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Kepler, a space telescope on a mission to find alien planets by measuring dips in the brightness of more than 150,000 stars, has come across a fantastic discovery. Two planets orbiting a distant star, which are closer to one another than any other two planets discovered thus far. Apparently, from the surface of the smaller planet, its neighbor would appear about the size of a 2.5 full-moon, while from the surface of the bigger planet, its dance partner would be the size of a full-moon. Indeed, this is a REAL SciFi scenario.
Launched in 1997 on a mission to study Saturn and its satellites, the Casisni spacecraft reached the system in 2004. Since then it has provided numerous invaluable scientific findings regarding the second largest planet in our solar system, and other important scientific findings alike. One such finding was detailed in a recently published study, which speculate with strong backed up scientific evidence that there may actually be a subterranean liquid saltwater ocean under Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
Just one of Saturn’s 19 known moons, Enceladus has always been an impressive sight for both eyes and science. The potentially remarkable lead came after icy spray ejected from “tiger stripe” surface fractures at the moon’s south pole, were analyzed by Cassini’s Cosmic Dust Analyser, or CDA. The device measured the composition of freshly ejected plume grains, which hit the probe at speeds of up to 11 miles per second, which lead to their vaporization. The constituents of the resulting vapor clouds were then separated and broken down by the CDA for researchers to analyze.
Psychologists once maintained that emotions were purely mental expressions generated by the brain alone. We now know this is not true. Emotions have as much to do with the heart and body as they do with the brain. Of all your body’s organs, it is the heart, a growing number of scientists theorize, that plays perhaps the most important role in our emotional experience. What we experience as an emotion is the result of the brain, heart, and body acting in concert.
A former Labour Cabinet Minister has agreed a deal to be paid £7,500 a day to advise the leader of an alleged coup in the Maldives accused of torture and repression.
Ex-Attorney-General Baroness Scotland was under fire last night after details emerged of her contract with the new government of the Indian Ocean nation.
One Conservative MP called her behaviour ‘disgusting’.
Leaked documents seen by the Daily Mail suggest she was paid £75,000 for two weeks’ work advising the regime on avoiding further action by the Commonwealth, which has raised serious concerns about a string of human rights abuses.
A controversial Australian billionaire is believed to be drawing up secret plans for a real life Jurassic Park.
Mining magnate Clive Palmer, who has already embarked on a project to rebuild the Titanic, is rumoured to be announced the plans at a Brisbane press conference tomorrow.
For the neogreens, science and business will provide while nature can adapt. It is a messsage gaining traction
A society that takes progress as its religion does not look kindly on despair. If you are expected to believe everything will keep getting better, it can be difficult to admit to believing otherwise. This is doubly true for political activists. If you've devoted your life to fighting for a cause, you will probably feel duty bound to continue supporting it, at least in public, however hopeless it may begin to look.
Nasa's new rover is going to the most scientifically exciting place on Mars yet visited: Gale Crater
Mission planners aim to land Nasa's Curiosity rover somewhere in the black ellipse, next to Aeolis Mons in Gale Crater. Photograph: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS
Early on Monday morning, Nasa's Curiosity rover will attempt a hazardous landing on the Martian surface. It will take seven minutes from the capsule hitting the top of the atmosphere at six kilometres per second to the van-sized vehicle being placed gently on the ground.
A heat shield to withstand heating to 1,600C, the largest and strongest supersonic parachute yet built, and finally a new piece of kit called the Sky Crane will all be used.
Chair of drugs rationing body says NHS trusts are circumventing legal obligations to save money
Chair of Nice said some trusts were using delaying tactics in order to circumvent legal obligations. Photograph: Cate Gillon/Getty Images
The head of the government's drugs rationing body has claimed that a number of NHS trusts are "breaking the law" by denying patients access to approved treatments and drugs to save money.
Banks have become ‘detached from society’ and need to change their culture, the boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland admitted yesterday.
Stephen Hester said the industry has been ‘brought down to earth with a bump’ after recent financial scandals.
He was speaking as the RBS reported a half-year loss of £1.5billion.
The bank also revealed it would pay £125million in compensation to customers who were affected by its computer system glitch.
RBS also admitted that its refund bill to families and small businesses who were mis-sold financial products is to rise by £310million.
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