‘Alps’ under Antarctica
The existence of a mountain range the size of the Alps, 4 kilometres below the Antarctic ice sheet, was confirmed this week. Aircraft carrying ice-penetrating radar established that the Gamburtsev mountains are rugged, with deep valleys and steep peaks. This suggests that they formed relatively quickly as the vast East Antarctic ice sheet ploughed over them.
Shoot for the moon
India has announced plans to send two astronauts into space by 2015. The low-orbit mission will cost £1.7 billion and would put India alongside the US, Russia and China as the only countries to have sent a…
