Category : science

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

Climate change protests block London bridges

Hundreds of climate change protesters blocked London bridges on Saturday demanding a dramatic new environmental policy. "We've basically got three demands," said Gail Bradbrook, one of the organisers. People think that climate change is something h...

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

Cygnus cargo ship launches to ISS

Wallops Flight Facility (United States) (AFP) - An unmanned Cygnus cargo ship blasted off Saturday toward the International Space Station, marking the second supply mission in 24 hours destined to carry food and supplies to the astronauts living in s...

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

The weight formerly known as the kilogram is dead

As of today (Nov. 16), the kilogram is dead. The International Prototype “king” Kilogram, held in sanctitude in Paris, has been stripped of its title; a new system for deciding the weight of a kilogram, based on electric current, now take...

by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago

New space industry emerges: on-orbit servicing

"It's literally throwing away hundreds of millions of dollars," Al Tadros, vice president of space infrastructure and civil Space at a company called SSL, said this month at a meeting in the US capital of key players in the emerging field of on-orbit...