Posted in Rocketman, Yves Rossy on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
SOARING 8000ft above the ground at 160mph, Yves Rossy looks just like Buzz Lightyear.
But unlike the Toy Story character, the Swiss jet-pack daredevil really can fly.
The former pilot, 48, strapped himself into the home-made carbon fibre wing yesterday then launched himself from a plane over the Alpine resort of Bex.
Its four jet burners ignited as [...]
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Posted in Vatican, aliens on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Pope’s chief astronomer says that life on Mars cannot be ruled out.
Writing in the Vatican newspaper, the astronomer, Father Gabriel Funes, said intelligent beings created by God could exist in outer space.
Father Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory near Rome, is a respected scientist who collaborates with universities around the world.
The search for [...]
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