Rumours abound that Google billionaires Page and Schmidt, alongside film director James Cameron are to boldly go where no man has gone before...
'Took a photo of the moon above Necker Island to help decide where to put the Virgin Galactic hotel!' Richard Branson takes to Facebook to gush over plans for lunar domination. MT's favourite comment: 'So, just out of interest, how much for a double deluxe room with an Earth view for, say, two nights...
01 Jun 2011
| by Emma Haslett
The UK space industry's funding is a tiny fraction of Nasa's but, thanks to British boffins, it's taking a healthy chunk of the international market and making satellites so affordable you can buy one on a credit card.
14 Jan 2011
| by Elizabeth Anderson
'The technology is best explained by the example of stirring water with a spoon' - A custard-like 'liquid armour' that hardens when struck is being used to give soldiers greater protection. 'The faster you stir, the harder it gets, so when a projectile impacts the material at speed, it hardens very...
30 Sep 2010
| by MT Staff
Rolls-Royce CEO Sir John Rose will step down next spring. He's earned a drop in revs...
The Isle of Man is the fifth most likely country to reach the moon. Who knew?