Giant impact near India -- not Mexico -- may have doomed dinosaurs

Giant impact near India -- not Mexico -- may have doomed dinosaurs

A recent examination of the Shiva basin off the coast of India reveals that it may be a 65-million year-old impact crater, the result of a bolide as much as 40 kilometers in diameter. The impact would have vapourized the 30-mile thick crust, revealing the magma beneath. The team theorizes that this impact, not the one in the Yucatan Peninsula off the coast of Mexico, may have been the dinosaur killer.

Canwest News | New rocket engine could make trips to Mars realistic

Canwest News | New rocket engine could make trips to Mars realistic

The success of recent tests of the VASIMR ion propulsion drive have space scientists confident that it may be possible to reach Mars in as little as 39 days. Canada"s part in this experiment is the building of the generators for the motor by Nautel Ltd. of Halifax.

IEEE Spectrum: Video: iRobot's Shape-Shifting Blob 'Bot Takes Its First Steps

IEEE Spectrum: Video: iRobot's Shape-Shifting Blob 'Bot Takes Its First Steps

Why you should raise your kids to be scientifically literate

Why you should raise your kids to be scientifically literate

Smaller And More Efficient Nuclear Battery Created

Smaller And More Efficient Nuclear Battery Created

University of Missouri researchers have developed a safe, efficient radioisotope battery the size of a penny. The battery is able to achieve an energy density six times that of a chemical battery of equivalent size.

Galileo's Jupiter Journey Began Two Decades Ago

Galileo's Jupiter Journey Began Two Decades Ago

October 18th is the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Galileo spacecraft.

deviantArt: Into the Light

Into the Light by *D-K-MK on deviantART

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