Nasa photographs ‘trees’ on Mars

A Nasa probe has sent back photographs of what appears to be trees on the planet’s surface.

Trees on Mars
The “trees” are really trails of debris caused by landslides as ice melts in Mars’s spring Photo: NASA

telegraph.co.uk

The images appear to show rows of dark “conifers” sprouting from dunes and hills on the planet surface. But the scene is actually

Continue Reading

[ More ] January 14th, 2010 | No Comments | | Posted in photography, Science, Environment & Nature news |

This Boeing 747 Flies With a 15×14-Foot Door Wide Open

NASA: all is well on Boeing 747SP open-door front
NASA: all is well on Boeing 747SP open-door front

gizmodo.com

This is Sofia. Like the Italian actress, it will turn heads everywhere it flies. Not because of its cleavage, but because this Boeing 747 has a 15 by 14-foot door on it, which opens to reveal a 2.5-meter telescope.

The

Continue Reading

[ More ] January 11th, 2010 | No Comments | | Posted in Science, Environment & Nature news, Technology News |

Satellite view of Snow Covered Great Britain

This striking image taken by Nasa’s Terra satellite on 7 January shows the UK deep in the clutches of the current cold snap.

Satellite picture of Snow covered Great Britain


Photo: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response / Via BBC

[Vid] Butterflies in Space

The “Butterflies in Space” experiment by BioServe Space Technologies at the University of Colorado. This experiment was made possible through the support of the National Space Biomedical Research


[ More ] December 10th, 2009 | No Comments | | Posted in Misc. |

World’s first commercial space-craft unveils

aljazeera.net

Branson unveils civilian spacecraft

It’s one small step for billionaire businessman Richard Branson … and one giant leap for people who have always dreamed of travelling into space.

Virgin Galactic has unveiled the world’s first commercial space-craft.

But if you’re hoping for an economy class flight to the final frontier, you’re going to be disappointed. Tickets

Continue Reading

[ More ] December 9th, 2009 | No Comments | | Posted in Interesting World News, Technology News |

This site is protected by WP-CopyRightPro