http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T08:36:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/2012_doomsday_predictions_debunked_by_nasa/?source=rss On Dec. 21, 2012, many doomsday believers fear the apocalypse — anything from a rogue planet smashing into us to our world spinning end over end. However, the world should expect nothing more next year than the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, NASA says. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Science, Space, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories 2012-01-01T16:25:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_earth_sized_planets_spotted/?source=rss Astronomers have detected the first Earth-sized planets, which are orbiting a star similar to our own Sun. They have described their findings as the most important planets ever discovered outside our Solar System. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space 2011-12-20T22:33:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/astronomers_confirm_earth_twin/?source=rss Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the 'habitable zone' around a star not unlike our own. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space 2011-12-08T08:56:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/giant_nasa_rover_launches_to_mars/?source=rss Nasa has launched the most capable machine ever built to land on Mars. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Space, Technology, Regions, North America, United States 2011-11-27T23:32:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/plan_to_recycle_300_billion_worth_of_space_debris/?source=rss Its hard enough to tackle pollution on Earth, let alone in space. However, the recent NASA UARS spacecraft fall has put the phenomenon of space debris in sharp spotlight. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Science, Space 2011-11-07T05:11:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gloria_will_allow_internet_astronomers_to_access_worldwide_robotic_telescop/?source=rss Amateur astronomers wanting to observe celestial bodies soon won't be limited to just their own personal telescopes, or visits to the local public observatory. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space, Technology 2011-10-19T16:39:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/worlds_largest_radio_telescope_begins_study_of_cosmic_dawn/?source=rss One of the 21st Century's grand scientific undertakings has begun its quest to view the 'Cosmic Dawn'. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space, Technology, Regions, South America, Chile 2011-10-03T15:24:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fifty_new_exoplanets_discovered/?source=rss The bumper haul of new worlds includes 16 'super-Earths' - planets with a greater mass than our own, but below those of gas giants such as Jupiter. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space 2011-09-12T19:58:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_goldilocks_exoplanet_could_be_the_most_earth_like_weve_yet_seen/?source=rss Scientists have tracked down another goldilocks planet 31 light-years from Earth, and according to astronomers it has some strong points in its favor when it comes to the possibility of harboring the ingredients for life. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space 2011-09-05T18:21:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nasa_images_show_signs_of_recent_flowing_water_on_mars/?source=rss Striking new images from the mountains of Mars may be the best evidence yet of flowing, liquid water, an essential ingredient for life. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space 2011-08-05T01:51:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/messenger_probe_enters_mercury_orbit/?source=rss Nasa's Messenger spacecraft has successfully entered into orbit around the planet Mercury - the first probe to do so. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space, Regions, North America, United States, California 2011-03-18T17:17:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/5_earth_sized_planets_spied_in_habitable_zone/?source=rss At least five Earth-sized planets appear to be orbiting their stars at just the right distance to host liquid water, NASA said Wednesday, announcing a significant step in the agency’s search for extraterrestrial life. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space 2011-02-03T17:57:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rocky_exoplanet_milestone_in_hunt_for_earth_like_worlds/?source=rss Astronomers have discovered the smallest planet outside our solar system, and the first that is undoubtedly rocky like Earth. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space 2011-01-11T07:42:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/at_long_last_moons_core_seen/?source=rss Apollo astronauts may be garnering another prize from their exploits of more than 3 decades ago. They left seismometers across the face of the moon to probe its interior, but no one had been able to paint a clear picture from the data the sensors collected. Now, two independent groups have reanalyzed the Apollo data using modern but very different techniques, and both teams say they have detected lunar seismologists' prime target: a core of iron that is still molten 4.5 billion years after the moon's formation. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space 2011-01-09T05:35:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nasa_funded_research_discovers_life_built_with_toxic_chemical/?source=rss NASA-funded astrobiology research has changed the fundamental knowledge about what comprises all known life on Earth. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Science, Space, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2010-12-03T06:15:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nasa_funded_survey_suggests_earth_sized_planets_are_common/?source=rss Nearly one in four stars similar to the sun may host planets as small as Earth, according to a new study funded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the University of California. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space 2010-11-04T16:59:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/runway_opens_at_worlds_first_spaceport/?source=rss Commercial space travel took a step closer with the opening of the runway at the world's first spaceport in the US state of New Mexico. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Space, Business, Regions, North America, United States, California 2010-10-23T16:52:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/a_new_pair_of_glasses_to_view_earth/?source=rss Our view of Earth is set to become even sharper with new instruments to be carried on ESA's Sentinel-3 satellites. In many ways, it will be like looking at Earth through a new pair of glasses. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, World, Science, Space 2010-10-19T05:04:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/virgin_spaceships_first_solo_flight/?source=rss HOLIDAYMAKERS are one small step closer to the stars after the world's first tourist rocket made a giant leap in its race to take people into space. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space, Business, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2010-10-11T22:43:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/russian_firm_unveils_plan_for_first_space_hotel/?source=rss The lead Russian contractor for the International Space Station (ISS) says it plans to build the first hotel in space to cash in on a growing market for private tourism, a senior executive said on Thursday. News with Video, Top Headlines, Science Top Stories, Science, Space, Business, Regions, Asia, Russian Federation 2010-10-03T05:19:00-08:00