Tag: European Space Agency
Emotion And Tears: Rosetta Comes To A Silent End
Monica Grady, The Open University
It’s over. Really over. The Rosetta spacecraft has taken its last image, sniffed its last gasp and held its final...
Are There Potential Intelligent Neighbors On Planets Close To Earth (And...
Recently, scientists announced the discovery of a planet only four light years away from Earth located in the Alpha Centauri system. The planet is...
What Does The Solar System Sound Like?
Monica Grady, The Open University
“In space, no one can hear you scream” was the tagline of the 1979 box office film success Alien.
And it’s...
Gasoline Costs
We all understand that OPEC, the middle east oil supply consortium, has considerable influence over the price of our gasoline/diesel fuels. Along with that...
US Space Exploration Lacks Vision & Money
by Roger Handberg, University of Central Florida
Space exploration has taken a small step forward with a new mission to the International Space Station (ISS)....