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China's Moon rover awake but immobile China's Moon rover awake but immobile ​ Yutu rover resumes taking data but is still hampered by mechanical failure. Alexandra Witze 19 March 2014 ​ Xinhua/Photoshot China's Yutu rover moved between 100-110 metres before stalling in late January. ​ China’s Moon rover Yutu, or ‘Jade Rabbit’, has stopped hopping. But its ears are still twitching — and communicating with Earth. ​ Last week Yutu and ..
Questions raised over Korean torpedo claims Questions raised over Korean torpedo claims ​ Researchers challenge view of Cheonan sinking. David Cyranoski ​Published online 14 July 2010 ​ United Nations officers inspect what is alleged to be a North Korean torpedo.SONG KYUNG-SEOK/GETTY IMAGES ​ It seemed like an open-and-shut case. In May, two months after the South Korean warship Cheonan suddenly sank in the Yellow Sea, the country release..
Hurricane may have triggered earthquake aftershocks Hurricane may have triggered earthquake aftershocks Ground disturbances from large storms may be strong enough to prompt tremors. Richard A. Lovett 19 April 2013 Hurricanes may help relieve stress on faults, producing temblors. Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response/NASA Hurricane Irene, a powerful storm that ran north along the US East Coast five days after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattle..
NASA panel weighs asteroid danger NASA panel weighs asteroid danger Published online 8 September 2010 Telescopes in space could help pin down the risk of a deadly impact. Eugenie Samuel Reich Some time in the next decade, a US president will probably be presented with this dilemma: is it worth spending US$1 billion to deflect a space rock that may never hit Earth? A NASA panel is wrestling with this question, which is growing mo..
North Korea's bigger blast North Korea's bigger blast Monitors rush to confirm test of nuclear bomb. Geoff Brumfiel & David Cyranoski Published online 26 May 2009 On the morning of 25 May, when North Korea announced that it had tested a second nuclear device, supporting evidence was already available in the form of waves picked up by seismic stations around the world within minutes. But piecing together what the blast mea..
North Korea's bigger blast North Korea's bigger blast Monitors rush to confirm test of nuclear bomb. Geoff Brumfiel & David Cyranoski Published online 26 May 2009 On the morning of 25 May, when North Korea announced that it had tested a second nuclear device, supporting evidence was already available in the form of waves picked up by seismic stations around the world within minutes. But piecing together what the blast mea..
Angry words over East Asian seas Angry words over East Asian seas Chinese territorial claims propel science into choppy waters. David Cyranoski Corrected online: 21 October 2011 Mine, all mine: the rush to claim minerals and oil is driving China's marine ambitions.CHINAFOTOPRESS/GETTY Clashes at sea. Disputed borders. It is not the usual stuff of science. But researchers and scientific journals are being pulled into long-simmer..
Isotopes hint at North Korean nuclear test Isotopes hint at North Korean nuclear test Data suggest that the country has experimented with a fusion boost to its fission weapons. Geoff Brumfiel 03 February 2012 North Korea may have conducted two covert nuclear weapons tests in 2010, according to a fresh analysis of radioisotope data. The claim has drawn scepticism from some nuclear-weapons experts. But if confirmed, the analysis would doub..