http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-06-13T00:51:52+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/tLESK9Fxt5k/ The search for a far-off twin of Earth has turned up two of the most intriguing candidates yet. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space ]]> 2013-04-19T19:41:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/most_earth-like_planets_discovered/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/_n0CdPuNRIo/ The nearest single Sun-like star to the Earth hosts five planets - one of which is in the "habitable zone" where liquid water can exist, astronomers say. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space ]]> 2012-12-19T19:37:30+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/earths_nearest_solar_neighborhood_has_a_habitable_planet/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/6-6X1nYTIXs/ Astronomers have spotted another candidate for a potentially habitable planet - and it is not too far away. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space ]]> 2012-11-16T08:29:15+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/super-earth_exoplanet_spotted_42_light-years_away/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/kgquIOyCB1g/ The first commercially contracted re-supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has lifted off. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Space, Business, Regions, North America, United States ]]> 2012-10-08T03:30:15+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/spacex_launches_station_cargo/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/HJMGxpuaojo/ This Monday, the most sophisticated spacecraft ever sent to touch the surface of another world will land on Mars and soon begin reporting back important discoveries. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space, Regions, North America, United States, California ]]> 2012-08-05T01:27:04+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gale_crater_geological_sweet_shop_awaits_mars_rover/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/dfKRlL8XIJY/ SETI researcher Seth Shostak bets that we will find extraterrestrial life in the next twenty-four years, or he'll buy you a cup of coffee. At TEDxSanJoseCA, he explains why new technologies and the laws of probability make the breakthrough so likely -- and forecasts how the discovery of civilizations far more advanced than ours might affect us here on Earth. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space ]]> 2012-07-30T03:41:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/seth_shostak_et_is_probably_out_there_--_get_ready/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/vmzsRmPDxJo/ The head of Nasa has hailed a 'new era' in exploration after the launch of the first cargo delivery to the space station by a private company. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Space, Regions, North America, United States, Florida ]]> 2012-05-22T22:26:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_ever_commercial_space_cargo_flight_takes_off/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/5I2bFtQZT-U/ On Dec. 21, 2012, many doomsday believers fear the apocalypse — anything from a rogue planet smashing into us to our world spinning end over end. However, the world should expect nothing more next year than the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, NASA says. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Science, Space, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories ]]> 2012-01-01T16:25:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/2012_doomsday_predictions_debunked_by_nasa/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/pNLHPezCoGo/ Astronomers have detected the first Earth-sized planets, which are orbiting a star similar to our own Sun. They have described their findings as the most important planets ever discovered outside our Solar System. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space ]]> 2011-12-20T22:33:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_earth_sized_planets_spotted/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/lvbFeMn97H8/ Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the 'habitable zone' around a star not unlike our own. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space ]]> 2011-12-08T08:56:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/astronomers_confirm_earth_twin/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/mw5KYi50_2s/ Nasa has launched the most capable machine ever built to land on Mars. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Space, Technology, Regions, North America, United States ]]> 2011-11-27T23:32:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/giant_nasa_rover_launches_to_mars/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/J2ZzGeQFSEM/ Its hard enough to tackle pollution on Earth, let alone in space. However, the recent NASA UARS spacecraft fall has put the phenomenon of space debris in sharp spotlight. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Science, Space ]]> 2011-11-07T05:11:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/plan_to_recycle_300_billion_worth_of_space_debris/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/b7OCy2QfH5Q/ Amateur astronomers wanting to observe celestial bodies soon won't be limited to just their own personal telescopes, or visits to the local public observatory. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space, Technology ]]> 2011-10-19T16:39:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gloria_will_allow_internet_astronomers_to_access_worldwide_robotic_telescop/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/msdGZm76KH8/ One of the 21st Century's grand scientific undertakings has begun its quest to view the 'Cosmic Dawn'. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space, Technology, Regions, South America, Chile ]]> 2011-10-03T15:24:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/worlds_largest_radio_telescope_begins_study_of_cosmic_dawn/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/V4w4X30tM-k/ The bumper haul of new worlds includes 16 'super-Earths' - planets with a greater mass than our own, but below those of gas giants such as Jupiter. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space ]]> 2011-09-12T19:58:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fifty_new_exoplanets_discovered/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/AIufBJd_fVM/ Scientists have tracked down another goldilocks planet 31 light-years from Earth, and according to astronomers it has some strong points in its favor when it comes to the possibility of harboring the ingredients for life. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space ]]> 2011-09-05T18:21:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_goldilocks_exoplanet_could_be_the_most_earth_like_weve_yet_seen/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/HdQf41541E8/ Striking new images from the mountains of Mars may be the best evidence yet of flowing, liquid water, an essential ingredient for life. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space ]]> 2011-08-05T01:51:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nasa_images_show_signs_of_recent_flowing_water_on_mars/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/Jrcv_rTAxqs/ Nasa's Messenger spacecraft has successfully entered into orbit around the planet Mercury - the first probe to do so. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space, Regions, North America, United States, California ]]> 2011-03-18T17:17:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/messenger_probe_enters_mercury_orbit/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/yD4dJGGc_v0/ At least five Earth-sized planets appear to be orbiting their stars at just the right distance to host liquid water, NASA said Wednesday, announcing a significant step in the agency’s search for extraterrestrial life. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space ]]> 2011-02-03T17:57:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/5_earth_sized_planets_spied_in_habitable_zone/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/txmi/~3/f0HoHK_a4UE/ Astronomers have discovered the smallest planet outside our solar system, and the first that is undoubtedly rocky like Earth. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space ]]> 2011-01-11T07:42:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rocky_exoplanet_milestone_in_hunt_for_earth_like_worlds/?source=rss