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European scientists set eyes on ice moon Europa
Posted in Science on 21st Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
European scientists are meeting to consider options for exploring Europa, a moon of Jupiter. They have ideas that could fit as add-ons to US missions that are to be launched in the 2020s.
Did the Sun Consume a Primordial Super-Earth?
Posted in Science on 17th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
A new study suggests that at least one super-Earth; a planet that is larger than Earth, but smaller than Neptune, could have formed close to the sun.
The first step toward alpha centauri: sailing to Mars
Posted in Hardware on 16th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
These lasers sails could drive "space-chips" to Mars in roughly 30 minutes, researchers say.
Astronomers Found Evidence for Exoplanets 100 Years Ago But Didnt Know It
Posted in Science on 13th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
A 1917 astronomical glass plate from the Cargenie Observatorys collection is offering the oldest evidence for a planet orbiting another star.
Astronomers find planets stripped bare by their host stars' radiation
Posted in Science on 12th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of planets that have had their atmospheres stripped away by their host stars.