News articles tagged with 'gravity'
ESA spacecraft may help unravel cosmic mystery
— 13 Nov 2009 14:15 | AstronomyWhen Europe's comet chaser Rosetta swings by Earth tomorrow for a critical gravity assist, tracking data will be collected to precisely measure the satellite's change in orbital energy.... — full story
Rare space experiment gives clues about the fundamental structure of the universe
— 3 Nov 2009 10:01 | AstronomyA physics experiment using a super-fast explosion in a galaxy 7.3 billion light-years away has given scientists rare experimental evidence about the fundamental structure of space and... — full story
Femtoseconds lasers help formation flying in space
— 3 Oct 2009 09:16 | TechnologyThe National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has helped to establish that femtosecond comb lasers can provide accurate measurement of absolute distance in formation flying space missions... — full story
Key process for space outpost proved on 'vomit comet' ride
— 26 Sep 2009 10:36 | AstronomyFlying high over the Gulf of Mexico, researchers from NASA and Case Western Reserve University found a key to unlocking oxygen from the surface of the moon... — full story
Computer modelling supplements dusty testing
— 15 Sep 2009 12:55 | AstronomyTests on Earth simulating Spirit's predicament on Mars have reinforced understanding that getting Spirit to rove again will be very difficult... — full story
Magnetic fields play larger role in star formation than previously thought
— 10 Sep 2009 12:06 | AstronomyThe simple picture of star formation calls for giant clouds of gas and dust to collapse inward due to gravity, growing denser and hotter until igniting nuclear fusion. In reality, forces... — full story
Radio-telescope measurements advance frontier physics
— 2 Sep 2009 11:40 | AstronomyScientists using a continent-wide array of radio telescopes have made an extremely precise measurement of the curvature of space caused by the Sun's gravity, and their technique promises... — full story
Satellites unlock secret to northern India's vanishing water
— 13 Aug 2009 09:52 | EnvironmentUsing NASA satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 centimetres (1 foot) per year over the past decade. Researchers... — full story
Experiments show 'artificial gravity' can prevent muscle loss in space
— 23 Jul 2009 15:48 | HealthWhen the Apollo 11 crew got back from the moon, 40 years ago this week, they showed no ill effects from seven days spent in weightlessness. But as American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts... — full story
New definition could further limit habitable zones around distant suns
— 11 Jun 2009 09:12 | AstronomyAs astronomers gaze toward nearby planetary systems in search of life, they are focusing their attention on each system's habitable zone, where heat radiated from the star is just right... — full story