News articles tagged with 'gravity'
Gas rich galaxies confirm prediction of modified gravity theory
— 23 Feb 2011 17:43 | AstronomyRecent data for gas rich galaxies precisely match predictions of a modified theory of gravity know as MOND according to a new analysis by University of Maryland Astronomy Professor…
The first mission to Mercury
— 1 Feb 2011 21:41 | AstronomyAs the team of scientists behind NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft eagerly awaits the craft's entry into Mercury's orbit on 17 March, we could soon get answers to questions about the origin,…
Spacecraft will enable scientists to study space environment around moon, Earth
— 29 Oct 2010 14:03 | AstronomyTwo spacecraft are now beginning to study the moon's environment as part of NASA's ARTEMIS mission, whose principal investigator is Vassilis Angelopoulos, a UCLA professor of Earth…
Potentially habitable planet discovered
— 30 Sep 2010 12:26 | AstronomyAstronomers have found a new, potentially habitable Earth-sized planet. It is one of two new planets discovered around the star Gliese 581, some 20 light years away. The planet, Gliese…
GOCE gravity mission back in action
— 7 Sep 2010 12:03 | EnvironmentESA's GOCE gravity mission has recovered from a glitch that prevented the satellite from sending its flow of scientific data to the ground. News of the recovery comes earlier than expected,…
Glasperlenspiel: NIST scientists propose new test for gravity
— 2 Sep 2010 15:43 | TechnologyA new experiment proposed by physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may allow researchers to test the effects of gravity with unprecedented precision…
When galaxies collide: How the first super-massive black holes were born
— 26 Aug 2010 08:07 | AstronomyAstronomers believe they have discovered the origin of our universe's first super-massive black holes, which formed some 13 billion years ago…
LISA gravitational-wave mission strongly endorsed by National Research Council
— 19 Aug 2010 09:19 | AstronomyThe National Research Council (NRC) has strongly recommended the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) as one of NASA's next two major space missions, to start in 2016 in collaboration…
For speediest athletes, it's all in the centre of gravity
— 12 Jul 2010 11:00 | HealthIn the record books, the swiftest sprinters tend to be of West African ancestry and the faster swimmers tend to be white…
Quantum gas in free fall
— 23 Jun 2010 11:15 | PhysicsA sensitive measuring device must not be dropped - because this usually destroys the precision of the instrument. A team of researchers including scientists from the Max Planck Institute…