Whoops! Earth's oldest 'diamonds' actually polishing grit
Evidence of Earth's first continents — 4.3-billion-year-old "diamonds"— are actually just fragments of polishing grit, a new study finds. Reported by msnbc.com 18 hours ago.
View ArticleHottest Pepper on Earth Grown in South Carolina
Last month the Guinness Book of World Records deemed the Fort Mill, South Carolina-grown Carolina Reaper pepper to be the hottest on earth, ending a 4-year debate on the matter. The bumpy, oily, bright...
View ArticleTop science and space stories of 2013
It has been a thrilling year of discovery in many areas of science, but also a sobering time -- federal funding cuts threaten the future of innovation, and rising carbon dioxide levels foreshadow...
View ArticleNASA Continues Work On Orion Spacecraft As Engineers Pivot To 2014
*NASA* Orion’s first mission, Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, is less than a year away now, and the team building the spacecraft is meeting milestones left and right as they prepare the vehicle...
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Life On Earth Didn't Begin On Mars, Says Astrochemist
The eternal chicken or egg question — did Mars seed life on earth or did earth seed life on the Red Planet? — is utter astrobiological “nonsense.” Or so says Pascale Ehrenfreund, an astrochemist at......
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Top Ten Trends of 2023: The Year in Review
Dateline: January 1, 2024 Top Ten Trends of 2023: The Year in Review by Kimmel Short As we look back at the year 2023, we can see ten important trends that will continue to shape our lives in...
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Skybox Imaging Captures World’s First High-Resolution, HD Video of Earth from...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Skybox Imaging (Skybox) announced today the release of the world’s first high-resolution, high-definition video of Earth taken by a commercial remote sensing...
View ArticleFamous “Earthrise” Image Turns 45
The image above is undoubtedly one of the most famous ever captured on film. It depicts our planet as it appeared from behind the Moon, on December 24, 1968. At that time, the NASA Apollo 8 mission was...
View ArticleOil and Gas Assets/ Fields, Potash and Urea, Rare Earth Elements, Merger and...
OPPL has a world-wide network and its counterparts are based in different countries to conduct its business in a smooth, healthy and streamlined manner. OPPL shall be pleased to associate itself with...
View ArticleWatch Live: Astronauts Install Earth Cameras on Space Station
You'll soon be able to download sweeping views of Earth from 240 miles above, thanks to two new cameras on the International Space Station. Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy on Friday...
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Gut Check: Greg's Favorite Songs and Records from 2013
I didn’t get around to listening to nearly as much crud as I normally do, because all I do these days is work. I do two shows a day and write books at night. I have no leisure time. Nothing. I eat...
View ArticleBernhard Edmaier Proves Beautiful Artworks Are Hiding On The Surface Of The...
Bernhard Edmaier is a geologist-turned-photographer who, not surprisingly, sees planet Earth as his muse. Exposing the beauty of rock formations and winding rivers, his photographs capture the works of...
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25 Things You Wish You Hadn't Learned In 2013 And Must Forget In 2014
2013 will be noted for a number of positive, enlightening and informative moments that took place across the cultural spectrum. People discovered, spoke truth to power and risked their lives to get...
View ArticleThese Animated Maps Of The Wind Circling The Earth Are Totally Mesmerizing
This small screengrab of a map of the Earth's winds circling the globe doesn't do justice to the big animated versions you can see here and here. The maps were created by Tokyo-based software engineer...
View ArticleHeavy Earth Resources Announces Signing of Letter of Intent
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Heavy Earth Resources Announces Signing of Letter of Intent Reported by Business Wire 55 minutes ago.
View ArticleSinging Through the Storms: We Will Be a Shelter for Each Other
*Click here to watch the TEDTalk that inspired this post.* A life-changing storm inspired Eric Whitacre's "Cloudburst," sung by the Virtual Choir Live. In 1991, Whitacre's college choir had stopped to...
View ArticleCosmonauts Try And Fail To Install Cameras On ISS
*Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online*A second spacewalk for the week was underway Friday morning as Russian cosmonauts attempted to install a new camera system outside the International...
View ArticleThe year's most disappointing movie
There are plenty of just plain bad movies out there. Some of them are quite entertaining in their own way. For a movie to be disappointing, you've got to go in with high expectations - better yet,...
View ArticleBest Of The Best: The Top NASA Stories For 2013
*Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online* Every year, it seems NASA announces several exciting new developments or first-ever achievements and 2013 was no different. From entering into...
View ArticleCigar Advisor Publishes Article on Cigar Blending Components
Cigar Advisor Magazine is a digital publication dedicated to providing cigar enthusiasts with entertaining and informative content. They've just updated their instructional Cigars 101 series with a...
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