Science
Astronomers discover new planet, larger and more distant than Pluto
By Patrick Martin, August 2, 2005
Three US astronomers announced July 29 that they had identified a new planet, significantly larger than Pluto, and orbiting the sun as far as 9 billion miles out, about three times the orbital radius ...
NASA grounds space shuttle fleet after near-disaster in Discovery launch
By Patrick Martin, July 29, 2005
In a devastating blow to the US space program, NASA ordered the suspension of all future space shuttle flights Wednesday, pending an investigation into the loss of a large piece of foam insulation dur...
An exchange on “One hundred years since Albert Einstein’s annus mirabilis”
July 28, 2005
The following is an exchange on the four-part series entitled “One hundred years since Albert Einstein’s annus mirabilis”.
Letters, and some replies, on “One hundred years since Einstein’s annus mirabilis”
July 26, 2005
The following letters, in some cases with replies, were sent in response to the four-part series entitled “One hundred years since Albert Einstein’s annus mirabilis” by Peter Symonds...
An exchange on science, evolution and intelligent design
July 16, 2005
On June 20, 2005 the World Socialist Web Site published an article on the decision by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History to show a documentary put out by the Discov...
One hundred years since Albert Einstein’s annus mirabilis
Part 4
By Peter Symonds, July 14, 2005
This is the conclusion of a four-part series on Einstein’s scientific contributions. Part one, part two, and part three were published on July 11, 12 and 13, respectively.
One hundred years since Albert Einstein’s annus mirabilis
Part 3
By Peter Symonds, July 13, 2005
This is the third part of a four-part series on Einstein’s scientific contributions. Part one was published on July 11 and part two on July 12. Part four will be published on July 14.
One hundred years since Albert Einstein’s annus mirabilis
Part 2
By Peter Symonds, July 12, 2005
This is the second part of a four-part series on Einstein’s scientific contributions. Part one was published on July 11. Parts three and four will be published on July 13 and 14 respectively.
One hundred years since Albert Einstein’s annus mirabilis
Part 1
By Peter Symonds, July 11, 2005
This is the first part of a four-part series on Einstein’s scientific contributions. Parts two, three andfour will be published on July 12, 13 and 14 respectively.
Out of space? NASA delays relaunching of shuttle flights
By Patrick Martin, May 4, 2005
The announcement April 29 of a two-month delay in the resumption of space shuttle flights is a warning sign of a deeper crisis in the US space program. While NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin said...
Huygens probe lands on Titan: a scientific leap for mankind
By Robert Stevens, February 14, 2005
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants”—Sir Isaac Newton
Fossil discovery rewrites human history
By Frank Gaglioti, November 5, 2004
The scientific world has just been given an amazing new insight into the complexities of human evolution. A team of Indonesian and Australian scientists has discovered fossils of a new human species o...
