ESA's Planetary Defence team The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the naming of ten asteroids – and one comet – after people and places linked to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) efforts to protect…
Research journey to the centre of the Earth
Researchers in Japan say they may be one step closer to solving the mystery at the core of the Earth. [caption id="attachment_11528" align="alignnone" width="641"] The inner core, outer core, mantle and Earth's crust.[/caption] It has…
What Happened to the Sun over 7,000 Years…
By analyzing the level of a carbon isotope in tree rings from a specimen of an ancient bristlecone pine, a team led by Nagoya University researchers has revealed that the sun exhibited a unique pattern…
Researchers add human intuition to planning algorithms
Incorporating strategies from skilled human planners improves automatic planners’ performance. [caption id="attachment_11520" align="alignnone" width="639"] Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory are trying to improve automated planners by giving them the benefit of…
Angling up for Mars science
[caption id="attachment_11514" align="alignright" width="305"] Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars[/caption] ESA’s latest Mars orbiter has moved itself into a new path on its way to achieving the final orbit for probing the Red Planet. The ExoMars…