Tech : Science World Report

Aug 04, 2012 07:31 AM EDT

Cry of a Shredded Star Indicates a New Era

An inactive black hole was discovered last year by the astronomers in the distant galaxy that erupted after shredding and consuming a passing star. Days after the outburst the researchers have identified a distinctive X ray signal that originates from the days following the outburst that comes from ...

Aug 04, 2012 03:57 AM EDT

3D Printed Exoskeleton Gives Arms to Congenital Disorder Patient

A new video released by Stratasys projected how a 3D printer can make a huge difference to someone by offering a new life all together.

Aug 03, 2012 07:53 AM EDT

Curiosity on Track for Landing on Mars

Eight days before reaching Mars, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft performed a flight-path adjustment scheduled more than nine months ago. The leaders of the NASA mission said that they on track for Sunday landing. The curiosity rover is the largest and most ambitious machine ever sent to an...

Aug 03, 2012 07:51 AM EDT

Cormorants Dive 150 ft into Ocean to Search for Food

An international team of researchers from the Wildlife Conservative society (WCS) have made a new discovery about the imperial cormorants, the large seabirds that mostly dwell along the southern coasts of South America that feed on fish that is just found just below the surface of the ocean.

Aug 02, 2012 08:15 AM EDT

Russian Space Ship Reaches ISS in Record Time of Less Than 6 Hours

An unmanned Russian cargo ship arrived at the International Space station in less than six hours after it was launched into orbit. The Progress supply ship was launched last night and arrived at ISS at 9.18 pm EDT (1.18 GMT, August 2). This was the first time that the same day docking was accomplish...

Aug 02, 2012 08:14 AM EDT

Antarctica Once had Tropical Climate and Trees

A team of international scientists have discovered an intense warming phase around 52 million years ago in drill cores obtained from the seafloor near Antarctica a region that has been important in climate research.

Aug 02, 2012 06:47 AM EDT

Commercial Spacecraft Industry to Boom

A new report released by the Tauri Group details the demand for suborbital reusable vehicles (SRVs) that are a new class of powered vehicles designed to cross the threshold of space-carrying cargo or people.

Aug 01, 2012 08:37 AM EDT

Progress 47 Leaves Space Station for a Fiery Return to Earth

The Russian robotic space craft made its final departure from the international space station after spending several months attached to the orbiting outpost in a second attempt to test an updated space docking system.

Aug 01, 2012 07:44 AM EDT

US Flags from Apollo Mission Still Standing on Moon

Even after four decades, the US flags planted on the moon are still standing and casting shadows. This remarkable fact comes to light from images produced by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) that shows all flags standing except one posted by Apollo 11. The Apollo 11 flag was plante...

Jul 31, 2012 08:56 AM EDT

A Fish Friendly Facility for the ISS

The Japanese Aerospace Agency (JAXA) has installed a fish tank on the International Space Station (ISS). Though there is no recreation goal behind this new Aquatic Habitat (AQH) instead they will be used by the researchers to study the microgravity impacts on marine life.

Jul 31, 2012 07:29 AM EDT

August Will Be a Blue Moon Month

The month of August brings with it two full moons. The first one visible on 1 August and then followed on 31 august. When two full moons occur within a calendar month, the second full moon is called a "Blue Moon."

Jul 31, 2012 07:24 AM EDT

China Aims to Land on the Moon in 2013

China attempts to land an exploratory craft on the moon for the first time in the second half of next year. This is the next step in an ambitious space program that includes building a space station.