By 2040, a hundred people will live on the Moon, melting ice for water, 3D-printing homes and tools, eating plants grown in lunar soil, and competing in low-gravity, "flying" sports.
To those who mock such talk as science fiction, experts such as Bernard Foing, ambassador of the European Space Agency-driven "Moon Village" scheme, reply the goal is not only reasonableRead more
Space scientists urged Europe Wednesday to rethink its withdrawal from a futuristic, international dry-run for an Armageddon-like mission to deflect a space rock on a calamitous collision course with Earth.
Dubbed AIDA (Asteroid Impact & Deflection Assessment), the test mission is crucial if we are to develop the capacity to protect our planet from incoming projectiles, they said.
"This isRead more
There were many worrisome issues in the European Union but all countries of the bloc have to support common values, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Wednesday during his visit to Latvia.
"There are various issues in the EU to worry about. At the moment we are trying to achieve a situation when common values are supported by all the memberRead more
Latvian former president Andris Berzins is preparing for a political comeback and plans to run in the upcoming local elections here this spring, local media reported on Friday.
After talks with Latvia's ruling Greens and Farmers Union, the former president has agreed to join the party's ticket for the 2017 local elections in the Latvian capital city, said Augusts Brigmanis,Read more
Defense cooperation among the EU member states should complement NATO, avoiding at the same time an overlap of functions and capabilities, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on Friday.
Rinkevics, who participated in a meeting with the Latvian parliament European affairs committee on Friday, told lawmakers that considering Latvia's contribution to NATO, the Baltic country does not plan additional investmentsRead more
Leonids Loginovs, the long-standing head of the authority of Latvia's major port Riga, who earlier this month was acquitted of abuse of office charges, tendered resignation on Wednesday announcing an intention to retire on March 10.
The board of the Freeport of Riga, the port authority, accepted Loginovs' resignation.
Freeport of Riga chairman Andris Ameriks said the next CEO wouldRead more