Two-seat space tourism rocket will fly in 2010
A California aerospace company plans to enter the space tourism industry with a two-seat rocket ship capable of suborbital flights to altitudes more than 37 miles above the Earth. rssfeeds.usatoday.com
Europe signs Earth observer deal
The European Space Agency (Esa) orders the latest spacecraft in a major global monitoring programme. news.bbc.co.uk
Spiraling nanotrees offer new twist on growth of nanowires
Since scientists first learned to make nanowires, the tiny wires just a few millionths of a centimeter thick have taken many forms, including nanobelts, nanocoils and nanoflowers. news.wisc.edu