2011 Ninth Warmest Year in 33 Years of Satellite Record
Global Temperature Report: December 2011
Navy Researchers Investigate Small-Scale Autonomous Planetary Explorers
Robotic exploration to remote regions, to include distant planetary bodies, is often limited by energy requirements to perform, in repetition, even the simplest tasks. With this in mind, researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are looking into a novel approach that could some day aid scientific space and planetary research without the need for […]
NASA's Twin Grail Spacecraft Reunite in Lunar Orbit
PASADENA, Calif. — The second of NASA's two Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft has successfully completed its planned main engine burn and is now in lunar orbit. Working together, GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B will study the moon as never before.
New Break-though Shows Promise for Affordable Plastic Solar Energy Cells
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers report they have achieved a new record in efficiency with a prototype solar cell that could be manufactured using a roll-to-roll process.