Asteroid Mining By Private Corporations Now Allowed Under Luxembourg Law
Nov 16, 2016 10:38 am UTC| Science
Mining asteroids has been a long-standing dream among international corporations that have a stake in valuable minerals and metals. Now, Luxembourg has granted said companies the rights to actually do this. All they have...
Why CSI: Space will be a far greater challenge than forensic science on Earth
Nov 14, 2016 22:00 pm UTC| Law Science
At the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation centre, NASA has just concluded the latest year-long study into the effects of long-term isolation in space. The research is primarily focused on examining...
We've found a new family of stars in the Milky Way that could help us work out how galaxies formed
Nov 10, 2016 22:38 pm UTC| Science
One of the most fundamental questions in modern astrophysics is how galaxies first formed. The Milky Way, the galaxy we live in, is an amalgamation of about 100 billion stars, gas, dust and enigmatic dark matter all held...
We've found a new family of stars in the Milky Way that could help us work out how galaxies formed
Nov 10, 2016 22:38 pm UTC| Science
One of the most fundamental questions in modern astrophysics is how galaxies first formed. The Milky Way, the galaxy we live in, is an amalgamation of about 100 billion stars, gas, dust and enigmatic dark matter all held...
Supermoons are big and bright, but not as rare as the hype would suggest
Nov 09, 2016 08:38 am UTC| Science
As an observational astronomer who teaches students about the behavior of the moon, Im thankful for anything that inspires people to go out and look at the sky. For me its second nature to pay attention to the moon; when...
Supermoons are big and bright, but not as rare as the hype would suggest
Nov 09, 2016 08:38 am UTC| Science
As an observational astronomer who teaches students about the behavior of the moon, Im thankful for anything that inspires people to go out and look at the sky. For me its second nature to pay attention to the moon; when...
Why all the super buzz about the supermoon?
Nov 09, 2016 08:34 am UTC| Science
A beautiful full moon will grace our skies on Monday November 14 this year. Full moons always rise around sunset, so look for it towards the east during evening twilight. Every month, occasionally even twice a month,...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight