Rosetta’s Philae Lander: New Discoveries in Science The…

Rosetta’s Philae Lander: New Discoveries in Science

The Philae lander has provided much information about comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s surface structure from the ROsetta Lander Imaging System – or ROLIS camera – a copy of which can be found at the German Space Agency, DLR, in Berlin.

Also, Philae’s COSAC instrument has detected over a dozen molecules containing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen from the dust cloud kicked up from landing.

Rosetta scientists have analyzed grains from the comet and discovered that it contains carbon rich molecules from the early formation of our solar system.

By: Coconut Science Lab.

Planet Pluto – King of the Kuiper Belt Join Nigel as he takes…

Planet Pluto – King of the Kuiper Belt

Join Nigel as he takes you on his journey to the stars and beyond!

Future Virgin Galactic Astronaut Nigel Henbest talks about the astonishing “New Horizons” mission to the edge of our solar system, an interplanetary space probe that was launched as part of NASA’s New Frontiers program. Nigel is an internationally acclaimed science populariser and author, specialising in astronomy and space.

He discusses Plutonian geography and geology as revealed in the fascinating images sent back from the spacecraft’s flyby of Pluto and its intriguing moon Charon. Pluto is an ice dwarf located in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond Neptune. In 2006 it was reclassified by the International Astronomical Union as a dwarf planet, specifically a plutoid.

By: Naked Science.

Living in a world without light A short film exploring the vital…

Living in a world without light

A short film exploring the vital role that light plays in regulating the sleep–wake cycle.

By: Physics World.

Tiny Crustacean Cyclops By: Earth Unplugged.

Tiny Crustacean Cyclops

By: Earth Unplugged.

What Is The Smallest Organism On Earth? – Wonders of…

What Is The Smallest Organism On Earth? – Wonders of Life

Professor Brian Cox looks at the organism that takes up most of our planet, the smallest microorganism of all, bacteria. Taken from Wonders of Life.

By: BBC Earth.

Why Is Trophy Hunting Legal? Trophy hunting is popular amongst…

Why Is Trophy Hunting Legal?

Trophy hunting is popular amongst roughly 10 million Americans, who spend a lot of money to hunt big game. So why is trophy hunting legal?

Learn More:

• The $200 million question : How much does trophy hunting really contribute to African communities?
• Beyond Cecil the Lion: Trophy-Hunting Industry in Africa Explained
• Economic and conservation significance of the trophy hunting industry in sub-Saharan Africa

By: TestTube News.

Titanic Facts By: The Unthinkable.Support The Unthinkable on…

Titanic Facts

By: The Unthinkable.
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Star’s ‘Ghost’ Shimmers Against The Vast…

Star’s ‘Ghost’ Shimmers Against The Vast Expanse Of Space

The remains of a dying star, planetary nebula ESO 378-1, have been imaged by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. These type of nebula are created from a star’s death throws, as gas is ejected and expands. It will eventually fade away along with the star from whence it came.

Full Story: Ghost of a Dying Star Hints at Sun’s Future.

By: Video From Space.

Robot whiskers sense their environment Researchers have…

Robot whiskers sense their environment

Researchers have developed a robot that hops like a frog and even one that walks on water—and now they’ve made one that feels.

Read more Robot whiskers sense their environment.

By: Science Magazine.

Why you’re seeing a face in this purse Pareidolia — the…

Why you’re seeing a face in this purse

Pareidolia — the phenomenon by which we interpret familiar patterns from randomness — explains why the human brain sees faces where there are none.

By: Vox.