“How can you not have insurance?”
“Because I spent my money on the Clapco D29, the most impenetrable lock on the market today. It has only one design flaw, the door must be closed!”
Space station crew back on Earth »
source: bbc.co.uk
The outgoing crew of the International Space Station has arrived safely back on Earth after six months in orbit.
The Expedition 7 team, made up of US astronaut Ed Lu and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, touched down in Kazakhstan in a Russian Soyuz capsule.
They came back with Spaniard Pedro Duque, who has spent [...]
Are we alone in the universe? Nasa set to launch first mission to find Earth-like worlds »
dailymail.co.uk
Nasa is set to launch a £428million space mission to hunt for Earth-like worlds that may harbour alien life.
Scientists find way to turn cheap plonk into premium wine »
dailymail.com
Scientists have found a quick way to turn cheap plonk into something pleasantly drinkable.
Scientists find bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol »
The Times
Silicon Valley is experimenting with bacteria that have been genetically altered to provide ‘renewable petroleum’
Global Warming or Hot Air? »
Global warming, or more accurately man-made global warming is the single biggest moral and political issue of our age. The western governments have bought into the notion that carbon dioxide produced by man’s industrial activities is causing a rise in the temperature of the planet, that this temperature rise must be stopped to avoid global [...]
NASA Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow »
NASA - Phoenix Mars Lander - Mission News
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds. Spacecraft soil experiments also have provided evidence of past interaction between minerals and liquid water, processes that occur on Earth.
Discovery of Methane Indicates Potential for Life on Mars »
NASA and University scientists are reported to have detected methane in the atmosphere of Mars, indicating that the planet is in a state of biological or geological activity
