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'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.

New Horizons spurs new calls to make Pluto a planet once again

Posted in Science on 21st Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Pluto is not only a little larger than previously thought, but also home to some remarkable geological features. Many are saying it's time to restore Pluto to its previous station.

Now that we have explored our solar system, what is the next frontier?

Posted in Science on 19th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

In the past 50 years, American spacecraft have visited every major component of our solar system.

Curiosity finds continent-building rocks on Mars

Posted in Science on 15th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Early Mars may have been a bit more like early Earth.

NASA Mars Trek Is the Google Earth of Mars

Posted in Software on 11th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

NASA has just released a new website that lets users explore Mars imagery in depth, similar to what you can do with Google Earth.