Nov 27, 2007

(Image: Heat Accumulator, Credit: DLR/Markus Steur) It looks as if the German Aerospace Center has made a breakthrough that may give solar energy an edge over its greener rivals. (German Aerospace Center) So-called heat accumulators are needed so that power generation can be extended to the night hours or times when there is heavy cloud cover. Thanks to...

Nov 7, 2007

Despite its late cosmic entry, Germany is planning on launching an unmanned probe towards the Moon in order to help humanity gain more understanding about Earth’s nearest neighbor. (Reuters) Germany hopes to put an unmanned space craft into the moon’s orbit in the early part of the next decade, a senior German official said on Wednesday. The lunar...

Mar 13, 2007

Note: I have not been as faithful as I desired to in posting here (as life has been fairly busy) but these are some of the stories that may catch your eye regarding our future among the stars. ________________________________ Astroprof discusses the dangers of bone loss due to the lack of gravity in space. Despite NASA’s attempts at reducing the loss, the...

Mar 2, 2007

Despite the fact that Germany has no serious plans on putting a man in space (let alone on the moon) they are seriously considering launching robots into the heavens by 2013 in an attempt to understand Earth’s closest neighbor. (Earth Times) “We aim to launch a national moon mission,” DLR Director Walter Doellinger said, adding that there was...