Tag: Atlas

• Monday, July 9th 2012 - 05:28 UTC

  RAF renewing air transport fleet: in 2014 begins incorporation of A400M Atlas

  

  The Royal Air Force next generation military transport aircraft has been officially named as Atlas. The aircraft, which has until now been known as the A400M, will replace the RAF’s existing C130 Hercules fleet and along with the Voyager and C-17 will provide the UK military’s future air transport force.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 03:40 UTC

  Scientists find signs of Higgs bason, crucial particle in the creation of Universe

  

  International scientists said on Tuesday they had found signs of the Higgs boson, an elementary particle believed to have played a vital role in the creation of the universe after the Big Bang.

• Monday, September 19th 2011 - 21:17 UTC

  Times Atlas triggers controversy on the rate of Greenland’s ice loss

  

  The Times Atlas of the World exaggerated the rate of Greenland's ice loss in its thirteenth edition last week, scientists said on Monday.