New Excavations Indicate Use of Fertilisers 5,000 Years Ago
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have spent many years studying the remains of a Stone Age community in Karleby outside the town of Falköping, Sweden. The researchers have for example tried to identify parts of the inhabitants’ diet. Right now they are looking for evidence that fertilisers were used already during the Scandinavian More...
Saturn to be closest to Earth Sunday for decade
Planet Saturn will come close to Earth Sunday – its closest position till 2023 – and will be visible directly opposite the Sun, an astrophysicist said here Saturday. Akash Ganga Centre for Astronomy More...
Researchers Create Novel Optical Fibers
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have found a new mechanism to transmit light through optical Continue reading “Researchers Create Novel Optical Fibers” » More...
For the very first time, two spacecraft will fly in formation with millimetre precision
Spanish industry is leading the Proba-3 mission, a world first in precise formation flying. Continue reading “For the very first time, two spacecraft will fly in formation with millimetre precision” More...
Ecuador to launch first domestically produced satellite
Ecuador will send its first domestically produced satellite into orbit in late April Continue reading “Ecuador to launch first domestically produced satellite” » More...
Discovery of a Blue Supergiant Star Born in the Wild
A duo of astronomers, Dr. Youichi Ohyama (Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan) and Continue reading “Discovery of a Blue Supergiant Star Born in the Wild” » More...
NASA plans for asteroids, astronauts and a trip to Mars
Planned space adventures over the next few decades for the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Continue reading “NASA plans for asteroids, astronauts and a trip to Mars” » More...
Russia must catch up in space exploration, says Putin
Russia must catch up with other space powers in deep space exploration, and higher Continue reading “Russia must catch up in space exploration, says Putin” » More...
Nearly 25 percent Russians expect contact with aliens
Almost one in four Russians (23 percent) expect the human race to be contacted by representatives of an alien Continue reading “Nearly 25 percent Russians expect contact with aliens” » More...
Archaeologists discovered world’s oldest harbor, hieroglyphic papyri
A team of archaeologists in Egypt has unearthed what are believed to be the world’s most ancient harbour and a set of hieroglyphic papyri dating to the third millennium B.C. “The port of Wadi el-Jarf More...
