic eruption in its seismically active far eastern regions, a scientist said on Friday.
Underwater robot probes depths for Istanbul quake clues
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
8 hours ago |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
A state-of-the-art underwater robot called BOB may hold the key to protecting millions of people around Turkey's biggest city against a massive earthquake scientists say is all but inevitable.
El Nino Picking Up Steam
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest image from the U.S./French Jason-2 satellite finds a strong wave of warm water heading toward the Americas, fueling El Nino.
Rosetta sees a living planet
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
22 hours ago |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Images and data taken just before closest approach were downloaded this morning, and they show the lights of North America in the night and a glowing Southern Hemisphere.
How much is nature worth?
21 hours ago |
2 / 5 (4) |
1
How much is nature worth? £1 billion? £100 billion? £1 trillion? The loss of our forests and biodiversity in general could cost us between £1.2-2.8 trillion a year, according to Pavan Sukhdev, who is giving ...
Clinton: No binding climate deal at Denmark talks
Nov 13, 2009 |
3 / 5 (2) |
2
(AP) -- Next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen is not likely to produce a legally binding treaty to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that are widely blamed for global warming, U.S. Secretary of ...
Former Ida a huge rainmaker, causing flooding in the Mid-Atlantic
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
The coastal low, formerly known as Ida, is currently quasi-stationary off the North Carolina coast, adding more rain on top of what it has already brought. The low is creating serious flooding from northeast ...
Cyclone Phyan raining on Tibet after breaking a record in India
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
18 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Cyclone Phyan broke a 43 year record when it made landfall north of the city of Mumbai, India during the evening hours on November 11. NASA's Aqua satellite captured Phyan's landfall with one instrument, and ...
China tipped as global leader in green tech
8 hours ago |
2.5 / 5 (2) |
4
China can become the world's top exporter of "green technology" if it carries out crucial energy and ecological reforms, leading environmental campaigners said here Saturday.
Hawaii planning to replenish sand at Waikiki Beach
8 hours ago |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
(AP) -- Hawaii officials are appealing to the state's tourism authority for funds to restore part of world-famous Waikiki Beach.
Distal Rampart of Crater in Chryse Planitia
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Impact craters on Mars are kind of neat. Many of them look very different than impact craters seen on Earth's moon or Mercury. Fresh lunar and Mercurian craters have ejecta blankets that look ...
