Cité des Sciences : Science newsScience news powered by la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, ParisInternational Space Station: are scientific activities threatened- August 12, 2002 Despite Frenchman Philippe Perrin's recent mission to the Space Station, the orbital laboratory's future seems very bleak. Indeed, the scientific constituent of the project could well be axed for financial reasons.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... More than a hundred extrasolar planets, and still no Earth in sight- August 1, 2002 Although the number of extrasolar planets discovered has just passed the one hundred mark, not one comparable to the Earth has yet been found. And competition between the different research teams is fierce...http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... |