The little planet Ceres, an enigmatic rocky body of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is rich in ice just below its dark surface, announced the scientists in a study which might clear the early history of our solar system, informs Reuters. The discovery, presented in the study published in the magazines Nature Astronomy and Science, could stimulate the first … [Read more...]
Principia Mathematica of Isaac Newton sold for $3.7 million at an auction
Usually, the scientific works do not obtain high prices of purchase when they participate in auctions, but a copy of the reference work Principia Mathematica of Isaac Newton from 1687 was sold at New York by the Chiristie's house for 3.7 million dollars, writes engadget.com. Initially estimated at 1.5 million dollars, Principia Mathematica is the most expensive work of science … [Read more...]
The top of the most searched terms on Google in 2016 includes Pokemon Go and iPhone 7
Pokemon Go, iPhone 7 and Donald Trump were the most searched terms on Google throughout the year 2016, informs the electronic giant quoted by the EFE. The movie 'Deadpool' is on the fifth place, while the 'Suicide Squad' ends the list of the first ten terms most searched at the global level. The American lottery Powerball (place five), the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (place … [Read more...]
The French Postal service will send packages with the drones
The French postal service announced that will begin the delivery of the packages using the drones, two years after testing this procedure. The packets will be transmitted once a week using an air lane of 15 kilometers in the South-East of the country, informs the AFP. In this way, the French postal service joins the companies which have used the drones to make postal deliveries … [Read more...]
Pokemon Go players move but not in a sustainable way
The famous Pokemon Go can be used to improve the physical activity of the adults who play it, but not in a sustainable manner, according to a study, reports the AFP. In its Christmas edition, which offers a lot of traditional satirical studies, the British Medical Journal concentrated on the subject of Pokemon Go, a very popular game that has over 20 million active users around … [Read more...]
Galileo, the European navigation system via satellite, started to function
Europe has launched the first services of its navigation system through satellite, Galileo, on the occasion of an official ceremony in Brussels, reports the AFP. 'It is a major achievement for Europe (...) No European country would be able to do this by itself', said the European commissioner for industry, Elzbieta Bienkowska. 'It is the result of a common effort for the … [Read more...]
Seven email address created for the Pope Francisc birthday
Today is the Pope Francisc' birthday and those who want to say 'Happy Birthday!' to him, will be able to send an email, even to formulate the message in the Latin language, informs the Vatican quoted by the AFP. Seven e-mail accounts were created with this occasion in eight languages (Latin, Italian, Portuguese, French, English, Spanish, German and Polish). The e-mail in … [Read more...]
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has a problem with the drilling mechanism
The Mars rover Curiosity of NASA stopped its ascension to a mountain that presents many cavities which might be habitable for the engineers who are in charge of the project to be able to solve a problem at one of its key-instruments, announces the scientists, informs Reuters. Curiosity landed on Mars after four years in order to determine if the planet that looks the most like … [Read more...]