Space Science Series

Space Science Series

The Outer Space Treaty has been remarkably successful -- but is it fit for the modern age?

Jan 28, 2017 06:12 am UTC| Science Economy Law

Space exploration is governed by a complex series of international treaties and agreements which have been in place for years. The first and probably most important of them celebrates its 50th anniversary on January 27 ...

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Why the Earth's magnetic poles could be about to swap places – and how it would affect us

Jan 27, 2017 10:43 am UTC| Science

The Earths magnetic field surrounds our planet like an invisible force field protecting life from harmful solar radiation by deflecting charged particles away. Far from being constant, this field is continuously changing....

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Six cosmic catastrophes that could wipe out life on Earth

Jan 19, 2017 12:56 pm UTC| Science

If you ask yourself what the biggest threat to human existence is youd probably think of nuclear war, global warming or a large-scale pandemic disease. But assuming we can overcome such challenges, are we really...

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Astronomers spot strange, bow-like structure in Venus' atmosphere

Jan 17, 2017 15:01 pm UTC| Science

Venus is known both as the planet of love and the Earths evil twin. And although research suggests its environment is more hellish than romantic, theres actually a lot we dont know about our celestial neighbour. Now...

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We can learn a lot from the changing night sky

Jan 07, 2017 01:10 am UTC| Science

You cannot feel or hear the world turning. It does not rumble through space. But you can see it turn with your own eyes every day and night. And, with patience, you can see Earth travel around the Sun. As the globe...

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Giant atoms could help unveil 'dark matter' and other cosmic secrets

Jan 06, 2017 06:08 am UTC| Science

The universe is an astonishingly secretive place. Mysterious substances known as dark matter and dark energy account for some 95% of it. Despite huge effort to find out what they are, we simply dont know. We know dark...

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New insight into elusive antimatter can help unravel universe's mysteries

Jan 03, 2017 13:48 pm UTC| Science

Physicists have believed that the universe is made of both matter and antimatter since the 1930s. While we are well aware of what the physical matter is, antimatter has remained an elusive substance. But that is about...