Category: Science & Nature

Russian Moonshot

Russian Moonshot

After the Soviet Space Shuttle, here are some details of the original Russian Moon Landing programme. Source Space.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration

LHC

LHC

Ever wondered what happens to the particles in the Large Hadron Collider? Here’s the lowdown…

The Russian Space Shuttle

The Buran shuttle was a Russian  orbital vehicle developed as a response to the US Space Shuttle which was suspected by Russia to have military capabilities, although their security advisors could not be sure...

Cygnus Loop Nebula

Cygnus Loop Nebula

Taken by NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer in ultraviolet, the  Cygnus Loop Nebula looks like some kind of deep-sea phosphorescent creature.

Cyborg Snail Power!

Cyborg Snail Power!

Snails have joined the growing ranks of animals whose own metabolism can be used to generate electricity. The dozen or so brown garden snails crawling around the plastic, moss-filled terrarium in Evgeny Katz’s laboratory...