NASA launches first ever solar probe to ‘touch the sun’
NASA on Sunday launched a probe that will head closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft before it. The Parker Solar Probe will endure wicked heat while … source
60 years on – Laika the dog in space
‘Please forgive us’ said Russian biologist Adilya Kotovskaya, as she wept and stroked Laika the dog before sending her off into space. The little street dog could … source
Perseids meteor shower lights up Bosnian sky
An international group of star gazers watched the light show at the Sand Pyramids – an area of naturally occurring sand columns – near the town of Foca. source
3, 2, 1… Moment Parker Solar Probe launched on mission to ‘touch the sun’
US space agency NASA successfully sent off its unmanned Parker Solar Probe into orbit with the aim of ‘touching the sun’. It was launched onboard a Delta-IV … source
Russia: huge chunk of Chelyabinsk meteor recovered from lake
Divers have retrieved an enormous fragment of the meteor that exploded over Russia in February. It… euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe … source
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – July, 10 2014
Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Spain … source
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – August, 7 2014
Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: … source
Countdown to Launch: Europe introduces four new Galileo satellites
Europe’s homegrown civilian satellite navigation system, Galileo, will reach completion with the launch of four new satellites today. Blast off will be at 13:25 CET … source
Review 2015: The Year in Science – BBC News
Rebecca Morelle looks back on the year in science – from a British astronaut blasting off into space, to efforts to halt global warming here on Earth. source
Stephen Hawking: Trump stance could damage Earth – BBC News
Stephen Hawking says that US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could lead to irreversible climate change. source