27 September 2016
Astronomers observe possible water vapour plumes on Europa
... was not the first feature the team behind the discovery intended to see. The team, led by William Sparks of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, had originally planned to find out whether the enigmatic...
21 October 2016
Soyuz MS-02/48S successfully docks with the ISS
... been the only crew members on the ISS since September 6 th, after the departure of Expedition 48 members Jeff Williams, Alexey Ivchinin and Oleg Skripochka. Kimbrough and Expedition 50 were supposed to launch on September 23 rd, but their voyage...
14 April 2017
Cassini finds evidence for hydrothermal vent activity on Enceladus
... on the Galileo thermal map. We discovered that Europa's plume candidate is sitting right on the thermal anomaly," said William Sparks of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. If the plumes and the warm spot are linked...
05 May 2017
Will CubeRover revolutionise planetary surface exploration?
... will similarly revolutionise surface exploration. In planetary robotics, small is the next big thing,” said Dr. William Whittaker, Astrobotic Chairman and Professor of Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. If CubeRovers do become standardised and...
10 July 2017
First glimpse at how gravity effects star formation
... a total mass of gas equivalent to a thousand of our Suns, that is a lot of potential stars that could be formed. Gwen Williams of Cardiff University who was part of the team explains; “we believe that the same processes are at work...
20 December 2017
Methane-producing microorganisms suggest life in the Universe is common
... the subject of intense scrutiny since 1993, but it is only in the past few years that researchers, led by J. William Schopf, a professor of paleobiology at UCLA College, have been able to use a method to reveal the the ratio of carbon...
