Nov 13 Watch Anchor failure puts Philae lander in a precarious position – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 13 Listen to the ‘song’ of a speeding comet By Margaret Myers The European Space Agency captured the “song” of the comet that was soaring through space at 36,000 mph. ESA detected the sound using several instruments aboard the Rosetta spacecraft, which was speeding alongside the comet. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Scientists who dared to land on a comet score a touchdown By PBS News Hour The European Space Agency successfully landed a spacecraft the size of a washing machine on a moving comet -- a historic first for space exploration. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on the Philae lander’s amazing touchdown. Continue watching
Nov 12 Chinese hackers breach U.S. weather system By Justin Scuiletti A recent breach by Chinese hackers gave the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a reason to feel under the weather. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that hackers in China breached the United States’ weather network in late September through… Continue reading
Nov 12 Speaking two languages is better for your brain than Sudoku By Anna Christiansen The mental workout of constantly balancing two competing vocabularies makes it easier for bilinguals to process information, according to a new study published in Brain and Language on Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 12 Philae lander successfully touches down on comet in historic cosmic achievement By Sarah Corapi After months of orbiting its target, the Rosetta spacecraft is finally ready to fulfill its mission: landing a probe on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch Mexico City faces growing water crisis By PBS News Hour Mexico City, home to an inefficient and inconvenient water delivery system, struggles to meet the pressing demands of its 22 million residents. Some have turned to harvesting rainwater, which has its own set of limitations. Special correspondent Fred de Sam… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch ALMA telescope spots birth of a planet in ‘milestone’ discovery By PBS News Hour Using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile, astronomers were able to capture the formation of a new planet, and scientists are observing it happen more clearly than ever before. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch Inventor John Steinbaugh’s next big idea? Goggles that would check for vital signs By PBS News Hour Continue watching