Archives: January2010

• Fusion Power a Step Closer After Giant Laser Blast

  Using the most powerful laser system ever built, a solid-gold cylinder, and a BB-size fuel pellet, scientists have brought us one step closer to nuclear fusion power, a new study says.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Save the Ozone Layer, Give Global Warming a Boost?

  At last the Antarctic ozone hole is repairing itself, but ironically the healing process will hasten global warming in the southern hemisphere, a new study shows.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Mars Rover to Roam No More — It’s Official

  After more than six years touring the red planet, the Mars rover Spirit is no longer on a roll, NASA mission managers announced. But if the rover survives the oncoming winter, there’s plenty of science that can be done.