Cité des Sciences : Science newsScience news powered by la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, ParisReturn to Banda Aceh- December 18, 2005 One year ago, on 26 December 2004, a powerful earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean, off the island of Sumatra (Indonesia), causing a particularly devastating tsunami. Located near the epicentre of the earthquake (at a distance of 250 km), the town of Banda Aceh was totally destroyed. Eyewitness accounts and scientific records will help you to get a better understanding of this historic earthquake. Duration: 11'30http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... Earthquake: from the Strasburg's observatory...- December 15, 2005 How is seismic monitoring organized in France What research is being undertaken in order to improve our knowledge of the seismicity of a particular area A report from the Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg. Duration: 13'http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... Problems with Hayabusa:Will the asteroid dust samples return to Earth- December 14, 2005 The Japanese Hayabusa space probe will not return to earth before 2010, if it does... After successfully collecting dust samples from a satellite's surface for the first time, the probe is now out of control.(Only in french)http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... The lessons from the Kobe earthquake- December 8, 2005 Ten years after the earthquake which struck the city of Kobe, Japan on 17 January 1995, what lessons can be learnt from the disaster Duration: 9'30http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... |