Space fever could soon reach a new high with rumblings about NASA announcing new manned moon missions with a possible space outpost on the menu. Astronaut Eugene Cernan on the moon in 1972 Continue reading
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Nasa scraps U-tapao plan for climate research
SCIENCE Nasa has scrapped its planned climate research project at U-tapao military airport after the cabinet failed to approve the project by a Tuesday deadline set by the US space agency. “Nasa cancelled the SEAC4RS mission, which was scheduled to begin in August 2012, due to the absence of necessary approvals by regional authorities in the timeframe necessary to support the mission’s planned deployment and scientific observation window,” according to a statement posted on Nasa’s website yesterday. Continue reading
Quantum computers move closer to reality, thanks to highly enriched and highly purified silicon
ScienceDaily (June 7, 2012) The quantum computer is a futuristic machine that could operate at speeds even more mind-boggling than the world’s fastest super-computers. Research involving physicist Mike Thewalt of Simon Fraser University offers a new step towards making quantum computing a reality, through the unique properties of highly enriched and highly purified silicon. Quantum computers right now exist pretty much in physicists’ concepts, and theoretical research. Continue reading