Latest News Add Article
NASA's LRO creating unprecedented topographic map of moon
Dec 18 2010 07:04 PM | Tormod in General science
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is allowing researchers to create the most precise and complete map to date of the moon's complex, heavily cratered landscape.
"This dataset is being used to make digital elevation and terrai...
Read story → 1 comments



"This dataset is being used to make digital elevation and terrai...
Read story → 1 comments




First measurement of magnetic field in Earth's core
Dec 17 2010 09:47 PM | Tormod in General science
A University of California, Berkeley, geophysicist has made the first-ever measurement of the strength of the magnetic field inside Earth's core, 1,800 miles underground.The magnetic field strength is 25 Gauss, or 50 times stronger th...
Science's breakthrough of the year: The first quantum machine
Dec 17 2010 11:47 AM | Tormod in General science
Until this year, all human-made objects have moved according to the laws of classical mechanics. Back in March, however, a group of researchers designed a gadget that moves in ways that can only be described by quantum mechanics—the set of rules that g...
NASA Spacecraft Provides Travel Tips for Mars Rover
Dec 16 2010 09:00 PM | Tormod in General science
NASA's Mars Opportunity rover is getting important tips from an orbiting spacecraft as it explores areas that might hold clues about past Martian environments.Researchers are using a mineral-mapping instrument aboard NASA's Mars R...
Finding computer files hidden in plain sight
Dec 11 2010 08:13 AM | Tormod in General science
Keeping computer files private requires only the use of a simple encryption program. For criminals or terrorists wanting to conceal their activities, however, attaching an encrypted file to an e-mail message is sure to raise suspicion with law enforcem...

Help
Join now
Updated topics
