Comet gets starry-eyed once-over
CORNELL (US) — Despite resembling a flight through artillery fire, the February 14 close encounter of the Stardust spacecraft and the comet Tempel 1 was well worth the experience. Continue…
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Spacecraft to make flirty flyby of comet
CORNELL (US) — Astronomers are anxiously awaiting the Valentine’s Day rendezvous between the Stardust spacecraft and the comet Tempel 1. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 27, 2011 13:23 - 1 Comment
Growing cells rally two key molecules
CORNELL (US) — A cell depends on two molecules to manage the cascade of processes that allow it to grow or replicate, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 15, 2010 16:30 - 0 Comments
Debut flight pictures evolving stars
CORNELL (US) — Unparalleled new images are giving scientists views of star-forming regions within and outside the Milky Way. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 20, 2010 15:26 - 0 Comments
Oceans hold treasure trove of minerals
CORNELL (US) —While land-based deposits may be a dwindling source of valuable minerals, deposits on the ocean floor could power humanity for centuries. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 18, 2010 13:50 - 2 Comments
How to find a pulsar with your home PC
CORNELL (US)—Three people on two continents have discovered a lone pulsar approximately 17,000 light years away in the constellation Vulpecula. And they did it using their home computers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 16, 2010 16:41 - 1 Comment
How to reduce CO2 emissions by 12 percent
CORNELL (US)—If every bit of biomass that could be collected sustainably were converted to biochar and the gas produced in the conversion process used for energy, new research suggests that greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans could be reduced by 12 percent annually. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 10, 2010 11:04 - 0 Comments
Affordable, stable fuel cells from platinum
CORNELL (US)—Researchers have discovered that platinum nanoparticles could be the catalyst that make fuel cells more stable, cost-effective, and more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 4, 2010 10:23 - 0 Comments
NASA telescope spots buckyballs in space
CORNELL (US)—Researchers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope’s Infrared Spectrograph have detected fullerenes, or buckyballs—carbon structures long thought to be likely features of the interstellar medium, but never before observed. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 3, 2010 16:11 - 0 Comments
No moon rings around Saturn’s Rhea
CORNELL (US)—Something unknown is causing a strange, symmetrical structure in the charged-particle environment around Rhea, Saturn’s second-largest moon. But contrary to 2008 reports, it’s not a system of rings. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 13, 2010 13:25 - 0 Comments
Why track Saturn’s ‘propeller moons’?
CORNELL (US)—Researchers have been tracking what are likely dozens of small moons orbiting within the outer edge of Saturn’s A ring—the outermost of the planet’s large, dense rings—searching for new clues about how planets form and grow around stars in young solar systems. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2010 13:22 - 0 Comments
Intervene now to slow nascent AIDS epidemic
CORNELL (US)—With the exceptions of Djibouti, Somalia and Southern Sudan, HIV transmission in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is among the lowest worldwide. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 16, 2010 12:29 - 2 Comments
Sleepyhead, want better grades?
CORNELL (US)—While most college students will admit they don’t get enough sleep, they may not realize how severe their sleep deficit is or how it affects their health and well-being—and even their grades. (more…)
Health & Medicine, Science & Technology - Oct 21, 2009 14:15 - 0 Comments
What do asteroids have to do with autism?
CORNELL (US)—A custom-built suite of science-fiction-themed video games may help researchers uncover clues to the chaotic nature of autism. (more…)
