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NASA Spacecraft to Make Historic Flyby of Mercury

NASA Spacecraft to Make Historic Flyby of Mercury

   On Monday, Jan. 14, a pioneering NASA spacecraft will be the first to visit Mercury in almost 33 years when it soars over the planet to explore and snap close-up images of never-before-seen terrain.

Posted : Fri, Jan 11, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Ask.com, Dell Partner For A Better Planet

Ask.com, Dell Partner For A Better Planet

   Ask.com® , a leading search engine and wholly owned business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI), and Dell today announced collaborative efforts to help protect the environment with custom, energy-efficient servers and the planting of thousands of trees to offset carbon emissions.

Posted : Thu, Aug 09, 2007

Category : Technology / Industry News

NASA's Spitzer Finds Water Vapor on Hot, Alien Planet

NASA's Spitzer Finds Water Vapor on Hot, Alien Planet

   A scorching-hot gas planet beyond our solar system is steaming up with water vapor, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

Posted : Thu, Jul 12, 2007

Category : Science / Space News

Planet covered in hot water just found

Planet covered in hot water just found

   A team of European astronomers led by Michael Gillon, a researcher from Liege University, has measured the transit of a Neptune-sized planet around another star. For the first time, the size and density of such a small extra-solar planet has been measured, showing that this planet is made up mainly of water.

Posted : Thu, May 17, 2007

Category : Science / Space News
 
 
 
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