Europe has launched the first services of its navigation system through satellite, Galileo, on the occasion of an official ceremony in Brussels, reports the AFP. 'It is a major achievement for Europe (...) No European country would be able to do this by itself', said the European commissioner for industry, Elzbieta Bienkowska. 'It is the result of a common effort for the … [Read more...]
John Glenn, the former astronaut and senator, dies at 95
The former American astronaut and senator John Glenn, the first American who made an orbital flight around the Earth, died on Thursday at the age of 95 years, announced the governor of Ohio, John Kasich, quoted by the international press agencies. Glenn was hospitalized, announced on Wednesday a spokesman for the Ohio State University, the institution which gave the astronaut's … [Read more...]
First Solar Plane to conquer the Stratosphere is revealed by Switzerland
A Swiss pilot revealed a solar plane with, which is intend to make the first human solar flight into the stratosphere, reports the AFP. 'Our goal is to demonstrate that current technology offers us the possibility to achieve above and beyond what fossil fuels offer,' stated Raphael Domjan, 44 years, who did, in 2012, the first tour of the world on the board of a solar boat. … [Read more...]
Saturn’s rings – a cemetery of the Moons and of the small planets
The emblematic rings of the gigantic gaseous planet Saturn, as well as those less known of the gigantic Neptune and Uranus are made of pieces of raw material derived from all the planets like Pluto that remained for too long in the vicinity of these planets, being destroyed by the strong gravitational attraction developed by them, according to a new study. Astronomers believe … [Read more...]