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Fungi survive mars-like conditions on the space station

Posted in Science on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

A study, by ESA, has found that two species of tiny fungi originally from Antarctica have survived living in Mars-like conditions for a period of 18 months.

First node of Europe's space laser network launches into orbit

Posted in Hardware on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Europe has begun to roll out a data superhighway in orbit. The first node in the network is a telecommunications satellite that was launched from Kazakhstan.

Arizona Votes To Build Spaceport For Space Ballooning

Posted in Science on 20th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

World View Enterprises is perhaps most known for its World View Experience, which is a high-altitude balloon ride for those who want to see the Earth from the stratosphere.

A giant chasm may rest underneath Antarctica's ice sheet

Posted in Science on 14th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Researchers have found long cracks in the surface of the ice, which they believe indicates a huge underground canyon system.

Melting of ice lid caused release of CO2 at the end of the ice age

Posted in Science on 5th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

During the last ice age, it was thought that the deepest part of the ocean was made up of very salty, dense water, which was capable of trapping a lot of CO2.