The first of Nasa’s Grail satellites goes into orbit around the Moon to map its gravity in unprecedented detail, revealing its internal structure.
Miesiąc: Grudzień 2011
Polscy astronomowie podsumowują rok 2011
„Wśród wydarzeń mijającego roku w astronomii światowej na czele niewątpliwie są wyniki z satelity Kepler, którego precyzyjne dane pozwalają odkrywać coraz bardziej wyszukane układu planetarne” – powiedział prof. Andrzej Udalski, szef warszawskiego projektu OGLE. Na sukcesy kosmicznego obserwatorium zwracają uwagę także inni astronomowie z Polski.
VIDEO: Gravity twins set to orbit Moon
Twin satellites are due to go into orbit around the Moon this weekend with the intention of mapping its gravity.
VIDEO: Bleak future for Tripoli zoo animals?
Staff say money to feed the hundreds of animals there is running out.
How a cone snail catches its prey
A venomous cone snail engulfs its prey before spearing it with a harpoon-like barb and paralysing it, footage shows.
Could hypersonic flight become a reality?
Could hypersonic flight become a reality?
Knighthoods for graphene pioneers
Two Nobel laureates involved in creating graphine, a flat sheet of carbon just one atom thick, are among the scientists recognised in the New Year Honours.
‚One species’ idea finally put to bed?
Has the ‚one species’ human evolution idea been put to bed?
Gravity twins set to orbit Moon
Nasa’s Grail satellites prepare to go into orbit around the Moon to map its gravity in unprecedented detail, revealing its internal structure.
2011 ‚second warmest’ year in UK
This year was the second warmest on record for the UK, according to data from the Met Office says.
Africa’s fire history ‚unlocked’
A model helps chart the history of how human-started fires shaped Africa’s landscape, say researchers.
VIDEO: Panda filmed eating meat in China
A wild panda has been caught on camera gnawing at the bones of a dead gnu, a type of wild cow, in China’s Sichuan Province.
VIDEO: Swimming in a cave of feeding sharks
Most of us know that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is one of the natural wonders of the world, but did you know it is home to sharks that walk on land and deadly snails that hunt fish?
Do tickled animals laugh?
How to get a giggle out of a gorilla, rat and owl – among others
VIDEO: How to tickle a gorilla
Keeper Phil Ridges describes how Emmie the gorilla responds when tickled.
Chimps ‘consider their audience’
Wild chimpanzees consider „who they are talking to” before they call out, according to scientists.
VIDEO: Killer whale attacks sharks
Amateur video of what is believed to be a killer whale attacking a group of sharks in the surf has been shown on New Zealand television.
Apes ‚may video chat’ on iPads
Conservationists at a Milwaukee zoo have introduced orangutans to iPads, and hope one day they could even be able to make video calls.
‚Record year’ for ivory seizures
More elephant tusks were seized in 2011 than in any year since 1989, when the ivory trade was banned, international wildlife trade group Traffic says.
Polscy astronomowie docenieni przez prestiżowe czasopismo naukowe
Odkrycie „planet swobodnych” zostało wymienione przez prestiżowe czasopismo „Science” wśród dziesięciu najważniejszych wydarzeń 2011 roku. W znalezieniu egzoplanet nowego typu duży udział mieli naukowcy z projektu OGLE prowadzonego przez Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
The forgotten hero behind Shackleton
The forgotten hero of Shackleton’s voyage
Anti-whaling boat damaged by wave
A rogue wave has damaged an anti-whaling vessel in the Southern Ocean, as it followed the Japanese whaling fleet.