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NASA marks Curiosity's third anniversary with new interactive online tools
Posted in Software on 8th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA has released two new tools designed to both educate the public and help scientists select future landing sites.
NASA confirms the discovery of a rocky exoplanet just 21 light years away
Posted in Science on 1st Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Planets like this, known as super-Earths, are ubiquitous throughout the galaxy.
Alien Auroras Found, 1 Million Times Brighter Than Any On Earth
Posted in Science on 30th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Auroras, the displays of colors in the sky known on Earth as northern or southern lights, are also seen on all of the other planets with magnetic fields in the solar system.
Mars orbiter prepares for next year's InSight lander arrival
Posted in Science on 30th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
The InSight Mars lander mission may be more than a year away, but NASA is already moving its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to provide communications during the landing.
'Earth 2.0' found in NASAs latest Kepler telescope haul
Posted in Science on 23rd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Kepler-452b orbits at a similar distance from its star, though its radius is 60% larger. Mission scientists said they believed it was the most Earth-like planet yet.