Jellyfish Aircraft Hovers


Leif Ristroph and Stephen Childress have just managed to create a unique aircraft on a small scale. The machine applies the principles of movement that a jellyfish uses to navigate underwater. The...
    






ExoPlanet Covered With Clouds Detected in Outer Space


Planets midway between the size of our home, Earth and Neptune, are ideal for supporting life (if it exists in outer space). This has been proved by transmission spectroscopy. The planet GJ1214b is a...
    






Over 60 Billion Planets in the Milky Way Could Support Alien Life


Are there aliens out there in the vast recesses of deep space? The thought-provoking question has always haunted thinkers and professionals alike. But now an answer comes from the field of astronomy...