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European Schiaparelli probe on target for Mars landing
Posted in Science on 17th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
It is now on a direct path to intercept the top of the Red Planet's atmosphere on Wednesday.
The Daring Plan to Find the Next Earth Within a Decade
Posted in Science on 15th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
Project Blue, an ambitious effort to discover Earth-like worlds around Alpha Centauri A or B, by building a small, space-based telescope capable of photographing them.
US to work with private firms on Mars plan
Posted in Science on 12th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
President Barack Obama says the US will work with private companies on its plan to send humans to Mars in the 2030s.
ESA gives Schiaparelli probe final commands ahead of Mars landing
Posted in Science on 10th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
With arrival at Mars set for October 19, ESA mission control is busy making last minute adjustments for the Exomars 2016 mission.
Most stars and planets are outside systems and galaxies
Posted in Featured, Science on 9th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
As many as half of all stars in the universe lie in the vast gulfs of space between galaxies.